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Arteries + Excavation (Feb. 5-22, 2009)

"Arteries", Mervy Pueblo's recent sculptures acts as arteries, akin to the systemic circulation of the cardiovascular system, that commutes her conscious selection of thoughts and experiences; analogous to the significant oxygen and blood, in search of purity or universality in art withdrawing from culture, tradition and politics.

Her work is a reflection of the relationship between sensation and creation. In her attempt to become free and purified by being non-accidental or casual, her hybrids are formed through her connection or sensitivity on to the medium unleashing its potential re-birthing.

Stone as her medium of choice, a less explored material in the local art scene, a writer named Ruben Cañete, describes "Mervy Pueblo's muscular forms defy the expectations one assumes about women's art".

Known for his glass sculptures, Noëll EL Farol presents his new cast glass and constructed steel as "assemblies" from recent archaeological "Excavation".

A crossover between sculpture and archaeology, which sought to bring out historical resonances, subtly traces earlier epochs and historical moments. The process of "excavation" is not simply the physical bringing to light of that which was lost or buried, but bringing to fore various ways of building new ways of being in the world, while directly engaging with the unresolved contraditions of the contemporary moment.

A dialogue between sculpture and archaeology, El Farol's "Excavation" have much to tell about archaeological and sculptural status of the fragment, the philosophy of place and question of site-specificity, and the idea of the artist as archaeologist


Works


Excavation
43 x 24 cm
Found Object and Cast Glass
2009 (025)
Noell EL Farol


Arteries
43 x 14 cm
Found Object, Concrete, Constructed Fabric
2009 (025)
Mervy Pueblo


Posthumous Collection
16 x 17 x 23 cm
Cast Glass, constructed glass,w/ engraving, &
2009 (050)
Noell EL Farol


Field Investigations
6 x 20.5 x 12 inches
Constructed metal, cast glass, and engraving
2009 (059)
Noell EL Farol


Death Mask (Black)
8.25 x 6.25 x 5.25 inches
Fused Glass and Metal
1997 (025)
Noell EL Farol


Death Mask (Clear)
8.5 x 6 x 4 inches
Fused Glass and Metal
2009 (025)
Noell EL Farol


Iron Age Vessel
54 x 13 x 5.2 cm
Constructed Metal
2009 (030)
Noell EL Farol


Industrial Snakes
29.8 x 54 x 22.5 cm.
Metal and Concrete
2008 (042)
Mervy Pueblo


Lyrics of Naked Emotion
68 x 74.5 x 126.5 cm.
Marble and Slate
2009 (0135)
Mervy Pueblo


Siren
95 x 31 x 32 cm.
Concrete and Metal
2009 (050)
Mervy Pueblo


Two Compartments
(2) 26.5 x 42.4 x 20.2 cm.
Constructed Metal
2009 (0335)
Noell EL Farol


Bibliography: Field Book 1 and 2
8 x 5 x 2 inches (each)
Found Objects, Constructed and Engraved Glass
2009 (017017)
Noell EL Farol


Installation View 1



EL Farol and Pueblo


Installation View 2



EL Farol and Pueblo


Installation View 3



EL Farol and Pueblo


Installation View 4



EL Farol and Pueblo


Aquatique
62 x 31 x 32 cm
Concrete and Sandstone
2009 (042)
Mervy Pueblo