Blasco’s bridges are fragmented and incomplete. They silently lay witness to the perilous effects of climate change and disjointed politic rhetoric. Meanwhile, as water levels advance, homes, towns, cities will be engulfed, drastically altering our habitat and way of life. In light of this, the artist envisions a New York nightmare where displaced houses are flooded, lifted off foundations, and cast adrift down river. It highlights the transitory nature of safety and security, breaking down memories of ‘home’ into repositories of fractured memories.
Isidro Blasco was born in Madrid, Spain and has lived in New York since 1996. The artist has exhibited widely throughout the world including Australia, Brazil, China, Austria, Portugal and Spain. New York venues include Black and White Gallery, Smack Mellon Gallery in Brooklyn; and Wave Hill in the Bronx. Numerous awards include sculptor in residence at the Spanish Academy in Rome (1991); the Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant (2010, 1998); and the Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship in Visual Arts (2000). In the U.S., Blasco’s works can be found in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art; Whitney Museum of American Art; Queens Museum of Art; Tweed Museum of Art; Chicago Institute of Contemporary Art; and Baltimore Museum of Art, among others. The artist maintains studios in Spain and New York.
Visit.- www.isidroblasco.com
Isidro Blasco was born in Madrid, Spain and has lived in New York since 1996. The artist has exhibited widely throughout the world including Australia, Brazil, China, Austria, Portugal and Spain. New York venues include Black and White Gallery, Smack Mellon Gallery in Brooklyn; and Wave Hill in the Bronx. Numerous awards include sculptor in residence at the Spanish Academy in Rome (1991); the Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant (2010, 1998); and the Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship in Visual Arts (2000). In the U.S., Blasco’s works can be found in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art; Whitney Museum of American Art; Queens Museum of Art; Tweed Museum of Art; Chicago Institute of Contemporary Art; and Baltimore Museum of Art, among others. The artist maintains studios in Spain and New York.
Visit.- www.isidroblasco.com
