Carmen Argote
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Human-crafted. AI-refined.This contemporary art piece features a striking visual composition. The work combines various media, including black-and-white photographic imagery overlaid on a curved wooden structure. The fragmented photographs, which appear to depict natural forms or landscapes, create a sense of movement and dynamism within the sculpture. The artist's use of layering and the curved, angular form suggest an exploration of themes related to the natural world, memory, and the interplay between the tangible and the ephemeral. The work invites the viewer to contemplate the intersection of photography, sculpture, and the artistic process itself. ...
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Carmen Argote
1981, MexicanThe dynamics of particular spaces and neighbourhoods act as key catalysts for Carmen Argote’s practice. Working in specific localities over extended periods of time, Argote patiently observes the spatial and personal currents of an environment, waiting for its essence and nuances to emerge before beginning any new project. Moving fluidly between drawing, painting, sculpture and moving images, Argote shifts the methods she uses with each project to best encapsulate the site she is examining. She’s also incredibly sensitive to materials, thinking carefully about the historical and social conditions of paint dyes and fabrics when crafting her pieces. Fragments of the domestic can frequently be found in her sculptures, reconfigured on an architectural scale, with handsewn pockets draping 2 or 3 metres high like buildings or scarves and umbrellas rearranged like highways. This dissonance between public and private realms draws on the longing for a sense of home Argote experiences as an immigrant living in Los Angeles. Echoing the bodily tone of artists such as Ana Mendieta’s sculptures, there’s a real physicality to Argote’s works as they crystallize the smaller moments of urban living. ...
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Commonwealth and Council
Los Angeles, Mexico CityCommonwealth and Council is a gallery in Koreatown, Los Angeles founded in 2010. Our program is rooted in our commitment to explore how a community of artists can sustain our co-existence through generosity and hospitality. Commonwealth and Council celebrates our manifold identities and experiences through the shared dialogue of art—championing practices by women, queer, POC, and our ally artists to build counter-histories that reflect our individual and collective realities.