Aldo Chaparro in the Blue Lobby
An installation of totem sculptures by Aldo Chaparro in the Blue Lobby of the Pacific Design Center.
Within the boundary line between design and art, Aldo Chaparro finds the perfect field to explore and expand the limits that separate the latter from other disciplines, making this border his central theme. As a conceptual artist, his work can be placed on the frontier between pure functionalism and art. In the totem sculptures displayed in the Blue Lobby, the stability of the wood joist and steel plates is disguised as fragility, evoking the eternal qualities of the materials and the negative space around them, and allowing the spectator to imagine the completion of the artwork.
Chaparro (b. 1965) is a Mexican artist whose sculpture and painting explore form in post-industrial ways: through void, matter and the human body, using quick processes to transform prefabricated materials into unique objects. His work is held by the Jumex Foundation, Mexico; the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, Miami; and the Helga de Alvear Foundation, Cáceres, Spain. He lives and works in Mexico City, New York and Lima.
