Proyecto: EC2025 de Eduardo Cabrer en Constructo

 Para el primer artista del proyecto se selecciono al artista plastico Eduardo Cabrer quien presentara sus nuevos trabajos de abstracciones geometricas. Cabrer quien es un artista muy prolifero y que explora diferentes medios y estilos en su pintura decidio presentar este cuerpo de trabajo que nos lleva a la epoca de pop art donde nos transporta a la epoca de finales de los 60 y principios de los 70 donde ese movimiento tuvo un gran boom en la escena del arte internacional y de Puerto Rico. 

Una epoca donde la Galeria Colibri de Luigi Marosini presento trabajos de esta indole de los maestros Domingo Garcia, Domingo Lopez, Luis Hernandez Cruz, Julio Rosado del Valle, Jose Luis Rochet, Lorenzo Homar, Emilio Sanchez, Omar Rayo, Antonio Frasconi, Marcos Yrizarry, John Balossi, Lilliana Porter, Avilio Cajigas, Carlos Irizarry, Robert Goodnough, Eli Barreto, Agustin Fernandez, Luis Camnitzer, Rogelio Polesello, Edival Ramosa, Manuel Facal y otros mientras artistas como Paul Camacho, Victor Vasarely, Donald Judd, Carl Andre, Robert Morris, Sol LeWitt, Frank Stella presentaban sus trabajos en la escena del arte en NYC y a nivel internacional. 

Cabrer presento un cuerpo de mas de 20 obras las cuales hablaban entre si con un diseno de sala magistral que logro la critica favorable, ventas y un grupo concurrido de publico en general durante los 3 meses de la exhibicion.

Entre otras cosas el musico de jazz Eduardo Zayaz amenizo las exhibiciones amenizando con su orquesta durante los Martes de Galeria en Santurce. Tuvimos presente una exotic cocktail bar que preparo tragos high end para los asistentes y tambien contamos con el auspicio de productos de Chocolate Cortes, Jappique, Tortillas Dona Lola, Medalla, Magna, Cerveza H y Ron del Barrilito.

Tambien se crearon Carteles Serigraficos de la exhibicion edicion limitada de 40 impresos por La Serigrafica los cuales estaran a la venta en $40.

La exhibicion fue todo un exito y preparo el tono para lo que son los Martes de Galeria en Santurce todos los primeros martes de mes.

Noche de Apertura

Talleres Educativos

Cartel Serigrafico Disponible

Proyecto Trailer Park Proyects / Constructo

 Trailer Park Proyects se une a Constructo para presentar un proyecto colaborativo donde estaremos presentando exhibiciones donde cada artista seleccionado presentara su propuesta por espacio de 3 meses. En ese tiempo estaremos ofreciendo 1 recorrido guiado, talleres para ninos y una conferencia sobre la carrera del artista.

El artista sera responsable de todo en el espacio: curaduria, diseno de sala, montaje, etc... Se crea un espacio totalmente libre para que el artista pueda expresarse sin censura. 

Entre las cosas que queremos destacar es tener un espacio donde todos tengan oportunidad de visitar y aprender sobre el artista y su propuesta. Las exhibiciones se llevaran a cabo en Constructo localizado en 1108 Ave. Las Palmas. Las aperturas siempre se llevaran a cabo un Martes de Galeria de 6pm-8pm. 

Agradecemos a los auspiciadores del proyecto Chocolate Cortes, Cervecera de Puerto Rico, Tostado, La Puttanesca, Task, Chilo Andreu, Otto Reyes, Maria Perez, Latin American Art Magazine y La Comuna. Con estos auspicios podemos mantener el espacio de exhibicion y otorgarle a los artistas participantes un estipendio por ser pate de nuestra programacion. 

Las exhibiciones no llevaran titulo, simplemente se llamaran Proyecto: y las iniciales del nombre del artista y ano en que inagura. 

Los artistas a exhibir en el primer ciclo seran:

1. Eduardo Cabrer (Proyecto: EC2025) - Septiembre-Noviembre 2025

2. Pedro Velez (Proyecto: PV2025) - Diciembre-Febrero 2026

3. Emanuel Torres (Proyecto: ET2026) - Marzo-Mayo 2026

4. Admin Torres (Proyecto: AT2026) - Junio-Agosto 2026

5. ***Kivan Quinones (Proyecto: KQ2026) - Septiembre- Noviembre 2026

Seguiremos trabajando para presentar exhibiciones de artistas en todas las etapas de sus carreras.

