ExtraESTETICA
ExtraESTÉTICA-Exploitation
by Olivié Ponce
info@olivieponce.com | www.olivieponce.com
July 8 - 12, 2010
chashama 112 Times Square Art Space
112 West 44th Street
New York, NY
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 8, 6-9p
Open daily: 1 - 8p
"I have worked for several years, both experimenting and perfecting, on my series of paintings that I call "Extra-estetica". It began as a way to transmit the chaotic and messy urbanity of cities' daily life in my country of origin Mexico. Eventually my paintings turned into more general and universal images in which every spectator could feel identified with them regardless of his or her daily life experiences.
"Currently, I interpret this daily life idea on paintings that have abandoned the canvas, paintings where daily life is not necessarily represented by the painting itself but by the object on which it is created. My commitment with the spectator lies in revaluating the painting as a form of expression and in exploring new ways to emphasize the idea of the painting as an object. "
Originally from Mexico, Olivie Ponce is an artist inspired by the urban world, his paintings show a different way to appreciate the artificiality of every day life. Enamel has always been his principal medium and utilizes framed plexiglass and electronic devices as canvas. He earned a BFA from The University of Guanajuato in Mexico. He was represented by FONCA (National Fund for the Culture and the Arts, Mexico) from 2001 to 2005, and participated at NYFA Mentoring Program for Immigrant Artists 2009.
Olivie has exhibited his work in several international venues: Gallery Ho, Seoul Korea; The Brick Lane Gallery, London, UK; La Esmeralda Gallery, Mexico City; and recently in New York at, "Storefront" NORTE MAAR, Brooklyn; Governors Island Art Fair, D.U.M.B.O Art Under the Bridge Festival; New York Design Center.
by Olivié Ponce
info@olivieponce.com | www.olivieponce.com
July 8 - 12, 2010
chashama 112 Times Square Art Space
112 West 44th Street
New York, NY
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 8, 6-9p
Open daily: 1 - 8p
"I have worked for several years, both experimenting and perfecting, on my series of paintings that I call "Extra-estetica". It began as a way to transmit the chaotic and messy urbanity of cities' daily life in my country of origin Mexico. Eventually my paintings turned into more general and universal images in which every spectator could feel identified with them regardless of his or her daily life experiences.
"Currently, I interpret this daily life idea on paintings that have abandoned the canvas, paintings where daily life is not necessarily represented by the painting itself but by the object on which it is created. My commitment with the spectator lies in revaluating the painting as a form of expression and in exploring new ways to emphasize the idea of the painting as an object. "
Originally from Mexico, Olivie Ponce is an artist inspired by the urban world, his paintings show a different way to appreciate the artificiality of every day life. Enamel has always been his principal medium and utilizes framed plexiglass and electronic devices as canvas. He earned a BFA from The University of Guanajuato in Mexico. He was represented by FONCA (National Fund for the Culture and the Arts, Mexico) from 2001 to 2005, and participated at NYFA Mentoring Program for Immigrant Artists 2009.
Olivie has exhibited his work in several international venues: Gallery Ho, Seoul Korea; The Brick Lane Gallery, London, UK; La Esmeralda Gallery, Mexico City; and recently in New York at, "Storefront" NORTE MAAR, Brooklyn; Governors Island Art Fair, D.U.M.B.O Art Under the Bridge Festival; New York Design Center.
