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About Sarabel

Baltimore City

Bayamón, Puerto Rico, 1984
 
Sarabel Santos-Negrón is a multidisciplinary artist, educator and museum professional. Her work is informed by the study of nature through its social, political and ecological territories. She earned an MFA in Studio Art from Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore; an MAE in Museum Studies from Caribbean University, Puerto Rico; a BFA in Painting and Art History from the University of Puerto Rico; and Art History studies from… more

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False Nature

False Nature is series of works in which I explore the natural world from a biological, botanical and ecological approach. My interest lies in evoking nature, not only from its composition or physical appearance, but also by its molecular and chemical structure. In addition, part of this project is based on a collaborative practice. Since last year until recent months I have been integrating plastic (polyethylene or plastic bags) that I have been collecting in the community where I live in Bayamon City, Puerto Rico and in Baltimore City, Maryland. Using polyethylene as an integral part of the work responds to my concerns about pollution and the excess production of this material which affects our environment. The result are drawings that refer to the natural world. The synthetic material is invading and intervening the drawings as a metaphor for pollution in which we are immersed and adapted. It is a false, synthetic and toxic nature.
  • Evergreen
    Evergreen
    Evergreen, 2016 Evergreen is a site specific progressive project of false nature which I did collecting plastic bags in Baltimore City, Maryland. I explore how nature is perceived in urban spaces, considering its growth and form. I’m interested in pollution and how nature is affected by that. In this case, using plastic is a direct way to talk about my environmental concerns. Evergreen is a term used to describe something will always be green and joyful, but also in marketing refers to the content that never expires, that always will be there (like plastic).
  • Evergreen
    Evergreen
    Evergreen, 2016 Evergreen is a site specific progressive project of false nature which I did collecting plastic bags in Baltimore City, Maryland. I explore how nature is perceived in urban spaces, considering its growth and form. I’m interested in pollution and how nature is affected by that. In this case, using plastic is a direct way to talk about my environmental concerns. Evergreen is a term used to describe something will always be green and joyful, but also in marketing refers to the content that never expires, that always will be there (like plastic).
  • Evergreen
    Evergreen
    Evergreen, 2016 Evergreen is a site specific progressive project of false nature which I did collecting plastic bags in Baltimore City, Maryland. I explore how nature is perceived in urban spaces, considering its growth and form. I’m interested in pollution and how nature is affected by that. In this case, using plastic is a direct way to talk about my environmental concerns. Evergreen is a term used to describe something will always be green and joyful, but also in marketing refers to the content that never expires, that always will be there (like plastic).
  • Evergreen
    Evergreen
    Evergreen, 2016 Evergreen is a site specific progressive project of false nature which I did collecting plastic bags in Baltimore City, Maryland. I explore how nature is perceived in urban spaces, considering its growth and form. I’m interested in pollution and how nature is affected by that. In this case, using plastic is a direct way to talk about my environmental concerns. Evergreen is a term used to describe something will always be green and joyful, but also in marketing refers to the content that never expires, that always will be there (like plastic).
  • Caribbean Coral, 2016
    Caribbean Coral, 2016
    Caribbean Coral, 2016 Drawing with mixed media and polyethylene 17 ½" x 30 ¼” x 4"
  • ​Waste Wave, 2015-2016
    ​Waste Wave, 2015-2016
    Waste Wave, 2016 Drawing with mixed media on paper 18 ½” x 23 ½” x 7 ½”
  • ​Stone Circum, 2016
    ​Stone Circum, 2016
    Stone Circum, 2016 Drawing with mixed media and polyethylene 23” x 26 ½”
  • Aqualina, 2016
    Aqualina, 2016
    Aqualina (2016) Drawing with mixed media and polyethylene on paper 26” x 36” x 5"
  • Waterhole VOC, 2016
    Waterhole VOC, 2016
  • Reserva, no más (2016).jpg
    Reserva, no más (2016).jpg
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