Irene Dubrovsky
b. 1972, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Irene
Durbrovsky’s
work
is
characterised by the creation of
woven
cartographies
and
topographies. The north and south
pole, world aerial connections, the
via-lactea and even the patterns of
tsunamis are mapped through the
artist’s vision. The resulting images
make us wonder about time, space
and evolving connections, and at
the same time, remind us of the
beauty of earth and sky.
Originating from the combination of cosmological theories and satellite images
with Pythagorean mathematics and oriental geometry, the large scale woven
maps juxtapose ancient materials and laborious crafts with the latest
technological imagery of the world.
Dubrovsky uses Google Earth and satellite images of the globe and the cosmos
and translates them into three-dimensional amate paper weavings elegantly
polychromed. The result is an earthy surface that removes the coldness and
remoteness of the computer digital images, whilst retaining the precision of the
maps to mathematical detail. The weave of the amate (a natural pre-paper
used in Mexico since pre-Columbian times) suggests longitude and latitude
lines. When referencing the stars, Irene’s works explode the coordinates of the
universe.
A fellow of the National System of Creators and participant of the highly
respected Biennial in Havana, Cuba she has exhibited in her native Argentina,
Mexico, USA, Spain, Austria and Portugal and for the first time in Hong Kong in
2014.
Puerta Roja represents Irene Dubrovsky in Asia.
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Curriculum Vitae
Education
1988
National
School
of
Art Prilidiano
Pueyrredón, Buenos Aires, Argentina,
1988 -1992
Painting,
sculpture
and
drawing
workshops at the Eduardo Sivori
Museum, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Individual exhibitions
2014
Parallel Universes, Puerta Roja, Hong
Kong
Maps of otherness, Egypt’s Palace,
Lisbon, Portugal
2013
Maps of otherness, Pere Prune Art
Center, Barcelona, Spain
The Anglo Mexican Foundation, Jardin
de los Sueños, Casa del Lago, Mexico
DF, Mexico
The James Gardens, Heanley Festival,
UK
Mapas Nomadas, Quetzalli Gallery,
Oaxaca, Mexico
2012
“Maps of otherness”, Mexikanische Kult,
urinstitut,Wien, Austria
Chilango Public Art, "The Great Wave",
Installation in the Rio de Janeiro Park,
Mexico
2010
Carthograpy and Astronomy,
Blanca, Mexico City, Mexico
Caja
2009
Biennial
of
Cuenca,
Distorted
cartographies, Museum of History,
Cuenca, Ecuador
Biennial of La Habana, North PoleSouth Pole, El Morro, La Habana, Cuba
North Pole- South Pole, NM Proyects,
Nina Menocal Gallery, Mexico DF,
Mexico
Biennial
Ventosul,
Melting
Point,
Museum of the Un. MUSA, Curitiba,
Brazil
2007
The labyrinth of the perfect language,
Museum of the Art, Ciudad Juarez,
Mexico
2006
The Book of the death, Palacio del
arzobispado Museum, Mexico City,
Mexico
The human machine, MACAY, Musum
of Contemporary Art, Yucatán, Mexico
The Book of Prana, Quetzalli Gallery,
Oaxaca, Mexico
2005
Oximoron, El Atrio Gallery, Mexico DF,
Mexico
The human machine, Raúl Anguiano,
Guadalajara Museum, Mexico
2004
The human machine, Wifredo Lamm
Center, La Habana, Cuba
2003
Cartographies of Babel,
Gallery, Oaxaca, Mexico
Quetzalli
2002
Fly of Chronos, Chopo
Mexico City, Mexico
Museum,
1999
Illusory Cartography of Master Game,
Azul Gallery, Guadalajara, Mexico
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1994
Existenciario, Recoleta Center, Buenos
Aires, Argentina
1991
Irene Dubrovsky, Celebrities Gallery,
Buenos
Aires,
Argentina
Collective exhibitions
2015
Beyond Borders, Puerta Roja Gallery,
Hong Kong
2014
Art Taipei, Puerta Roja Gallery, Taipei,
Taiwan
KIAF, Puerta Roja Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Art Jakarta, Puerta Roja Gallery,
Jakarta,
Indonesia
Recollective 3, Puerta Roja, Hong Kong
Folia, Celda Contemporánea, Mexico
City, Mexico
Made in Mexico, Fashion and Textile
Museum, London, UK
2013
Fronteritat,
Valencia’s
Polytechnic
Institute, Spain
Map of the stars installation, MATRIA,
Oaxaca, Mexico
Ser o no Sur, Jose Luis Cuevas Museum,
Mexico City, Mexico
Synthesis, Gallery Ethra, Mexico City,
Mexico
2012
The big wave installation, Rio de Janeiro
Park, Mexico City, Mexico
2011
Art and nature, Gallery of the
Archbishopric’s Palace, Mexico City,
Mexico
Landscapes, Ethra Gallery, Mexico City,
Mexico
2010
Map Tour, Antique College of San
Idelfonso Museum, Mexico City, Mexico
World Maps, Couturrier Gallery, Los
Angeles, USA
2008
The Corn Project, La Curtiduria, Oaxaca
City, Mexico
2007
Donaciones, Museum of Archbishopric
Palace, Mexico City, Mexico
20 x 20, Raul Anguiano Museum,
Guadalajara, Mexico
2006
Contemporary Oaxacan art, Museum
of Art, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
Art Now, Juarez, Tec de Monterrey
University, Mexico
MACO, Internacional Art Fair, Quetzalli
Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico
Yesterday, video projetion, La Habana
IX Bienmal, Cuba
SIVAM Visual Arts Program, Casa Lam,
Mexico City, Mexico
2005
MACO, Internacional Art Fair, Quetzalli
Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico
2004
LUNA Award, National
Mexico City, Mexico
2002
Cross of Roads,
Oaxaca, Mexico
Auditorium,
Quetzalli
Gallery,
2001
26-36, Young contemporary proposals,
Palacio del Arzobispado Museum,
Mexico City, Mexico
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25 x 25 x 25, little format pieces, GAM
Mexican Art Gallery, Mexico City,
Mexico
1999
ARTEBA, Internacional Art Fair, Azul
Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Salon del Grabado, Guadalajara,
Mexico
1995
George Braque Prize, Objects Section,
Patricios Bank Foundation, Buenos Aires,
Argentina
1994
Artist’s boxes, FILO Contemporary Art,
Buenos Aires, Argentina
a,e,i,u,o, Recoleta Center, Buenos Aires,
Argentina
CAIC/Klem Prize, Art Critics Journeys,
Buenos Aires, Argentina
1992
Seven
Voices
from
the
south,
C.E.L.A.R.G., Caracas, Venezuela
The emergent voices, Art Critics
Journeys, Harrods in the Art, Buenos
Aires,
Argentina
Neon Art, Centoira Gallery, Buenos
Aires, Argentina
1991
Supermerc art, Alto Palermo, Buenos
Aires, Argentina
The Discrimination Award, International
Association of Art Critics in Buenos Aires,
Argentina
HOROS Group, Celebrities Gallery,
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cola Cola in art Award, Buenos Aires
Argentina
1990
George Braque Prize, Painting Section,
Museum of Modern Art, Buenos Aires,
Argentina
Awards
2011
Fellowship SNCA, FONCA, Mexico
2011
Contemporary Textile Art Biennial,
Special Selection, Diego Rivera Anahuacalli Museum
1995
First Mention, Visual Arts Award, Culture
Review, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1991
First Prize, in The Discrimination Award,
awarded
by
the
International
Association of Art Critics in Buenos Aires,
Argentina
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