ARCO 2019
Although they come from different generations, Ofelia Rodríguez and Carmen Argote’s practices share many formal and conceptual similarities. The most evident one is that they are both women who experienced multiple cultural and geographic displacements. Living and working in foreign countries, their work explores life experiences through their own identities. The body and its fragments are constant subjects for Rodríguez, whereas the practice of Argote is an extension of her presence, and in many cases, it is related to her own physicality. Argote ́s and Rodríguez ́ works are emotionally and affectively charged; both are interested in investigat- ing and pushing the possibilities of materials. Breaking from the concept of traditional painting, both artists explore three dimensionalities, found objects and mixed-media; their practices include handcrafts typically associated to the feminine realm, like sewing and knitting.
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Silencio Herido
Paisaje flotando con cuernos
Mucha Bulla sin palabras
La boca gritando hacia el mar y las alturas
En el caos de la tormenta los bananos al reves mientras Machandal (la iguana) visita las bocas de la vieja Inés
The eye leading the way for the lost turkeys
El sonido extraño de mi música
Dedos germinando de la lengua
Caja mágica con el ternero felizmente siendo expuesto con la luz y el dedo de su amigo
Caja mágica con elefante bajo las estrellas protegido por un corazón
Sistemas Caprichosos (2)
Sistemas Caprichosos (1)
On inhabiting: Green
On Inhabiting: Morning light
On inhabiting:Lace veil
Las Cargadas
IFEMA MADRID / Avenida del Partenón, 5 / Madrid, Spain