Well, this is what we have always wanted to receive in the mail. The next show at our sister gallery, FIFTY24SF, is the artist Rico Deniro, who is having his debut solo at the space. Rico sent us a nice welcoming message prior to his show this January, 2011. A few girls with some masks on. The masks themselves are the centerpiece of the show, handmade in Mexico with artisan woodoworkers and Deniro.
Here is what Rico says about his work:
“We see with our ears and breath through our eyes.
My art is the remix of the remix. The cover of the cover.
I’m interested to see the world from non-infected minds.
I lean on the last men and women of the earth who don’t use computers or technology to make things. People that use no power, and use only primitive tools and the precision of their hands to interpret dirty contrived icons of the world that the so-called “advanced civilizations” worship.
The artisans have little or no relationship with most of the icons and people represented in this body of work. Highlighting the emptiness that is in direct conflict with the billions of dollars spent convincing us that these icons do have value and worth.”
Photos by Estevan Oriol.
Rico Deniro x FIFTY24SF Gallery show, plus a message for us is a post from: The Citrus Report | Art, Culture, News, Graffiti, Music, Street Art, Clothing, Politics, Reviews
