Recyclable Art- Guerra De La Paz - 1302 Words

Estephany Velis WARP AM Research Paper 1 Recyclable Art- Guerra de la Paz Another man’s trash is another man’s treasure. At least, that’s the case for artists Alain Guerra and Neraldo de la Paz, commonly known as Guerra de la Paz. The uncommon materials they use in their installations are from the waste bins of second-hand goods shipping companies (Saatchi Gallery). Their most common item being second hand clothing, that they pick and choose to create vibrant works of art (Textile Forum Magazine 2011). Their work critiques everyday consumerism and society, while also depicting the life story of the past wearers (Textile Forum Magazine 2011). Guerra de la Paz’s art requires attention to understand the underlying message the artists are†¦show more content†¦2011). They would use fabrics to create the same effect they had created with the magazines, â€Å"Fabrics hold color much more strongly than paper† Guerra commented (Cochran et al. 2011). Guerra de la Paz were inspired by the va st amount of clothing that was just discarded for newer and better things without even considering the effects it could have on the environment (Cochran et al. 2011). Eventually, this led to the beginning of their famous works with clothing. The process of creating the installations requires a good eye to pick and choose similar colors to create their very famous works. â€Å"They find like colored garments and use optical mixing to form three-dimensional objects† a similar approach they took when they created their collages (Cochran et al. 2011). Guerra de la Paz knot and twist the fabrics they pick and choose to create different figures that come to life and cease to be simple fabrics (Batet 2009). They have a few styles ranging from abstract spectrums of color to figurative art (Cochran et al. 2011). For example, Tribute (2002- ongoing) is â€Å"a 12-foot mound of clothing layered along the color spectrum to create an abstract†¦Ã¢â‚¬  form (Cochran et al. 2011). Ho wever, unlike Tribute whose main focus is abstract, Indradhanush (2008) takes the shape of a rainbow, creating more of a figure. Similar figurative artworks are: Sunt Omnes Unum (2008) and Oasis (2006).