Waiting on Approval: Fascinated by the intersection between art and everyday life, Los Carpinteros (The Carpenters) merge architecture, design, drawing, and sculpture in quirky and unpredictable ways. Their carefully crafted constructions advance a humorous visual language of contradiction and transformation—like the utilitarian versus the useless and form versus function.
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- Based in
- Havana, Cuba
- Country
- Cuba
- Type
- Individual
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About Los Carpinteros
Waiting on Approval: Fascinated by the intersection between art and everyday life, Los Carpinteros (The Carpenters) merge architecture, design, drawing, and sculpture in quirky and unpredictable ways. Their carefully crafted constructions advance a humorous visual language of contradiction and transformation—like the utilitarian versus the useless and form versus function.
Waiting on Approval: Fascinated by the intersection between art and everyday life, Los Carpinteros (The Carpenters) merge architecture, design, drawing, and sculpture in quirky and unpredictable ways. Their carefully crafted constructions advance a humorous visual language of contradiction and transformation—like the utilitarian versus the useless and form versus function. Their drawings and studies, referencing technical drafts and blueprints, mock the early planning stages involved in making art. Los Carpinteros adopted the name for their collective in 1994 to embrace the guild tradition of artisans and skilled laborers.
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Works in Museum Collections
Collection data via The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harvard Art Museums (CC BY), and Europeana
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Frequently Asked Questions
What medium does Los Carpinteros work in?
Los Carpinteros primarily works in Sculpture, Installation.
Where is Los Carpinteros based?
Los Carpinteros is based in Havana, Cuba.
What is Los Carpinteros's nationality?
Los Carpinteros is from Cuba.