Alexandre Arrechea

Espacio derrotado
A way of thinking

La instalación, el proyecto de arte público y sus alternativas.
En muchas ocasiones el artista se ve limitado por disímiles circunstancias a la hora de enfrentar un proyecto. El taller “Espacio derrotado” busca como objetivo que el estudiante encuentre alternativas a la hora de desarrollar sus ideas; así como  potenciar nuevas herramientas de concepto. El taller contempla el trabajo en equipo como herramienta circunstancial pero también como vía de acceso a la otredad.  Se hará un repaso por la obra de artistas que han explorado el universo de la instalación y sus principales herramientas discursivas.
Los cinco ejercicios que desarrollaremos durante los cuatro días partirán de un referente específico.
Espacio derrotado es un taller ideado para ser desarrollado con un  mínimo de recursos técnicos, con el objetivo de incrementar la capacidad de análisis del estudiante, no solo de su proyecto sino de su realidad inmediata.

Alexandre Arrechea

Elasticity introduces a new perspective for the artist. Where his previous work explored issues of failure, uncertainty and suspicion, Arrechea now defies those finite senses and creates expressions of continuous movement. Inspired by architectural buildings from his native Cuba, as well as landmark buildings in the U.S., Arrechea began to fuse these familiar structures to the body of a spinning top. The result is a “dancing” city or building in perpetual motion. Elasticity includes two (2) large scale sculptural tops, including the Bacardi Building in Havana that stands approximately 13 feet high. There will also be watercolor drawings of real and imagined buildings.

Taking the adaptation of architecture and movement a step further, Arrechea created a series of rolled-up sky scrapers – as if one could reel these rigid structures in like a hose – transforming monumental buildings into a tool or snail-like shape. Arrechea views this as a direct act of irreverence to the understanding of what verticality in a building means. He has physically reshaped the concept of verticality and monumentality into a new reality: elastic architecture, or city. This concept can also be interpreted as a metaphor to the challenges of adapting to new realities we face every day. Arrechea describes his work as having, “created a sculpture which is a metaphor of the constant changing forms in the evolution of our minds.”

The rules of play, the first solo show in the southeasy by Cuban – born artist Alexandre Arrechea. The exhibition showcases the artist’s prolific interdisciplinary pracitice feaaturing recent drawings,, sculpture and video. Using methaphorical reference to architecture and design, games and sport, Arrechea meticulously crafts impractical pieces that belie complex, thought – provoking and clever observations on the constructs of power in our ever – globalizing society.

The exhibition, artist talks and receptions are free and open to the public.
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