The Boca Raton Museum of Art presents The World According to Federico Uribe, on view through January 08, 2012.
Installation view of The World According to Federico Uribe
For a short time only, rediscover the captivating work of Federico Uribe, as he re-installs a selection of his found object sculptures from the exhibition, The World According to Federico Uribe.
Known for his fascinating transformation of everyday objects into art. Uribe creates sculptures which are not sculpted but constructed and woven in all kinds of ways, curious and unpredictable, intricate and compulsive. Individual works and whole-room installations are made entirely out of common everyday objects like thousands of shoes, colored pencils and shoe laces.
Uribe’s art-making is a labor-intensive, repetitive and compulsive process which re-envisions how the world around us is perceived. Uribe introduces irony, humor, childhood memories and fantasy in his work, with a fresh association of materials and ideas. He transforms the objects of daily life into new objects that have different significance, appearance and texture. Once the viewer gets past the “wow” factor of the work, Federico Uribe’s world entices the viewer to physically experience and complete the work by interacting with it in a personal way. – www.bocamuseum.org