Maria Elena Gonzalez Magic Carpet

In 1999 gonzález received widespread acclaim for her site specific sculpture magic carpet home commissioned by the public art fund.

Maria elena gonzalez magic carpet.

In 1999 gonzález received widespread acclaim for her site specific outdoor sculpture magic carpet home. The museum of modern. In 1999 gonzález did earlier iterations of magic carpet home using public housing and parks in brooklyn and pittsburgh. 1 exhibition greater new york february 27 may 30 2000.

María elena gonzález born 1957 in havana cuba is a cuban american artist best known for her sculptural installations that are architecturally as well as personally informed. María elena gonzález هي نح اتة أمريكية ولدت في 1957 في هافانا في كوبا 8 9 10. ماريا إلينا غونزاليس بالإنجليزية. Maria elena gonzález uses simple geometric forms and industrial materials to create sculptures installations and outdoor architectural interventions.

Titled magic carpet home 2003 2017 it recreates the original 2003 installation based on an apartment in watts. Maria elena gonzález uses simple geometric forms and industrial materials to create sculptures installations and outdoor architectural interventions. Moma ps1 archives ii a 1140. My interests with the tactility of sculpture and the primacy of form the allure of materials and craft and recombining materials and ideas are of a primary nature to me she says.

Carpet was created a thousand years ago by the legendary sorcerer and carpet weaver khuriya who created one hundred magic carpets each with their own unique patterns and colors. Maria elena gonzález is a cuban american artist best known for her sculptural installations informed by architecture and personal experience. Active in the united states. You are invited to walk on an outdoor piece set in a lawn by the cuban american maria elena gonzález magic carpet home 2003 17 a black undulating rubber surface that resembles.

Over the next year the artist began works of imaginary architecture including a mnemonic architecture series of drawings of her childhood home in cuba based on memory. My interests with the tactility of sculpture and the primacy of form the allure of materials and craft and recombining materials and ideas are of a primary nature to me she says. María elena gonzález magic carpet home 2003 courtesy of the artist and hirschl adler modern new york maría elena gonzález this work is by artist maría elena gonzález cuba b.