As a part of Momentum OKC, three
artists received $2,000 Momentum Spotlight commissions to create new artwork with
feedback from guest curators, Nathan Lee and Samantha Dillehay. Selected
Momentum Spotlight artists are Eli Casiano of Oklahoma City, Elliott Robbins of
Midwest City, and Katy Seals of Norman.
Blending painting, sculpture and sound, artist Eli Casiano explores the false sense of
pleasure perpetuated by media and society. Casiano was awarded one of three
Spotlight awards for his project “End-in-Itself”, which debuts at Momentum
March 7th & 8th.
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| process shot from End-in-Itself by Eli Casiano, acrylic, 2014 |
Casiano’s project includes four 5x5’ square canvases
arranged around a cube, each side emitting audio loop, composed of musical
arrangements related to the imagery. Suspended from the ceiling of the venue,
this sculpture will confront the viewer with bright depictions of familiar
pop-culture images and “skewed musical progressions.”
Rehashing images from movies, comics and TV, Casiano’s work
draws in viewers with its recognizable imagery while challenging our
connections to these representations. Casiano’s paintings and sounds mimic the bombardment of information we face in an age of increasing technological communication.
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| Momentum Spotlight Artist Eli Casiano working on his project |
Concerned with hedonism and its
consequences on cultural identity, Casiano‘s dark mash-ups interrogate our
culture that glorifies an unachievable end through wealth and sex. These colorful and
elaborate hybrids question our reasoning and act as “metaphors for bodily
transformation, depravity, and sexual aspirations.”
Submissions for Momentum OKC are due by January 27, 2014 at 5 pm. Oklahoma
artists aged 30 and younger are eligible. Momentum OKC opens March 7-8,
8-midnight, at the Farmer's Public Market, OKC. www.MomentumOklahoma.org
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