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The world on fire, the exhibition with which RINCÓN participates in ARTBO Week articulates works by Colombian artists Nicolás Cadavid (Bucaramanga), Ana Cantoni (Berlin), Lia García (Bogotá), Tahuanty Jacanamijoy (Bogotá), Juan David Laserna ( Bogotá) and Oskar Romo (Pasto) around the image and symbolism of fire- from its physical and visible form such as flames or smoke, or in mechanisms such as weapons or rockets.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic began, in 2019 large fires and devastating environmental effects occurred in different regions of the planet such as Australia and the Amazon, which in some way may have marked the beginning of an era that has transformed the the world as we knew it, life as we lived it and which has disrupted the deepest structures of society, further exposing social inequalities, the environmental crisis we are experiencing and questions about the accumulation of excessive wealth by some few, among many other issues that have been unveiled in the past months.
More recently, we have seen images of movements and social protests where fire and smoke appear again in the panorama: fires of statues, tires, barricades not only in Colombia but also in other countries, events such as the first private space trips where the rocket smoke seizes the sky, or new environmental fires in different regions. Fire, one of the four elements, has been part of the spiritual life of human beings, being used in rites and ceremonies, where its symbolic meaning has been related to notions of purification, illumination and power.
This exhibition links the production of the aforementioned artists - who in several cases respond to these current events or can be easily linked to them - through the symbolic and pictorial of fire.
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RINCÓN is a roving platform for contemporary art that aims to carry out various projects that encourage and support artists and their careers, collecting, curating and research in art.
We work on the following conceptual lines: the relationship between art, architecture and urbanism, geometric abstraction and its new meanings, multidisciplinarity in art and photography, exploration with new and diverse materials, environmental sustainability and society
Juan David Laserna's practice is developed in various media and strategies: Installations, paintings, murals, drawings, sculptures, developed from images sourced in magazines, television, newspapers, among others and intertwined with an interest in the text and writing, always questioning the latter in their symbolism and political nature, questioning reality and fiction. Master in Plastic Arts (2010), and B.A. in Fine Arts (2004) from the National University of Colombia. He has exhibited collectively and individually in exhibitions in galleries and museums in Colombia and other countries. He was the winner of the IX Luis Caballero Prize. His work is in public collections such as the Museum of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia, the Museum of Art of Pereira, MAMU, the Museum of the Bank of the Republic of Colombia, the Museum of Modern Art of Barranquilla, and the Museum of Bogotá, as well as various private collections. in Colombia and the US.
Lía García focuses her process on continuous research in drawing and its possibilities in contemporary art. His interests focus on the relationship between architecture, the city and the relationships that are established between them. Lia García has exhibited nationally and internationally in events such as 8 Regional Artists' Hall (2014), Paper Legumes, Bogotá Museum Gallery (2016), Impossible Mission, Páramo Gallery, Guadalajara (2016), Iconographies of the Experience Center neighborhood, Bogotá (2020), Territorios Expandidos, Rincón Bogotá, (2020), I can read now, Montenegro Art Projects, Miami (2012)
Luis Fernando Ramírez's work is framed by his interest in architecture, specifically modern - in building systems, eco-systems as well as other disciplines such as music and cinema. His projects are developed in various media such as photography, drawing, installation, sound art, collages and variation in formats from individual pieces to large interventions. He has exhibited both nationally and internationally in various public and private institutions such as the Joan Miró Foundation (Barcelona), Te Tuhi Contemporary Art Space (New Zealand), Kunsthaus Baselland (Basel), Espacio Odeón (Bogotá), and events such as Premio Luis Caballero (Bogotá), Museum of Natural History (Lisbon), Museo de Arte del Banco de la República (Bogotá) amongst other.
Luis Fernando Ramírez's work is framed by his interest in architecture, specifically modern - in building systems, eco-systems as well as other disciplines such as music and cinema. His projects are developed in various media such as photography, drawing, installation, sound art, collages and variation in formats from individual pieces to large interventions. He has exhibited both nationally and internationally in various public and private institutions such as the Joan Miró Foundation (Barcelona), Te Tuhi Contemporary Art Space (New Zealand), Kunsthaus Baselland (Basel), Espacio Odeón (Bogotá), and events such as Premio Luis Caballero (Bogotá), Museum of Natural History (Lisbon), Museo de Arte del Banco de la República (Bogotá) amongst other.
Tahuanty Jacanamojoy focuses his work on speculations about the origin of certain daily practices, astrological events or fictional stories. His recent projects are pictorial interpretations of visions that arise from conversations with sacred plants such as the Yagé or on his multifaceted identity, marked by the Inga tradition of his father and Wayuu and Arhuaca of his mother and his experience of life as a man in the hyper- socio-economic activity of Bogotá, the city where he lives. Tahuanty has exhibhited in differetn group shows in Colombia, UK and France. He had his first solo show in 2015 at Otros 360 Grados, Colombian gallery based in Bogotá.
Nicolás Cadavid focuses his practice on a personal understanding of the time and place he inhabits, as well as a creative way of getting closer to those around him. His works and projects arise from everyday experiences and thoughts without following an apparently coherent line between them or a single formula. The flexibility between project and project is one of his interests, taking various formats such as installations, paintings, drawings or interventions and actions, crossed by humor, irony and the history of art.
