TPP: Presenting Antonia Gurkovska's Appendix exhibition at Sagrado Corazon Univrsity and University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus

Today, TPP rolled down to the Universidad del Sagrado Corazon and the Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus on the final day of classes so they could enjoy the great works on exhibition. We parked at a new spot right besides the library of the University. Lots of traffic and students were impacted by Antonia's works.

After wrapping up our visit to Sagrado Corazon University, we rolled down to the Universidad de Puerto Rico (Rio Piedras) to the school of arts and parked right in front of the building. The students were all over the place as the teachers because of the last day of classes and final papers. A good amount of students came abroad to see the show after turning in their papers. Reception of the work was awsome and a lot were impressed with the media Gurkovska used to work the pieces.

Teachers Pablo Rubio, Nathan Budoff, Nestor Otero, Laura Bravo and others were knod enough to bring their students after the final class so they have a chance to see what's going on in the artworld.

Cant wait forthe new semester of college to start so we can continue our trips to the art schools so we can help them see whats going on ouside of the art college scene. It's really rewarding seeing the students look at our exhibitions and having them motivated to try new things and look up new information about the artists and looking at new stuff every month. See you guys next semester.

CARIDURO by Rimx - TPP's March 2012 limited edition silkscreen

This month (March 2012, still running behind schedule) limited edition silkscreen was designed by NYC based urban artist Rimx. He is part of the collective group Corografico alongside artists Clandestino, Spear, Acty2, Son and Esco.  The Corografico was named winners of the collective category in the 1^st Urban and Street Art Biennale Graphopoli with their mural work on the Coliseito Pedrin Zorrila in Hato Rey.

Rimx who graduated from Central High and studied at La Escuela de Artes Plasticas in San Juan, has created his own world of characters which he routinely places in walls as part of murals around the city. Rimx has incorporated some new elements to his already elaborate works using the architectural influences he sees in different cities where he works.

This particular character has been named “Caradura”, meaning hard-face.  In this design we can appreciate the architectural form of the “adoquines” which is the name of the stones that make the streets of old San Juan. This element helps make this specific character more regional or local as he has the land mark streets of the capital of Puerto Rico in his face.

Rimx is an ever evolving artist whom is continuously experimenting and adding new styles into his already recognizable artwork always looking for that new way to impress his fans and bring his work to new heights and letting us into his world of characters whom you can see come alive in his works.

This is a limited edition silkscreen numbered to 50 and hand signed by the artist. Cariduro is only $50 per silkscreen until supplies last. Get yours today.

TPP Presents: "Appendix" solo exhibition by Antonia Gurkovska

Antonia Gurkovska

Trailer Park Proyects is proud to announce Antonia Gurkovska’s first solo exhibition in Puerto Rico. Gurkovska (1984 – Sofia, Bulgaria) will be exhibiting a series of 14 new original drawings which will be priced between $300-$500 each, helping TPP maintain our mission of offering great works by great artists at an affordable prices.

Fresh off her solo exhibition at Chicago/Berlin based Kavi Gupta Gallery (http://kavigupta.com/exhibition/111/index), The Gupta show titled “Index” leads us to the title of this new exhibition “Appendix” which consist of a group of drawings created during the process of her large paintings created for her “Index” show. Antoniafinshed her MFA at the Chicago Art Institute (SAIC) in 2011 and after her solo show, her works were included as part of the Gallery’s exhibiting artists group at the Armory Show 2012.

The provocation for the works on paper stems from her interest in the painting process, and dependence and shift of meaning between the two “medias”. Translating painting strategies onto paper open up a various unexpected possibilities otherwise restricted or disguised on canvas which then find their way back into the paintings.

I heard of Antonia for the first time through SAIC graduate and New York based artist and good friend Angel Otero whose opinion on art I always respect. I looked Antonia’s works right after I finished the conversation and immediately fell in love with Antonia’s works. I was a bit bummed out that images of her works clearly showed texture and a different esthetic but the photographs didn’t translate well, even though they translated well enough for me to get really excited about doing a show at Trailer Park Proyects and after a couple of calls and befriending Antonia, here we are today.

