Orlando Condeso
I have always been intrigued by objects because they all have a given or acquired identity.
When confronted with an unfamiliar one, my imagination immediately starts looking for clues to its origin, function, purpose, intrinsic value or an ultimate use one could give to it. As my imagination takes full possession of the object, its possibilities become a magical and emotional moment. The event as an art experience tends to dissipate, after I learn the reasons behind the object’s existence.
Derived from abstractions of daily visual experiences, my objects pursue a middle ground between shapes and volumes in order to maintain visual ambiguity. This approach grants me the opportunity to see drawings as three-dimensional objects and vice versa.
My objects are not meant to be a closed and a predetermined entity; they are void of emotional content and compel interpretation. Their purpose is to be experienced, to stir thoughts, evoke feelings, or spur action. The objects’ nebulous nature promotes an intellectual dialog between themselves and the observer, whose individual perspectives give them unique meanings through the respective art experiences
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Born in 1947, Orlando Condeso lives in New York. Prior to coming to the United States, he taught printmaking at the National School of Engineering and at Catholic University in Lima. Condeso has participated in exhibitions in Peru, Chile, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Spain, and has earned prizes such as First Prize at the National Print Contest in Lima, 1970.