Building Blocks (Part 2)
September 1 – September 5
On view at Fourteen30 Contemporary
1501 SW Market Street, Portland OR 97201
*Open by appointment only. To make arrangements please call or text (503)2361430 or email info@fourteen30.com.
Building Blocks (Part 2)
A temporary installation utilizing tape and light. The artwork transforms throughout the day as the sun shifts and the shadows travel.
Joseph Rodriguez creates installation pieces that are informed by personal narratives, religion, identity, and constructs of trauma and suicide. Rodriguez often works with masking tape, sand, and acrylic paint to form language that derives from Mayan patterning, stain glass, and graffiti. These works are usually short lived and require viewers to be fully immersed in the space and the moment.
Rodriguez is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in visual studies at the Pacific Northwest College of Art. He previously earned a Bachelors of Art from San Francisco State in 2016, where he focused on painting and drawing.
Rodriguez has shown at many group shows in small venues since 2010, including a only solo exhibition at the Euphrat Museum of Art. Rodriguez has been awarded the De Anza Student Art Show: Juror’s Award.