Nicolás Cadavid focuses his practice on a personal understanding of the time and place he inhabits, as well as a creative way of getting closer to those around him. His works and projects arise from everyday experiences and thoughts without following an apparently coherent line between them or a single formula. The flexibility between project and project is one of his interests, taking various formats such as installations, paintings, drawings or interventions and actions, crossed by humor, irony and the history of art.
Nicolás Cadavid focuses his practice on a personal understanding of the time and place he inhabits, as well as a creative way of getting closer to those around him. His works and projects arise from everyday experiences and thoughts without following an apparently coherent line between them or a single formula. The flexibility between project and project is one of his interests, taking various formats such as installations, paintings, drawings or interventions and actions, crossed by humor, irony and the history of art.
Lía García focuses her process on continuous research in drawing and its possibilities in contemporary art. His interests focus on the relationship between architecture, the city and the relationships that are established between them. Lia García has exhibited nationally and internationally in events such as 8 Regional Artists' Hall (2014), Paper Legumes, Bogotá Museum Gallery (2016), Impossible Mission, Páramo Gallery, Guadalajara (2016), Iconographies of the Experience Center neighborhood, Bogotá (2020), Territorios Expandidos, Rincón Bogotá, (2020), I can read now, Montenegro Art Projects, Miami (2012)
Ana Cantoni develops her work based on her interest in exploring materials and media that review and revisit the artist's craft and its production, linking it to making and technique, as well as to materiality and space. She develops his work in different formats such as installations, sculptures and drawings, uses of flexible and non-traditional materials such as textiles, coppers, elastic rubbers, tow, clothing, fragments of plaster, and other more traditional ones such as pencils and acrylics in his drawings. Ana Cantoni has exhibited both individually and collectively in Colombia, USA, Germany, Canada, Uruguay. His work can be found in public collections such as Banco de la República, Colombia, SPACE Collection, USA, and private collections in Colombia, USA, and Germany.
Lía García focuses her process on continuous research in drawing and its possibilities in contemporary art. His interests focus on the relationship between architecture, the city and the relationships that are established between them. Lia García has exhibited nationally and internationally in events such as 8 Regional Artists' Hall (2014), Paper Legumes, Bogotá Museum Gallery (2016), Impossible Mission, Páramo Gallery, Guadalajara (2016), Iconographies of the Experience Center neighborhood, Bogotá (2020), Territorios Expandidos, Rincón Bogotá, (2020), I can read now, Montenegro Art Projects, Miami (2012)
Oskar Romo, lives and works in Pasto, Nariño. The artist has developed over the years an extensive research around painting and drawing creating an individual and particular visual alphabet in which skulls, monsters, snakes, ethereal figures, symbols that allude to the spiritual, the everyday, the human, death and sexuality, are framed in a contemporary thought from the region.
Oskar Romo, lives and works in Pasto, Nariño. The artist has developed over the years an extensive research around painting and drawing creating an individual and particular visual alphabet in which skulls, monsters, snakes, ethereal figures, symbols that allude to the spiritual, the everyday, the human, death and sexuality, are framed in a contemporary thought from the region.
Oskar Romo, lives and works in Pasto, Nariño. The artist has developed over the years an extensive research around painting and drawing creating an individual and particular visual alphabet in which skulls, monsters, snakes, ethereal figures, symbols that allude to the spiritual, the everyday, the human, death and sexuality, are framed in a contemporary thought from the region.
Ana Cantoni develops her work based on her interest in exploring materials and media that review and revisit the artist's craft and its production, linking it to making and technique, as well as to materiality and space. She develops his work in different formats such as installations, sculptures and drawings, uses of flexible and non-traditional materials such as textiles, coppers, elastic rubbers, tow, clothing, fragments of plaster, and other more traditional ones such as pencils and acrylics in his drawings. Ana Cantoni has exhibited both individually and collectively in Colombia, USA, Germany, Canada, Uruguay. His work can be found in public collections such as Banco de la República, Colombia, SPACE Collection, USA, and private collections in Colombia, USA, and Germany.
Ana Cantoni develops her work based on her interest in exploring materials and media that review and revisit the artist's craft and its production, linking it to making and technique, as well as to materiality and space. She develops his work in different formats such as installations, sculptures and drawings, uses of flexible and non-traditional materials such as textiles, coppers, elastic rubbers, tow, clothing, fragments of plaster, and other more traditional ones such as pencils and acrylics in his drawings. Ana Cantoni has exhibited both individually and collectively in Colombia, USA, Germany, Canada, Uruguay. His work can be found in public collections such as Banco de la República, Colombia, SPACE Collection, USA, and private collections in Colombia, USA, and Germany.
Luis Fernando Ramírez's work is framed by his interest in architecture, specifically modern - in building systems, eco-systems as well as other disciplines such as music and cinema. His projects are developed in various media such as photography, drawing, installation, sound art, collages and variation in formats from individual pieces to large interventions. He has exhibited both nationally and internationally in various public and private institutions such as the Joan Miró Foundation (Barcelona), Te Tuhi Contemporary Art Space (New Zealand), Kunsthaus Baselland (Basel), Espacio Odeón (Bogotá), and events such as Premio Luis Caballero (Bogotá), Museum of Natural History (Lisbon), Museo de Arte del Banco de la República (Bogotá) amongst other.