Definition: To invision a three dimensional expansion of a specific world, for a particular purpose. Adriana conceived a structure made from shipping containers to be used for her design store. She set up BoxHaus to gather information and to take notes … Continue reading Space
“Inspired by Zen philosophy, the notion of the reductive that finds essences, takes front position in my art-making at the moment, as well as in life. Like multi-dimensional aspects of memory condensed into single moments of receptivity, my personal archaeology … Continue reading Ceremony
“I can find joy in the texture of a stone. Materials speak of concepts only to one’s mind. In Objects for a Ceremony, paper pulp, cacao, and rubber offer a metaphorical guide into the rain forest of Amazonia and the archaeological memories … Continue reading Objects
“After being involved in commercial plaster wall work for a few years, I became sensitive to the quality of translucency that is inherent in limestones and rutles in Venitian plasters. I was also exploring the chemistry of Scagliola work. This … Continue reading Selenite
“In the most recent works, the obvious becomes muted by the subtle, the foreground merges with the ground and the result is a texture that evokes a visual memory by non-literal means, or a specific taste or papillary experience, or … Continue reading Memory
“In 1998, I became interested in the color white. By white, I mean any material that has an interesting reflective or refractive aspect. In powder form, it is mixed with different types of resins and added in multiple layers to … Continue reading White
“Creativity shows up in many ways. A creative person can respond to many things that are present in his/her daily world. The actual process of using materials to make art objects is one of the areas where an artist finds … Continue reading Creativity
Adriana has worked in many art mediums and explored a diverse range of materials, which takes into account her affinity for tactile materiality. Love of materials is evident in the way they conceptualize her projects. Underlying this method is a … Continue reading Art
“What interests me about the phenomenon of remembering that comes from reductive means or triggers is that the experience can be felt synergistically or through the emotions, rather than through the intellect. At a technical level, I really find pleasure … Continue reading Unitarios
“I’ve worked with many materials that have suggested pathways to ideas. I’ve derived much pleasure from the course a material can suggest. These have revealed the texture of sculptural objects and paintings, which have stood alone or have been part … Continue reading Materials
Definition: All existence in a constant state of flux. Objects: Bronze and iron patina Continue reading Impermanence
“The studio, the lab, the bureau of internal affairs! A personal place it can be, a messy one, an impeccable one. A space that must generate a particular magic.” Santa Fe, New Mexico, studios 1996, 2000 Continue reading Studio