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Conchita Pineda
Make the match as a work of art, object, and means of representation to tell a reflection. We are structurally like them: head, trunk and fire. They are and we are bearers of light, they emanate energy to those who turn them on, life is an instant, life is a second, the spark an instant, we all react to friction, our body ends when we give our essence… In 1914, Duchamp created the “ready mades”, everyday objects separated from their usual environment and presented by the artist as works of art.
From then on, art was no longer seen with the eyes, but with the mind. It turned out that beauty could be elsewhere. My work is related to the subject of chance. In the investigation I find that the match was caused by an accident that generated a lucky event (serendipity).
Several events of my life are tied with a magical thread that goes through time, in this way in art this type of event is no stranger because in the creative process the unexpected, errors or accidents frequently generate character and interest to the work.
As a child I loved playing with matches. While studying architecture I was passionate about the idea of projecting the scale of small objects, I wanted to maximize their size. Finally, in 2009 I launched this idea, I did not hesitate to choose matches as protagonists.” Conchita Pineda, Venezuelan Artist
