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LORNA MARSH
“Costumed” mixed media on canvas, 4’ x 12’, diptych
October 17 - November 22
Open 11 - 6 pm, Tue-Sat; Sun 12-5 pm WWW.ALDOCASTILLOCONTEMPORARY.COM
THE ALDO CASTILLO CONTEMPORARY 465 E ILLINOIS AT THE RIVER EAST ART CENTER, Chicago, IL 60611 Tel: (312) 222-0774 Fax: (312) 222-0775 info@artaldo.com
Lorna Marsh is exclusively represented by the Aldo Castillo Gallery.
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What happens when you let the world around you settle in enough so
Then she found a connection between places as far apart in mood and distance
that it can actually meet what’s inside of you?
as public housing projects in New York City and the in habitants of the fjords of Central Norway in the realization that if these places’ young people immi-
Grimanesa Amorós’ multidisciplinary creations are some of the things
grate in search of fresher, perhaps more comfortable and profi-table
that can happen.
places, the cultures that depend on them for continuity will inevitably disappear. In “Between Heaven and
She has created numerous public works to brighten drab city streets
Earth”, (2004-6) she found intriguing ways of com-
with lights, color and spirit in the deep asphalt canyons of Queens,
bining her sculptures with lighting, humongous
Harlem, Pittsburg and Miami, among other places.
slide projections of these two diametrically opposed locations and accompanied the presentation with
However, one of the most moving and creative aspects of Grimanesa’s
the music of Susana Baca, an international exponent
work is her multitude of installations. In the Hardcore Art Contempo-
of afro-Peruvian themes, to express these parallels and
rary Space in Miami (2000-3), she produced “You Cannot Feel It…I Wish
contradictions.
You Could”. Sue sculpted paper casts of her own body when she was pregnant with her daughter, Shammiel. She then attached male heads
This year Grimanesa molded translucent sheets of abaca pa-
to the torsos, exploring the “What If?” scenario of male pregnancy. She
per into large sculptures and combined the music of Hilmar
added music by Meshell Ndegeocello and eerie, dramatic lighting to
Örn Hilmarsson, her videos of ‘Rootless Algae’ floa-ting on the
confront the viewer with her unusual precept.
icy seas off Flatey, an Icelandic island, and wonderful lighting all coming together to express thoughts and inner feelings for a
Grimanesa piled casts of her own body parts on top of one another and
moody and moving installation exploring the relations between
provided them with music by Jonny Perl (“Avalanche”, 2002-4) in order
human beings and nature.
to explore our ephemeral pre-sence on this planet. This and so much more, in so many more places…paintings, sculptures, installations, photography, videos, encaustic tiles…Ecuador, Africa… Grimanesa Amorós is a Peruvian New Yorker... a child of the world.
Conversations with Julie Lopez A closer look to the soul‌. Who I am I was born in Miami,FL USA and I have lived here my whole life. I come from and Irish, Argentinean, and Russian family. My family members are Jewish and Catholic. My grandmother was a painter and I credit her for giving me the gif of art. All of my formal education was attained here. My mom felt that it was important for the children to travel and learn a little bit about the country. So my summers where about stepping on the Appalachian Mountains, or driving down to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, or seeing a Broadway show in New York.
Influences I am influenced by so many things. I love the simplistic yet powerful iconography found on cave paintings. I am also a fan of Egyptian hieroglyphics, African, and Aboriginal art. I like the paring of animals and human forms. Paul Klee, Robert Rauschenberg, Jean Michel Basquiat, and Jean Dubuffet are a few of my favorite artists. All of them where influence by primitive art to. There are so many graffiti / street artist that I like. I like Bansky because of his pranks. I think he just want to screw with shit in his one man army. He is incredibly brazen and very thoughtful. His assault on the New York Museums was great. The toys are treated like prints. They are hand painted and are in limited editions. My own imagery is breaking down and following this same transition.
Street Art Street art and Graffiti is fine art. It is equal to the art found in the museums. The stickers are art and the dolls are art. They are fine art. Graffiti and street art is a major influence to my work. I enjoy making an art that interacts with the public. Stencils, stickers, and tags are exhibited and given freely to the public. I see these painted scrawls with jagged lettering gnawing on walls and buildings. Tagging is not my favorite street art. However, I admire the spontaneous motion and flow of the painted lines. My own lines wander, they twist and become knotted thus, creating a variety of strange beings. These beings are anthropomorphic. I have collected a variety of patterns and shapes from animals and plants. This mental collection is used to fill the bodies of my figures whenever it is seen to fit. The filling looks like a language. It has its roots in Egyptian Hieroglyphics, cave paintings, and even crop circles.
Human beings have all been trying to find their meaning and their use to this world. Today, animals are found in our astrology, in our sports teams, and living along the side of us. Our cliches are heavily weighted with the personalities that we believe that different animals have. And so my feral figures contain these different personalities. Most of the time my figures wander between scary and silly like a stray dog that you find and you are not sure if it is mean or nice. In reality it is all very playful.