Bosco Sodi
Bosco Sodi is a Mexican visual artist known for his work in painting, sculpture, and installations. His practice focuses on experimentation with organic materials and natural processes, exploring impermanence and chance.
Biography
Bosco Sodi was born in Mexico City in 1970. From the beginning of his career, he has shown interest in raw materials and uncontrolled processes. He lives and works between New York, Berlin, Barcelona, and Oaxaca.In 2014, he founded Fundación Casa Wabi, an artist residency and community project space located on the coast of Oaxaca, partly designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando.
Work
Sodi's production is characterized by the use of natural pigments, sawdust, fibers, resins, and clay. These materials are mixed and left to dry outdoors, allowing environmental factors such as humidity and temperature to alter the final result.His practice seeks to highlight the relationship between nature and the creative process. His works often display rough surfaces, cracks, and textures that emerge unpredictably.
Among his influences are art informel, artists such as Antoni Tàpies, Jean Dubuffet, Willem de Kooning, and Mark Rothko, as well as the Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi.
Projects and installations
- Muro : temporary installation in Washington Square Park, New York, composed of handmade bricks from Oaxaca. The work was dismantled the same day of its inauguration, and the bricks were distributed to the public.
- Casa Wabi : foundation dedicated to promoting contemporary art and community work in Oaxaca.
Selected exhibitions
- Beyond Wilderness, He Art Museum, China.
- Galaxy, Scai the Bathhouse, Tokyo.
- Bosco Sodi: La fuerza del destino, Dallas, Texas.
- Retrospectives and group exhibitions at institutions such as the Museo Nacional de Arte, the Bronx Museum, and Museo Jumex.
Collections
- Museo Jumex, Mexico City.
- Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge.
- Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas.
- Sammlung Essl, Vienna.