Her work has been praised by critics and artists as well. They are created with vinyl, latex, packing material, found fabrics in mixed media with influences of the arte povera movement but with a different esthetic approach which makes her works truly original and unique. Her use of texture and painting makes her pieces a visual banquet to the spectator.

With some of our local top artists working along the Arte Povera movement, list that include Jorge Rito Cordero, Omar Velazquez and Jose Luis Vargas. Gurkovska’s works have a completely different look and feel as what we are accustomed to, when we hear or think of the Arte Povera. To see more of Antonia’s works, please visit her website www.gurkovska.com and get a better feel of what her works look like.

The show will be traveling through college campuses around the metropolitan area with stops including the UPR Rio Piedras, Universidad del Sagrado Corazon, Universidad Interamericana, Escuela de Artes Plasticas de San Juan and selected art related activities. If you would like to see the exhibition you can email me at alexis@alexisfigueroa.com so we can coordinate a date.

See you at the show.

TPP @ La Trienal (Arsenal La Puntilla and La Perla)

TPP continued the La Trienal Poligrafica de San Juan opening tour. After a great opening at La Galeria Nacional we kept up with the remaining opening acts of the different venues that La Trienal has for the exhibition.

Saturday night we had a beautiful space right besides the pier in the patio of the Arsenal de La Puntilla. Our truck was located right besides the dinning tabels so we had a lot of traffic @ TPP. A big group of collectors, critics, artists and curators passed by to see our limited edition prints and Melvin Martinez's El Material exhibition on display.

It is a great honor for TPP and our artists to be exhibiting in such an important event and better yet to get props from artists from around the world for our efforts and the idea of bringing art to everyone and making it affordable. We are overwhelemed by their reactions and proud of our work.

At El Arsenal's Patio just before opening.

Artist/Art Critic Pedro Velez along Art Critic Manuel Alvarez Lezama

Artist Melvin Martinez with Art Critic Manuel Alvarez Lezama

While the crowds gathered to get some food and drinks, they stopped and looked at TPP.
We had a very busy night

Over 100 people walked in to see our exhibition.

On Sunday morning after a night of great art and hanging all night with visiting and local artists, Sunday had finally arrived. Time for the closing block party called El Caldo de La Perla created by artists and activist Edgardo Larregui with his project El Coco de oro.

There was live music, free seminars and arts and crafts classes for kids and adults and free Caldo de Pescao, Tour of La Perla with a stop at Chemi Rosado's El Bowl where kids of La Perla were swimming as well as a small improvised movie theater where local documentaries and short films were shwon including Christian Suau's Oso Blanco and the skateboarding documentary Ej.kei. This was a great family event where lots of tourists came down to see what was going on at La Cancha and stayed for a great afternoon of having fun.

Monica with a cup of Caldo de La Perla

Trienal director Marilu Purcel at La Perla

Group of atudents/young artists that were leading the arts and crafts section of the event.

The Fisherman hading out free Caldo

La Perla kids at El Bowl

Head up young kid showing off some diving skills

Community and visitors were hanging out at El Bowl. It's easy to see the importance of this public project funded by the artists and worked on with the community. No wonder Chemi is loved by the whole La Perla community.

Fisherman with Larregui cooking some Caldo for the event

TPP @ Calle Norzagaray. Trailer didn't fit throught the entrance of La Perla so we managed to take a prime spot right in front of the steps that lead to  La Cancha de La Perla.



We had a lot of traffic, mainly tourists that were walking towards El Morro and Old San Juan. We managed to send some down to La Perla which lter passed by again to thank us. Apparently the Trailer thing is very refreshing and lots of people comment on the creativity of the project. We were very happy to hear this from different poeple from around the world. We got visits from people from USA, Germany, Neatherlands, France, Venezuela, England and some other places. It was an amazing experience.

Rapper Yomo, Gave his time and talent to the people of La Perla. Free concert and great message for the kids about making Puerto Rico a big community not just yours. We are one as a whole.

Some actors of the reanactment of the battles of El Morro came over for drinks and music.

The view from La Perla. These people were enjoying the show but apparently were too lazy to walk downstairs to be at the Caldo de La Perla. No matter they were dancing and enjoying the music as well.

Edgardo Larregui, Yomo and my son Daniel hanging out after the performance.

