Lo último de lo real

Rhonda Kuhlman

Exposición: Sep 21 – Nov 26, 2006


El proyecto WindowWorks de Kuhlman, The Last of The Real Thing , transforma el área de exhibición frontal llena de luz de Artpace en un paraíso tropical reluciente que comenta sobre el auge de la industrialización y sus efectos nocivos para la salud. El espacio está salpicado de asadores arenosos e islas de «caña de azúcar» hechas de cuadrados de mosaicos verdes y torres de Coca-Cola mexicana reciclada, uno de los pocos refrescos que quedan hechos con caña de azúcar sin procesar. Completo con una hamaca funcional, el proyecto interactivo se centra lúdicamente en la práctica predominante de renunciar a los alimentos naturales por variedades refinadas menos nutritivas.

Artista

Rhonda Kuhlman

San Antonio, Texas, USA

Based in San Antonio, Rhonda Kuhlman reclaims the refuse of the streets-candy wrappers, tin cans, and thrift items-and returns it to the public as architectural sculptures and interactive installations. Taking cues from the make-do attitude of folk art as well as the vibrant expression of ethnic cultures in San Antonio, her furniture works, archway fences, and house drawings seduce viewers into unexpected, artistic experiences with common materials. For a project at San Antonio’s Cambridge Middle School in 2006, Kuhlman had students collect, decorate, and then plant their lunch sporks in neighboring fields. The sea of tulip clusters revealed the macro and micro organization of the student body.
The artist received an MFA in painting/studio art from the University of Houston, TX, in 1992. She was owner, operator, and curator of RC Gallery, Blue Star Arts Complex, San Antonio, TX, from 2001 to 2003. In 2005, she completed the commission Starry Constellations, Folk Art Collectors Gallery Space, San Antonio, TX. Kuhlman was named the Recycled Artist of the Year by Niche Magazine in 2001.

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