Arts Fort Worth will present a two-person exhibition by Gil Rocha and Cande Aguilar, "CTRL+X: Composed/desCompuestos," curated by Laredo-based cultural worker Maritza Bautista.
"CTRL+X" is the keyboard shortcut for “cut.” In this exhibition, "CTRL+X" represents artwork with a "rasquache," or DIY aesthetic, common in border, Mexican-American or Chicano working-class communities. The artworks are composed of often scavenged materials and concepts taken from cultural representations of ordinary, everyday objects and people.
The artists in this joint exhibition, Gil Rocha and Cande Aguilar, are native to south Texas and have exhibited their artwork widely on the national and international level. Rocha and Aguilar create artworks that give the impression of being improvised, implying an almost-uncomposed (or descompuesto) resolution.
Following the opening reception, the exhibit will be on display through April 29.
Arts Fort Worth will present a two-person exhibition by Gil Rocha and Cande Aguilar, "CTRL+X: Composed/desCompuestos," curated by Laredo-based cultural worker Maritza Bautista.
"CTRL+X" is the keyboard shortcut for “cut.” In this exhibition, "CTRL+X" represents artwork with a "rasquache," or DIY aesthetic, common in border, Mexican-American or Chicano working-class communities. The artworks are composed of often scavenged materials and concepts taken from cultural representations of ordinary, everyday objects and people.
The artists in this joint exhibition, Gil Rocha and Cande Aguilar, are native to south Texas and have exhibited their artwork widely on the national and international level. Rocha and Aguilar create artworks that give the impression of being improvised, implying an almost-uncomposed (or descompuesto) resolution.
Following the opening reception, the exhibit will be on display through April 29.
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