Maria Elena Gonzalez Magic Carpet

1 exhibition greater new york february 27 may 30 2000.

Maria elena gonzalez magic carpet.

In 1999 gonzález did earlier iterations of magic carpet home using public housing and parks in brooklyn and pittsburgh. Maria elena gonzález uses simple geometric forms and industrial materials to create sculptures installations and outdoor architectural interventions. Active in the united states. 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.

Titled magic carpet home 2003 2017 it recreates the original 2003 installation based on an apartment in watts. 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. In 1999 gonzález received widespread acclaim for her site specific sculpture magic carpet home commissioned by the public art fund. Maria elena gonzález uses simple geometric forms and industrial materials to create sculptures installations and outdoor architectural interventions.

ماريا إلينا غونزاليس بالإنجليزية. 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. 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. The museum of modern.

Installation view of carpet by maria elena gonzalez and behind the house ii by arturo herrera in the p s. Maria elena gonzález is a cuban american artist best known for her sculptural installations informed by architecture and personal experience. María elena gonzález هي نح اتة أمريكية ولدت في 1957 في هافانا في كوبا 8 9 10. The magic carpet better known as just carpet is a supporting character in disney s 1992 animated feature film aladdin.

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. 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. 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.