Contagious
This pavilion by Sol Calero has contagious colours; it makes me happy. I see columns that look like tree branches. Paintings with primary colors are hung on the beams. There are paintings in the shape of bananas, mushrooms and trumpets.
In the space there are chairs in the shape of little elephants and benches with bright colours. The space is roofed and offers protection against the rain and the strong sunshine.
This is an artwork that changes our behaviour. We are in a space that deviates from what we are used to and therefore take a fresh look at what occupies us. The pavilion by Sol Calero invites us to be as surprised and spontaneous as children.
By Theo, www.artatsite.com
Aanstekelijk
Dit paviljoen van Sol Calero heeft aanstekelijke kleuren; ik wordt hier vrolijk van. Ik zie zuilen die lijken op boomtakken. Aan de balken zijn schilderijtjes gehangen met kleuren. Er zijn schilderijen in de vorm van bananen, paddenstoelen en trompetten.
In de ruimte staan stoelen in de vorm van olifantjes en banken met heldere kleuren. De ruimte is overdekt en geef bescherming tegen de regen en de felle zon.
Dit is een kunstwerk dat ons gedrag veranderd. We zijn in een ruimte die afwijkt van hetgeen wij gewend zijn en daarom fris te kijken naar hetgeen ons bezighoudt. Het paviljoen van Sol Calero nodigt ons uit om net zo verbaasd en spontaan te zijn als kinderen.
Door Theo, www.artatsite.com.
www.creativefolkestone.org.uk:
Casa Anacaona resulted from a collaboration between the artist and Folkestone-based creatives with the aim of making a social space for people to gather for formal or informal activities.
www.solcalero.com:
Casa Anacaona is a large-scale, site-specific tropical pavilion designed by Sol Calero and constructed in collaboration with local creatives in Folkestone. Casa Anacaona travelled to WOMAD to be decorated by festival-goers in painting workshops and returned to Kent for Folkestone Triennial in 2017.
www.tammybedford.co.uk:
During the day the artist hosted a series of painting workshops where festival-goers could create decorative elements for the pavilion. In the evenings it became a space for social interaction where people could sit, talk, eat, drink, and enjoy being part of the installation s transformation.
www.creativefolkestone.org.uk:
Although she lives and works in Berlin, Sol Calero s art has the freshness and colour we might associate with Latin America she is from Venezuela, and is intrigued by the cultural stereotypes of which she s become highly aware as a trans-national artist working in many countries and cultures.
The pavilion then travelled to Womad Festival (as a co-production with Womad World of Art) where festival goers attended workshops and contributed many of the decorative additions. The brightly painted furniture contributes to the sense of place within which visitors may have a cross-cultural experience, nudged to consider cultural differences and the stereotypes that loom large in our thinking.
www.tammybedford.co.uk:
Part painting, part sculpture, part social space, Casa Anacaona placed contemporary art within a music context at WOMAD, and situated music and dance within contemporary art at Folkestone Triennial.
www.creativefolkestone.org.uk:
Sol Calero s practice refers to Latino culture and its exchange of influence with Western European traditions. She is interested in reflecting the ambiguity of cultural signs, and investigating the way in which meanings can proliferate and change. She makes paintings and drawings, but also works with found objects, fabrics, and site-based practices including installations incorporating Salsa dancing sessions, hairdressing salons and cybercaf s.
www.domusweb.it:
Sol Calero (1982) is known for a practice that utilises traditional methods of art-making such as painting and drawing, alongside experimentation with found objects, fabric works, and site-based practices. Previous installation works have incorporated Salsa dancing sessions, hairdressing salons and cybercaf s.
www.wikipedia.org:
Sol Calero née en 1982 à Caracas, est une artiste plasticienne vénézuélienne. Elle vit et travaille à Berlin.
Elle étudie à l'Université complutense de Madrid et à l'université de la Laguna à Tenerife. Dans son travail, elle s'appuie sur la culture latino, les clichés visuels et l'ambiguïté des signes culturels à l'heure de la mondialisation.
Pour El Autobús réalisé en 2019, elle reproduit un bus richement décoré. Pour les habitants, le bus fait partie de leur quotidien. Pour les touristes, le bus est une aventure exotique. Sol Calero met en évidence la tension entre la réalité et les attentes des touristes. Elle questionne les idées fausses sur la culture de l'Amérique latine.
Ses toiles vives et colorés de la série Fruitas représentant des fruits, abordent les questions politiques et sociales. Sol Calero y fait référence à Carmen Miranda à l'image idéalisée et utopique que les états-Unis ont tenté de créer.
En 2020, à Copenhague, elle déploie tout un univers caribéen coloré. El barco de barro (Le navire d'argile) est un atelier où le public est invité à créer des œuvres en argile qui viennent remplir les étagères du El barco de barro.
