January 13, 2019
This is Augusto Esquivel: The Art of Common Objects
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augusto draws inspiration from the silent, patient and under appreciated common objects of our daily life. these objects represent his sense of self and his search for a place of belonging. his grandmother’s sewing box conjures the most magical buttons filled with unconditional love.
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1976, Augusto Esquivel is a sculptor who, in his own words, is “obsessed with comparisons of reality and potential and the balance between them, in art: the idea of chaos in perfect order: an object seemingly solid to the eye can also be fragile and inconsistent to the touch.” Perhaps the best example of what he’s talking about is also his most famous creations: the suspended button sculptures.