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| R.E. SANCHEZ Visual activism, construction, deconstruction, cynicism and satire are the five themes of primary focus in my most recent endeavors. The artworks that come from these themes primarily intend to mesmerize and engage the audience. My visual activism is the process of rearranging the myriad of images that bombard us on a daily basis through the media in order to make political statements. This is especially visible in “Who Do You Love, Who Do You Hate Target Practice”, “Ultra Queer Who Do You Love, Who Do You Hate Target Practice” and “The Roulette Of The House Of Love And Hate”. These artworks allow viewers at the exhibition venue to interact directly by using darts to strike the images they think are positive or negative. Therein lie the construction and deconstruction themes. I construct the artworks and the audience deconstructs them, forever changing their appearance and liberating me of their final look. With these artworks and many more still to come, the audience can take away with it a more memorable experience while at the same time alleviate the sterile and serious act of experiencing fine art in galleries and museums. For the past two years I have been on a mission to refresh the atmosphere of fine art and allow it to be a more tactile and rewarding experience for the audience and for myself. This is just the beginning… The theme of construction is not only related to their geometrical shapes, but more importantly to the realism attained. For me, the images have to be painted as realistic as possible so they can take on a life all their own. I want the audience to see the 3D quality in the images and feel a connection in relation to their own body and mind. Ironically, my connection to the artworks is somewhat the opposite. I create them because I look at humanity and feel an alienation of body and mind. When I view the choices people have made for life on this planet I am proud to say I am an alien. I don't belong here. I feel my way of contribution/protest is a visual one and I've taken it upon myself to try to educate people by opening their perspective of life. The overall idea is that by collectively educating a few minds at a time, the chaos of war, poverty, hunger, materialism and so on we're now experiencing could soon come to an end. When I'm not wretched, I'm usually laughing, because I see the big satirical picture of humanity. Ultimately, if the artworks are not fun to make and to look at, why bother? I hope these works, even though they deal with very serious issues at times, in the end elicit an unexpected grin, the occasional roll of the eyes, a jaw drop or crinkle between the eyes but all in all are exciting to look at, interact with and discuss. RE Sanchez 2004 |
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| RE Sanchez Education: 1996-2000 San Francisco Art Institute, Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting) Solo Exhibitions: 2004 Who do you love? Who do you hate?, SBI Realty, Miami, FL Group Exhibitions:
Bibliography: Awards: 2000 Golden Acrylics Award-- San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco Related Professional Experience: 2004 Artist's assistant — Chuck Close-- Miami Art Museum, Miami |
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