This pavilion by Sol Calero has contagious colours; it makes me happy. I see columns that look like tree branches. Paintings with primary colors are hung on the beams. There are paintings in the shape of bananas, mushrooms and trumpets.
In the space there are chairs in the shape of little elephants and benches with bright colours. The space is roofed and offers protection against the rain and the strong sunshine.
This is an artwork that changes our behaviour. We are in a space that deviates from what we are used to and therefore take a fresh look at what occupies us. The pavilion by Sol Calero invites us to be as surprised and spontaneous as children.
By Theo, www.artatsite.com
Aanstekelijk
Dit paviljoen van Sol Calero heeft aanstekelijke kleuren; ik wordt hier vrolijk van. Ik zie zuilen die lijken op boomtakken. Aan de balken zijn schilderijtjes gehangen met kleuren. Er zijn schilderijen in de vorm van bananen, paddenstoelen en trompetten.
In de ruimte staan stoelen in de vorm van olifantjes en banken met heldere kleuren. De ruimte is overdekt en geef bescherming tegen de regen en de felle zon.
Dit is een kunstwerk dat ons gedrag veranderd. We zijn in een ruimte die afwijkt van hetgeen wij gewend zijn en daarom fris te kijken naar hetgeen ons bezighoudt. Het paviljoen van Sol Calero nodigt ons uit om net zo verbaasd en spontaan te zijn als kinderen.
Door Theo, www.artatsite.com.
www.creativefolkestone.org.uk:
Casa Anacaona resulted from a collaboration between the artist and Folkestone-based creatives with the aim of making a social space for people to gather for formal or informal activities.
www.solcalero.com:
Casa Anacaona is a large-scale, site-specific tropical pavilion designed by Sol Calero and constructed in collaboration with local creatives in Folkestone. Casa Anacaona travelled to WOMAD to be decorated by festival-goers in painting workshops and returned to Kent for Folkestone Triennial in 2017.
www.tammybedford.co.uk:
During the day the artist hosted a series of painting workshops where festival-goers could create decorative elements for the pavilion. In the evenings it became a space for social interaction where people could sit, talk, eat, drink, and enjoy being part of the installation s transformation.
www.creativefolkestone.org.uk:
Although she lives and works in Berlin, Sol Calero s art has the freshness and colour we might associate with Latin America she is from Venezuela, and is intrigued by the cultural stereotypes of which she s become highly aware as a trans-national artist working in many countries and cultures.
The pavilion then travelled to Womad Festival (as a co-production with Womad World of Art) where festival goers attended workshops and contributed many of the decorative additions. The brightly painted furniture contributes to the sense of place within which visitors may have a cross-cultural experience, nudged to consider cultural differences and the stereotypes that loom large in our thinking.
www.tammybedford.co.uk:
Part painting, part sculpture, part social space, Casa Anacaona placed contemporary art within a music context at WOMAD, and situated music and dance within contemporary art at Folkestone Triennial.
www.creativefolkestone.org.uk:
Sol Calero s practice refers to Latino culture and its exchange of influence with Western European traditions. She is interested in reflecting the ambiguity of cultural signs, and investigating the way in which meanings can proliferate and change. She makes paintings and drawings, but also works with found objects, fabrics, and site-based practices including installations incorporating Salsa dancing sessions, hairdressing salons and cybercaf s.
www.domusweb.it:
Sol Calero (1982) is known for a practice that utilises traditional methods of art-making such as painting and drawing, alongside experimentation with found objects, fabric works, and site-based practices. Previous installation works have incorporated Salsa dancing sessions, hairdressing salons and cybercaf s.
www.wikipedia.org:
Sol Calero née en 1982 à Caracas, est une artiste plasticienne vénézuélienne. Elle vit et travaille à Berlin.
Elle étudie à l'Université complutense de Madrid et à l'université de la Laguna à Tenerife. Dans son travail, elle s'appuie sur la culture latino, les clichés visuels et l'ambiguïté des signes culturels à l'heure de la mondialisation.
Pour El Autobús réalisé en 2019, elle reproduit un bus richement décoré. Pour les habitants, le bus fait partie de leur quotidien. Pour les touristes, le bus est une aventure exotique. Sol Calero met en évidence la tension entre la réalité et les attentes des touristes. Elle questionne les idées fausses sur la culture de l'Amérique latine.
Ses toiles vives et colorés de la série Fruitas représentant des fruits, abordent les questions politiques et sociales. Sol Calero y fait référence à Carmen Miranda à l'image idéalisée et utopique que les états-Unis ont tenté de créer.
En 2020, à Copenhague, elle déploie tout un univers caribéen coloré. El barco de barro (Le navire d'argile) est un atelier où le public est invité à créer des œuvres en argile qui viennent remplir les étagères du El barco de barro.