Communication graduate exhibits his work in New York
"Men: lines, color, texture", an artistic work that consists of 64 photographic portraits taken in Ecuador and New York by Pedro Felipe Vintimilla Burneo from Cuenca, is being exhibited at the Queens museum from March 24 to July 25 from 2021.
The portraits on display have been printed on silk for their demonstration and interaction with the public, chosen from an approximate archive of 4 images collected over XNUMX years that were taken at different festivals.
Some of them were the parade for the day of Ecuadorianity (New York, 2017), military parade (Cuenca, 2018), pass of the traveling child (Cuenca, 2019), feast of the innocent saints (Cuenca, 2020), among others .
The general theme of the exhibition is called "Art as social action - 10 years of social practice Queens" and presents the creative work of nine artists of different nationalities, who seek to generate a positive change with their social art in different aspects.
Vintimilla's work encompasses and represents themes of gender, identity, language, and migration; causing an involvement on a personal level but clearly aesthetic.
"Art as social action" encourages awareness of issues such as climate change, gentrification and struggles for union, based on a natural and urban environment, thus approaching its audience in a more real and pure way, in such a way so that it encourages and provokes social support.
The choice of materials such as textile (silk), paper and clay are essential for reflection on the artistic practice of Pedro Vintimilla, also known as “El Pedro Felipe”. The central strength of his work is color, geometry and repetition.
The career of this Ecuadorian artist, educator and cultural manager is based on community projects that encourage the active participation of the audience; thus making the culture known and promoting the growth of the community through education.
Pedro Felipe, a graduate of the School of Communication of the University of Azuay, belongs to the community of alumni of Social Practice Queens (SPQ); This is an educational platform founded in 2010 that supports the integration of the art of study with interdisciplinary research, community collaboration, environmental justice and critical urbanism with the goal of changing the real world.
Currently Vintimilla lives in Queens - New York, he is an adjunct professor in the Art Department of Norwalk Community College, Connecticut and CUNY City College, he also co-produces a documentary series that tells the story of the migration of Ecuadorians to New York and has been incorporated into non-profit organizations such as ProjectArt, which offers free art classes.
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