In my present work, I am revisiting familiar sculptural ideas from my past projects, while expanding
these concepts into a new context. One of the basic ideas in this process is the concept of modularity.
I have always been intrigued with the idea of structures made up of connected parts
or components which can be reconfigured according to their locational context.
The location for which the work is created influences the creative process from the artwork’s
inception. The site becomes a part of the work by its influence, as well as being a physical portion
of the piece itself.
My previous installation entitled, "Transience" involves multiple translucent acrylic circles that hang
in vertical rows on very thin monofilament lines. The circles move freely, rotating by the natural air
circulation in the space. Each circle possesses both a unique color shifting quality and a radiant reflective
surface. These qualities allow the circles to interact with their location, as well as with the circles themselves.
My explorations in the use of materials and techniques within a minimal context, will always drive
me to continue a positive, forward shift within my artistic growth.
Jorge Garcia Almodovar 2011
Link to CV
Education:
School of Visual Arts, New York City
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
Exhibits:
Solo Exhibitions:
BNIM Architects, Transience, Kansas City, MO August 19 - October 2, 2011
Frame Gallery, An Extended Play, Kansas City, MO June, 2009
Review Exhibition Space, Looped Symmetry, January 11 - February 15, 2008
BNIM Architects, Progressions and Elevations, Nov. 2004-January 31, 2005
The Farm- A Contemporary Art Center, The saints are alive tonight! KCMO May 2004
The Pedestrian Gallery,The saints are alive tonight! KCMO December 2003
The Pedestrian Gallery, Of Signs and Seals, Kansas City, MO 2002
Group Shows:
Dolphin - Kansas City, MO May - July 2010
La Esquina - Locate/Navigate-Excercises in Mapping (Part 2), Kansas City, MO January 2008
Jan Weiner Gallery - Summarize / Summer Eyes, Kansas City, MO July 2007
Jan Weiner Gallery - Summarize / Summer Eyes, Kansas City, MO July 2006
Museum of Contemporary Art - Flatfiles, St. Louis, MO June - August 2006
Jan Weiner Gallery, Summer Eyes / Summarize 2006, Kansas City, July - August 2006
Jan Weiner Gallery, La Escultura Contemporanea, Kansas City, March - April 2006
Urban Culture Project Studio Residency Exhibit, The Bank Gallery, KCMO May - July 2006
Kansas City Flatfile, H&R Block Artspace, KCMO, October - December 2005
Urban/Suburban, Epsten Gallery, KS August-September 2005
Urban Culture Project Studio Residency Exhibit,The Bank Gallery, KCMO May - July 2005
The Fahrenheit Gallery,The Gun and Knife Show, KCMO February 2004
Upcoming:
Charlotte Street Awards Exhibit, Nerman Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO November 2008
Awards/Grants:
Charlotte Street Awards 2008 - Award Recipient, Kansas City, MO
Review Studios - Studio Residency, 2007 - 2008
Avenue of the Arts - Temporary Public Sculptures, Kansas City, MO May - September 2006
Urban Culture Project - Studio Residency Program, 2005 - 2006
Studio Work/ Related Experience:
Dennis Oppenheim Studios, New York City
Leemour Pelli, New York City
Accomplishments:
Summit Fair Shopping Center, Crescendo, Permanent Outdoor Sculpture, Lee's Summit, MO. June 2010
Finalist for the Bartle Hall North Dock Art Project, Kansas City, MO July 2007
Press / Essays
The CSF 2008 Fellows Unpack some smart work
By Dana Self, The Pitch, January 2008
All about life, all about art
Charlotte Street winners reflect on...
by Alice Thorson, Kansas City Star, December 2008
Live - Work Options Report From Kansas City
by Stephen Maine, Art in America, October 2008
Charlotte Street Foundation Award Winners Announced
by Alice Thorson, Kansas City Star, February 3, 2008
'Looped Symmetry' at Review Studios
by Alice Thorson, Kansas City Star, February 10, 2008
Palindromic Balancing
by Jes Owings, Review Magazine, April 2008
Summer Seeing, Jan Weiner Gallery spotlights some hot stuff
by Dana Self, The Pitch, July 26, 2007
City Hooks Outdoor Art Piece
by Robin Trafton, Kansas City Star, October 3, 2006
Summer Shows
by Alex Schubert, Kansas City Star, Preview Magazine, July 13, 2006
Shapes Of Many Textures
by Robin Trafton, Kansas City Star, April 13, 2006
Locate/Navigate: exercises in mapping (Part 2)
by Kate Hackman, February 1, 2008