A successful construction engineer and artist from Mexico is showcasing his signature collection of paintings and sculptures during Miami Art Week, that cleverly uses building materials, such as concrete and steel bars, as his artistic media.
The centerpiece for his exhibit – an abstract Warhol-like depiction of Tic Tac Toe and Frida Kahlo painted on concrete salvaged from the recent earthquake in Mexico priced at $10,000.
Ricardo Cárdenas “El Juego de las Fridas” Exhibited at Red Dot Miami by Contemporary Art Projects USA
Miami based gallerist and founder of Contemporary Art Projects USA, Tata Fernandez, saw the emerging potential of the inspired collection developed by the Mexican engineer, Ricardo Cárdenas, and started representing Cárdenas, the artist, in the U.S starting in 2015.
A number of his concrete works of art will form part of the Contemporary Art Projects gallery exhibition at this year’s Red Dot Miami, curated by Mariavelia Savino, taking place December 6—10. The focal point of Cárdenas’ presentation will be a 72 x 72 inch piece of concrete with reinforced steel that was recovered from the Mexican earthquake in September and used as a canvas to transform the rubble in to a work of art Cárdenas entitled “El Juego de las Fridas,” priced at a modest $10,000.
Other Notable shows to see art Art Basel involving virtual reality will be Swedish Artist Jacob Felländer makes his U.S. debut with a groundbreaking exhibition that represents the artist’s creative journey over the past 15 years. Felländer takes you through a visual journey by traveling via a fusion of virtual reality, painting, photography, and sculpture.
“The Brave Frontier” allows guests to enter inside the artwork, made possible by virtual reality goggles. Felländer takes the process a step further and creates portal prints – images taken inside this virtual landscape and then brought back into the real world. The experience ends with a portal print that is brought to life with a 3D printer.
Highlights include first-of-its-kind virtual reality art exhibit ‘The Vegas: Alter Your Reality exhibit ‘ at Zadok Art Gallery in the heart of Wynwood.A concept previously untapped by destination marketers, VAYR is a creative interpretation of the Las Vegas experience, direct from the minds of five distinguished, international artists. Transformed into vibrant and immersive content pieces, their personal narratives are given the ultimate presentation as a virtual reality art collection that consumers can enjoy around the globe.
The Hole Gallery and Tara Subkoff presents an all female performance entitled “Doe a deer a female deer in the head lights and other cliches that are real “ on Tuesday 5th December and Patricia Field’s ARTFASHION is back for with a pop-up shop open all of December with a curated selection of items.
Art Basel in Miami Beach 2017 will feature 268 premier galleries from 32 countries. Now in its 16th edition, Art Basel in Miami Beach brings together art enthusiasts from all over the world to explore the many dimensions of Modern and contemporary art offered by the show¹s sectors.
From December 7th to Sunday 10th the stage is set for the art world and celebrities to descend on Miami at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
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