Lina Puerta

Winter Workspace 2013
Glyndor Gallery | January 2 – March 24, 2013 

Lina Puerta utilizes a wide variety of materials in her sculpture—clay, resins, wood, found objects, fabrics and artificial and live plants. With these materials she creates ecosystems that include anatomical and botanical forms, drawing the connection between the appearance of the human body and plant life. The artist will use her time at Wave Hill during Winter Workspace to observe the structure and behavior of plants, with a focus on their life cycles. She will use these observations as the basis for creating several small sculptures. Her work has been shown in Spain, Mexico and the United States. Exhibitions include Heart Beats at Praxis International Gallery, El Museo’s Bienal: The S-Files 2011 at El Museo del Barrio and EAF10: 2010 Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition at Socrates Sculpture Park. Puerta received her MS in art education from Queens College of the City University of New York.

Pictured above: Lina Puerta, Cliff, 2012, polyurethane foam, porcelain, resin, cotton thread, fabric, fiberfill, acrylic paint, model tree, trims, beads, rhinestones, chain, acrylic sheet, artificial foliage, moss and wax, 8.5" x 7" x 6.5". Courtesy of the artist.

More information at www.linapuerta.net.