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I’ve been making paintings that have a cartoon quality to them…but at the same time they are painted a bit aggressively and not so much in a traditional cartoon graphic style. Some cartoon shapes would make great abstract paintings. Cartoons are a strong force because they grab us as children….so the moment we see them as adults in a serious context we pay a bit more attention because it pulls us to childhood. The only other power to do that are parents. I see it as an extremely powerful tool to say something in painting right now. If it wasn’t I wouldn’t bother. For me it’s just a stage where I’m at right now. It makes sense to me.
Well it’s cool because I partnered up with my dealer Mike and got the Rozenblum Foundation involved. The work is really about what is happening in the artist studio right now. It’s really about where these 11 artists are going. They all got different backgrounds. It’s the beginning of something special and we are piecing together all these artists that work very differently but are actively making work. None of these artists… career-wise could have a retrospective at this point in their lives….so its called FUTURESPECTIVE for the works these artists are creating right now will define where they go in their careers in the next 5 to 10 years.
You experiment with layers, materials and techniques. Do you need the freedom to experiment or do you need various techniques to express who you are as an artist?
Both. These are not separate concepts in my work. They go hand-in-hand and support each other.
What are your latest interests in terms of techniques and subject matter?
Sewing is an element I’ve recently started using. It used to be something where I just did it to see what happens and now I sew a lot. My subject matter is the same as it ever was---it’s just material, shape and design.
Where do you see your art going?
I can’t predict where my art will go because I am always changing my work and challenging myself.
Does Miami inspire you?
Yes—it’s beautiful here. I’m not too inspired by the art scene as a whole, but I’m positive about what goes on within it. The atmosphere outside is more inspirational to me—for example, some of my paintings incorporate sports jerseys. I was inspired to do this out of being able to exercise and be active with my friends. Being around here keeps me in that mood.
You are part of the upcoming group show “Futurespective.” Can you tell us more about the exhibit?
I believe in the group of artists that were chosen to be a part of this show. I believe they are all great artists.
Yes. I do incorporate all sort of objects and re-claimed wood found on the streets. It is after all our environment. I try to get objects that are unusual, items you rarely see, work with them and assemble a balanced composition with them until something starts to take shape. I find that people relate to these items, which make an initial connection, but then, I change their perspective by creating something completely different and unexpected on top of each ensemble. It has become a true definition of “one ugly item by itself, it’s just ugly – one hundred ugly items, organized and systematically planned, become beautiful.”
In almost every way. First off: color. My island has a lot of color
and folklore. I try using my folklore to focus on my heritage, and hide
it within my work. I don’t like to scream my origin, but if someone
happens to see a symbol or a Dominican item like the “Limping Devil,”
guira or drums, then great! If not, no big deal. But the reality is that
a lot of ideas I have, have been brewing ever since I was a child in
that small island in the Caribbean. I just now posses the tools to do
it. My nationality does not dictate my art, but it shapes it. ---- Keep reading this interview right here
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El circuito español de Jerez de la Frontera, donde esta semana se realizarán las primeras pruebas de pretemporada de la Fórmula 1, se presentó el nuevo auto del equipo F1 Mercedes AMG. Bautizado como W04, será conducido en el campeonato 2013 por el inglés Lewis Hamilton (que hasta el año pasado corrió en McLaren) y el alemán Nico Rosberg.
A diferencia del Lotus E21 o el Red Bull RB9, el W04 estrena diseño frontal con una alternativa al morro de pato con el característico escalón muy suavizado y una punta más afilada como la Ferrari F138. En Mercedes aseguran que se introdujeron cinco elementos aerodinámicos nuevos en la parte delantera y se evolucionó la trasera para potenciar el denominado “Efecto Coanda”.
“Nunca había visto un equipo tan hambriento de éxitos”, aseguró Hamilton, quien llegó al equipo para reemplazar al germano Michael Schumacher. “Este es un nuevo comienzo para mí con el equipo en Brackley, aunque he trabajado con Mercedes-Benz desde hace mucho tiempo, lo que me ha enseñado una cosa sobre todo: Mercedes-Benz no sabe cómo perder”, agregó.
“Estamos jugando un partido largo, pero sé que tendremos éxito
juntos, y estoy muy emocionado de ser una parte importante para que eso
ocurra”, agregó el campeón de F.1 en 2008.
Nico Rosberg también cree que Mercedes llegará a lo más alto: “La atmósfera en el equipo es muy positiva y la gente está muy motivada para tener éxito. Además, tengo un nuevo compañero de equipo con Lewis. Buscaremos trabajar juntos y apoyarnos para hacer de este el mejor equipo en la Fórmula 1″.