Dario Escobar Exhibition: "Singular-Plural"
Feb. 21 – Apr. 13, 2012
Gallery 1600 | SCAD Atlanta, 1600 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga.
SCAD exhibitions department presents Dario Escobar's "Singular-Plural," a selection of re-worked industrial objects and works on paper highlighting form, function and concept. Escobar pulls everyday objects - a skateboard, a book page, a baseball bat - from the world of the mass produced into the realm of fine art through his use of appropriation, accumulation and repetition. The result is a work of art comprised of multiple objects that were once singular and utilitarian and are now presented as one work that is imbued with entirely different aesthetic and conceptual qualities.
Presented as part of the 2012 deFINE ART program
Reception: 6-7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 21
Artist talk: 7-8 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 21
Gallery hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
Exhibition, artist talk and reception are free and open to the public.
Presented as part of the 2012 deFINE ART program
Reception: 6-7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 21
Artist talk: 7-8 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 21
Gallery hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
Exhibition, artist talk and reception are free and open to the public.
ARTIST BIO
Dario Escobar
ABOUT
Artist Dario Escobar is known for his "baroque meets today type" series of works that combines Baroque handcraft with well-known consumer products. His work is featured in many private collections.
EDUCATION
Escobar studied architecture at Rafael Landívar University in Guatemala, and fine arts at Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas (ENAP) in Guatemala.
NOTABLE EXHIBITIONS
BIENNIALS
Escobar's work has been presented in biennials in France, Cuba, Venice, Perù, Ecuador, Dominican Republic and Venezuela.
RECENT
FORTHCOMING
Escobar's work will be featured in a solo exhibition at Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Santiago in Santiago, Chile, in 2012.
Artist Dario Escobar is known for his "baroque meets today type" series of works that combines Baroque handcraft with well-known consumer products. His work is featured in many private collections.
EDUCATION
Escobar studied architecture at Rafael Landívar University in Guatemala, and fine arts at Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas (ENAP) in Guatemala.
NOTABLE EXHIBITIONS
BIENNIALS
Escobar's work has been presented in biennials in France, Cuba, Venice, Perù, Ecuador, Dominican Republic and Venezuela.
RECENT
- Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno Carlos Mérida, Ciudad de Guatemala, 2011
- The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, California, 2007
- Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland, 2005
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia, 2007
FORTHCOMING
Escobar's work will be featured in a solo exhibition at Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Santiago in Santiago, Chile, in 2012.
Links
- deFINE ART 2012
- SCAD article (Jan. 25, 2012): Third annual deFINE ART program brings influential artists to SCAD locations worldwide
- SCAD press release (Jan. 11, 2012): SCAD deFINE ART 2012 honors conceptual artist Fred Wilson and showcases exhibitions with public events and lectures
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