artist pptx

1. Damián Ortega
Rachel McAndrew
SP 2020 . SA 132
Structuring Human Space

2. Who is Damián Ortega?
Born: 1967 in Mexico City
No formal art education
Lived in Berlin for 7 years to better his art skills and is
now back in Mexico City
Exhibited art in Berlin, London, Mexico, and the United
States

4. Controller of the
Universe,2007, 285 x 406 x
455cm, wire and found tools
This is my favorite piece by
Ortega because it shows that
Ortega is using tools to fix
something internal, because
all of the tools are facing
inwards.

5. Tortillas Construction Module, 1998,
unknown dimensions(variable), corn
tortillas
I love this piece by Ortega because he
shows that art really can be made out of
anything that you have laying around,
including food, like tortillas.

6. Esquema del mundo: Estratigrafías, 2014
Polyurethane foam, bamboo, tissue paper,
newspaper, kraft paper, cardboard, sisal,
styrofoam and adhesive
“Esquema del mundo” means “outline of the
world.” So this piece by Ortega is believed to
be a representation of the inside of the
earth.
I like his use of medium because it reminds
me of our cardboard project.

7. Works Cited
Picture of Ortega: https://art21.org/artist/damian-ortega/
Controller of the Universe: https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/35460745/
Tortillas Construction Module: https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/33268
Esquema del mundo: https://adrastuscollection.org/damian-ortega-sedimentary-layers-society/