We are really happy to be part of this event and we will continue to support all cultural events and try to get everyone involved in arts and community events to help make Puerto Rico a better and more cultured place.

thanks for coming out, see you at our next exhibition.

Trienal de San Juan Opening @ Galeria Nacional April 27

TPP participated in the official opening of the Trienal Poligrafica de San Juan yesterday April 27th. We were spotted right in front of the entrance of La Galeria Nacional and we sere exhibiting our monthly silkscreen prints and Melvin Martinez project El Material.

All prints are available for sale at $50 signed by the artist and numbered to 50. We released a new small format silkscreen as part of Melvin's El Material exhibition. There are a limited edition silkscreen run of 200 of single baggies with green and white color glitter at only $10 each. The other is a 3 baggie silkscreen signed by the artist and numbered to 40 of each color. We also have available the usual original glitter baggies for $6 each.

Here are a couple of photographs of the opening. We will be at El Arsenal de La Puntilla today starting at 6:00pm.

 Students Group of Arecibo Artist Noin Rivera

 Shot of our Trailer in front of landmark La Iglesia San Jose

 Shot of our Trailer parked in front of La Galeria Nacional.

 One of our most important conceptual artist Carlos Irizarry visited the Trailer and was impressed with the works of our ounger generations.

From left to Right: Arlette de la Serna (Assistant Curator Museo de Arte de Ponce), Rebeca Noriega (Associate curator of La Trienal de San Juan), Pedro Velez (Artist and Art Critic) and Cheryl Hartup (Cheif Curator of the Museo de Arte de Ponce) in front of Trailer Park Proyects.

Collector Rosalia Ugobono and artist Melvin Martinez in front of Trailer Park Proyects.

 Paco Barragan (Curator, Art Critic and Blogger) and Carla Avecedo Yates (Curator, Art Critic and Blogger) visit www.dawire.com and check it out.

Group of kids look at Melvon Martinez's golden briefcase sculpture from his exhibition El Material.

Trailer Park Proyects @ la Trienal Poligrafica de San Juan.

TPP is proud to announce that we will be participating at the opening ceremonies of La 3ra Trienal Poligráfica de San Juan on April 28-30. We are very proud of our accomplishments and our monthly prints/graphics project. We have been producing limited edition silkscreen of the most important young artists of Puerto Rico since July 2011 and offering them to the general public at $50 with our mission “Art for Everyone”.

April 27th at La Galeria Nacional starting at 6:00pm

April 28th at El Arsenal de La Puntilla in the outdoor patio from 6:00pm

April 29th at La Cancha de La Perla for el Caldo de Oro starting 12:00pm

We will be presenting all the prints we have produced up to date. The participating artists are Brian Rivera, Omar Velazquez, Radames Juni Figueroa, Rafael Miranda, Bobby Cruz, Karlo Ibarra, Stencil Network (Juan Ramon Gutierrez), Jesus Bubu Negron and our latest print from artist Rimx titled "Caradura" for the month of March  which we will oficially release after this event

We would like to thank our team at the print shop Omar Velazquez and Rafael Miranda which are the master printers and the ones in charge that the project runs smoothly.

We will be selling all the prints produced to date at the event. Remember each print @ $50 and they are a limited edition of 50 signed by the artist and numbered.

Don’t miss this great event where the most promising and important graphic artists from Latin-American will be exhibiting works. This is a great opportunity to see all the best in the same place.

See you there.

Tomorrow at TOSTADO they will be exhibiting all our silkscreen prints...

Tomorrow Friday Arpil 20th, TOSTADO will be celebrating the event 420. TOSTADO is a hip coffe house where you can get primium quality coffe at any time. You can also have some of their artistic breads and butters or you could go for a string rice and beans with grilled chicken main course.

It is located right besides the Universidad del Sagrados Corazon in calle Sagrado Corazon the place with the small yellow car on top. Be sure to get there tomorrow after works. There will be live music by DJ Talavera, munchies by Chef RB, special tapas and picadera and live Painting by Edgardo Larregui and La Ele createing the now famous mural in front of the Cafe.

Starts at 4:30 with a closing at 11:00pm. Don't miss it.