For Pepón Osorio, the only way he can communicate the message he wants to get across with his art is by going "beyond something on the wall". Osorio does this through his intricate installation pieces that employ the use of everyday objects.
Before his life as an artist, Osorio used to work in The Bronx as a social worker. The experiences he accumulated because of his occupation deeply affected him and his works as well, making a lot of his installations look as if they've been pulled straight out of one of his cases. Many of Osorio's works are about contradiction as well as he tries to blend opposing emotions together in one piece.
The majority of Osorio's works are recreations of different places. These places include bedrooms, jail cells, living rooms, dining rooms, and barber shops. He enhances some of these places in different ways, such as making a certain room into a crime scene or by adding video installations. Osorio's time as a social worker has made him garner a desire to give back art to the community. This desire has resulted in a piece that actually goes home to home instead of just staying put in a gallery.
The installations Osorio creates are meant to be thought provoking. His goal is that as you piece together what he's trying to say, you'll begin to change in a way that matters.
Information provided by:
"Pepón Osorio." Art21. PBS, n.d. Web. 8 Mar. 2014.
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