Exhibition

Measurements and Process

Diaz Contemporary — Toronto, Canada, 2006

Work without meaning, performed as a filler for idle time,
becomes the foundation from which aesthetic meaning emerges.

Georgina Bringas — Exhibition Text, 2006

Measurements and Process

Georgina Bringas and Ricardo Rendón
Measurements and Process

Ricardo Rendón creates sculpture and installation works within the rubric of his ongoing project Forced Labor. Starting from the conceptual touchstone of the work executed by, e.g. chain gangs as being work without meaning, performed as a filler for idle time, Rendón applies the materials and methods of common labour practices to his art production, mining the aesthetic from the workaday.

In Measurements and Process, Rendón shows new works created while in Canada, using elements drawn from construction sites and reclamation stores, and materials imported from Mexican hardware stores blended with those bought in Toronto. Rendón terms his pieces sculptural events that focus on the aesthetic of the materials, methods, and output of ordinary labour practices. In this way he gives meaning to his own creative output, and configures his investigation into one on the meaning of art making.

Text: Georgina Bringas

Georgina Bringas y Ricardo Rendón
Mediciones y Proceso

Ricardo Rendón crea obras de escultura e instalación dentro del marco de su proyecto continuo Trabajo Forzado. Partiendo de la piedra angular conceptual del trabajo ejecutado por, por ejemplo, cuadrillas de presos como trabajo sin significado, realizado como relleno para el tiempo ocioso, Rendón aplica los materiales y métodos de las prácticas laborales comunes a su producción artística, extrayendo la estética de lo cotidiano.

En Measurements and Process (Mediciones y Proceso), Rendón muestra nuevas obras creadas mientras estuvo en Canadá, utilizando elementos extraídos de sitios de construcción y tiendas de recuperación, y materiales importados de ferreterías mexicanas mezclados con aquellos comprados en Toronto. Rendón denomina a sus piezas eventos escultóricos que se centran en la estética de los materiales, métodos y resultados de las prácticas laborales ordinarias. De esta manera da significado a su propia producción creativa, y configura su investigación como una sobre el significado de hacer arte.

Texto: Georgina Bringas

Works in the Exhibition

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