Description of artwork: Through artworks in various media—such as sculpture, painting, drawing, and installation—Jorge Pineda expresses his engagement with social and humanitarian issues. Many of his works have addressed the physical and psychological toll of child abuse. He often arranges life-sized sculptures of children in compositions that metaphorically depict their anxious inner lives.
In Afro Charlie the three-dimensional figure of a boy faces the wall. Dark wall scribblings around and above the figure’s head echo the “afro” of the title and seem to emanate confused energy. The boy’s sneakers, headphones, skateboard, and the sports team number on the back of his jersey act as attributes of anonymous adolescence rather than as clues to individual identity (Text taken from the catalogue for the exhibition Portadores de sentido).
Video:
This interview between Jorge Pineda and Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro took place on May 28, 2020. Installation shots:
Installation image of the exhibition ReVisión: Art in the Américas at the Denver Art Museum (October 24, 2021–July 17, 2022).Installation view of the exhibition Relational Undercurrents: Contemporary Art of the Caribbean Archipelago at the Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University (June 1– September 23, 2018). Photo by Eddie José Bartolomei, courtesy the Wallach Art Gallery.Installation view of the exhibition Portadores de sentido: Contemporary Art from the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros en el Museo Amparo, Puebla, Mexico, (February 9–July 22, 2019).
Artist:
Jorge Pineda
Title:
Afro Charlie
Date:
2010
Materials:
Polychrome wood, skateboard, headphones and charcoal on wall
Dimensions:
157.5 x 43.2 x 35.6 cm (62 x 17 x 14”)
Artist:
Jorge Pineda
Title:
Afro Charlie
Date:
2010
Materials:
Polychrome wood, skateboard, headphones and charcoal on wall
Dimensions:
157.5 x 43.2 x 35.6 cm (62 x 17 x 14”)
Description of artwork: Through artworks in various media—such as sculpture, painting, drawing, and installation—Jorge Pineda expresses his engagement with social and humanitarian issues. Many of his works have addressed the physical and psychological toll of child abuse. He often arranges life-sized sculptures of children in compositions that metaphorically depict their anxious inner lives.
In Afro Charlie the three-dimensional figure of a boy faces the wall. Dark wall scribblings around and above the figure’s head echo the “afro” of the title and seem to emanate confused energy. The boy’s sneakers, headphones, skateboard, and the sports team number on the back of his jersey act as attributes of anonymous adolescence rather than as clues to individual identity (Text taken from the catalogue for the exhibition Portadores de sentido).
Video:
This interview between Jorge Pineda and Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro took place on May 28, 2020. Installation shots:
Installation image of the exhibition ReVisión: Art in the Américas at the Denver Art Museum (October 24, 2021–July 17, 2022).Installation view of the exhibition Relational Undercurrents: Contemporary Art of the Caribbean Archipelago at the Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University (June 1– September 23, 2018). Photo by Eddie José Bartolomei, courtesy the Wallach Art Gallery.Installation view of the exhibition Portadores de sentido: Contemporary Art from the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros en el Museo Amparo, Puebla, Mexico, (February 9–July 22, 2019).
