Guarneros IB
Pablo Guarneros
July 2016
41 x 106 cm
Acrylic on canvas
Losing our Past Every Step of the Way
Pablo Guarneros
September 2016
18.3 x 26.2 x 50.6 cm
Mixed Media
Prisoner #011
Pablo Guarneros
October 2016
Video Loop
00:05:21
It’s okay if you don’t understand
The video offers only segments of a formula and never an entire picture. Mathematicians, like psychologists, may understand the formula (another person’s life) more than a stranger or even a close relative, but they will never fully grasp the person behind it.
By trying to synthesize my life in a formula, I show a reflection of my identity (like Pepon Osorio, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, and Xu Bing) through a medium that does not rely solely on canvas. The constant looping becomes my daily rehearsal, where x (acting as a time derivative) is my age: 18, or the year I have to get my act together.
My project is influenced by Tim Burton’s sketches of his “inner demons” and by the way Wood and Harrison turn daily objects, like pens, into art. Recent events, like the United States presidential election or the decision of the Mexican courts not to legalize gay marriage across all states, accentuate the divide between people’s ways of thinking. Yet the disparity in thinking has always been present: Kings and queens were plagued by such divisions, and in them lay the future of their empire.
Pablo Guarneros
November 2016
Ink on paper
60.8 x 60.8 cm
King and Queen Argue
Pablo Guarneros
November 2016
Ink on paper
60.8 x 60.8 cm
King and Queen Argue
My project is influenced by Tim Burton’s sketches of his “inner demons” and by the way Wood and Harrison turn daily objects, like pens, into art. Recent events, like the United States presidential election or the decision of the Mexican courts not to legalize gay marriage across all states, accentuate the divide between people’s ways of thinking. Yet the disparity in thinking has always been present: Kings and queens were plagued by such divisions, and in them lay the future of their empire.
Pablo Guarneros
December 2016
Dirt, tire, and wire
232.8 x 215.5 x 111.6 cm
Cyclical Entropy
Entropy: “ a trend to disorder,” (Merriam-Webster).
In Cyclical, I studied human’s presence in the universe. It was influenced by Betsabeé Romero’s work with tires and how she ties her art with her cultural context. Therefore, as a Mexican, I embedded indigenous components, like how the tire resembles the Mayan calendar and how the hand gesture resembles the Mayan symbol for parentage.
Pablo Guarneros
February 2017
Ink on paper
90 x 90 cm
School Culture
Humans have a tendency to divide. By looking through a microscope, humans are able to see just how natural such divisions are: we are programmed to behave this way. Branching out from the ideas of Walter Benjamin, Darlene Fisher, and Hartwell-Walker, the image explores teenagers as microscopic entities.
The image features Squamous epithelial cells from the human mouth superimposed on human blood. The images of the cells were colored and arranged using Photoshop.
Pablo Guarneros
March 2017
Clothes, hangers, and shopping bags
163.2 x 129.5 x 133.7 cm
Catch- $21.99
How we dress has become a central part of our lives: we cultivate our image through our clothes. However, our “freedom” to choose what to wear comes at a price. Not only do we judge people, but we take their right to express their religious beliefs, as seen with the opposition to the burka in France and Germany. And not only do we tolerate sweat shops, but we embrace companies such as H&M and Zara, giving us cheap, disposable clothing while ignoring our impact on nature. In the end, our freedom is encased in a bag.
Pablo Guarneros
April 2017
Video Loop
00:02:35
Genesis
The first artistic expressions surfaced through rituals: body paint, dance, and music. Today, with artists engaging with new mediums, whether Bill Viola, Andres Serrano, or Andrew Thomas Huang, a truth surfaces: a return to the ritual is only natural. But why? What do these three art mediums provoke. Emotion? A trance? To know, let us retell the story of the Bible. Let us remove the words and see what happens.
Music from Forrest Richardson, “On My Way” from Woods Winds Select. Licensed through Jamendo.
