Reniel Del Rosario | Visiting Artist Lecture Series Presented by the Dept. of Art
Art Building 102
12:00 pm
– 12:50 pm
Join the Department of Art for an artist lecture by Bay Area artist Reniel Del Rosaro.
Reniel Del Rosario creates objects in clay and ceramic that playfully recreate or re-imagine familiar objects. From cakes to cigarettes to burial jars, these hand-built objects are made in the tens to hundreds and are full of imprints and inconsistencies. These objects are then gathered and put into a huddled crowd/pile or in socially interactive installations in public—mimicking consumer establishments, both highlighting the abundance of the objects as an antithesis for the love of the mass-produced. These objects carry the histories of the goods they mimic whether it's making forgeries of luxury objects, selling art as if it was a consumer object, or recreating lost artifacts in a contemporary setting. Within Del Rosario's works there is consistently an exploration of value—cultural, monetary, and historical. What's worth money and what's not? Which objects throughout history have importance and which ones have been deemed useless? Which objects carry a loaded meaning subdued amid their common usage and acceptance? Value is toyed with and it's up to the viewers to readjust their own valuation of the objects.
The Visiting Artists Lecture Series provides our students with valuable insights and exposure to art professionals and their work.
All lectures are FREE and open to the public!