Marco Rountree Cruz
Untitled, 2011
Wood, intervening books,
240 x 190 x 15 cm
One-Person Show | Artist Information:
Marco Rountree Cruz
*1982, Mexico City, Mexico
Lives and works in Mexico City, Mexico
Selected solo exhibitions:
2011 La casa del Dr. Caligari, Travesía Cuatro, Madrid
2010 Sin título, Museo de Arte Queretaro, Mexico
2009 Colección otoño/invierno, Valenzuela Klenner, Bogota
2008 Concepción Besitegui 831, Proyectos Monclova, Mexico City
2007 Extensión considerada en una sola de sus tres dimensiones, curated by Patrick Charpenel, Galería Seattle, Zapopan, Jalisco
Unidad Indivisible, Valenzuela Klenner, Bogota
2006 Romero Solo, Proyectos Monclova, Mexico City
2005 Marco Rountree, Proyectos Monclova, Mexico City
Marco Rountree's need to work with books arises not only from the fact that all of his oeuvre comes from exploring life's everyday objects, but also from the artist's lack of academic training. But Rountree's poetic intuition becomes the key weapon to achieve his goal. The books themselves are already works of art, but the need to present them in a domestic context calls for the building of wooden structures that are abstractions of everyday furniture.
Consequently, the project for Art Positions consists of a background of shelves covering the walls of the booth, and abstractions of tables and chairs with books, all constructing a scenario where everything moves into a new dimension: objectual, contextual, biographical, and creating a new visual poetry.