Para citas y poder ver la exposicion fuera de los Martes de Galeria pueden escribir por Instagram:

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Pendientes a los Instagrams de Constructo y Trailer Park Proyects para los eventos educativos y recorridos guiados en el espacio.

Gracias mil y los esperamos.

After meeting Angel Borroto's work for the first time at Amor/Fuego Gallery, where I got to meet a a few of the artists I work with today and some that became really good friends with as well including Armig Santos, Kivan Quinones and Saki Sacarello whom I've known from before. I also saw Borroto's work a El Cuadrado Gris and just knew he was more than just an up and comer he was a force to be reckon with for the next 60 years.

He had a show at the Modulo de Mejoramiento Comunitario (MCC) in Rio Piedras and was impressed with his work but most of all his dedication and work ethic. I took it upon me to promote his solo show and went on to sell around 5 pieces of that exhibition. 

My job is to promote and sell art and thats what I do, artists either don't know how to sell or simply don't like the part of selling their work. That's when I came in and we started a business relationship that has extended to his inclusion in 3 exhibitions in less than 2 years at Trailer Park Proyetcs. Generation Next at El Schomburg in Chicago, Pintura Contemporanea de PfknR which led up to Suenos Brujos his first solo show with TTP, a pop-up show at Publica that was originally set up to be up for 10 days and it was extended to almost 20 days. Thanks to Omar Obdulio and his gallery 2Bleo who hosted the show and helped with the logistics of the space, very grateful for Omar's help and support throughout the years.

The exhibition design was stunning and the way the exhibition flowed and told a story was really something I am very proud of. With a group effort between Angel, Omar and myself we had to make some changes in site but they worked out perfectly. This is a show set up Im extremely proud of.

Opening was great a lot of big collectors came to see his show including Ignacio Cortes, Otto Reyes, Eduardo Rodriguez and the late John Belk, also the late art critic Manuel Alvarez Lezama both of whom were very dear friends and supporters of my projects. We sold a few pieces but was really happy to sell to 2 young up and coming collectors. It's always great to sell to the young people who you know make a big sacrifice to purchase and collect art. 

The exhibition opened on July the 1st, 2025 and closed unofficially on the 10th of July. It was extended till the 20th of July. 

Here are some photos of the opening night and of some the works exhibited:

USA Clown Flag print by Alexis Figueroa

When you hang out with creative people, artistas and people that are always uncovering the government on going gaslighting of 125 years and propaganda and you actually see a small part of what's happening behind the political curtain you get ideas and sometimes they are cool enough you want to actually do it. 

On this try after the current regime in the USA is clowning and doing stuff that will compromise the USA forever, I came up a simple design that would reflect the current state of the White House and all their corrupt goons in power. So I designed this clown flag to have a visual representation of what the USA is at its current state and how every other country in the world sees them.

Its 50 states led by clown in office ones racist and not good people and the others are just another type of clown that just go along and are not fighting back with enough to power to make the circus stop. Coming from the colony of Puerto Rico and not having representation and not being able to vote yet having an owner makes it worse plus the Stockholm syndrome within my country's politicians is absolute mind-blowing and insane.

This is another one of the small print we are doing for fun and to promote art with the younger generation that likes fun art to talk about and have a political statement without the negative connotations that having a political artwork on your walls can have.

Antonio Martorell found it hilarious and got one for his personal collection. This is me delivering it to him in his Ponce studio. I am honored that such a political artist that has done so much for our arts and culture has one in his collection. It's incredible to me that its my first and only work of art to date.

USA Clown Flag

Alexis Figueroa

2025

silkscreen on paper

11" x 17"

edition of 40

printed by La Serigrafica

Available $40

El Filosofo del Rap print by Francis Fernandez

Because all work and no play made Jack a dull boy, we sometimes like to have fun and do stuff that is not so serious and we can just lean back and laugh out loud. 

Although this is a Trailer Park Proyects commissioned print, it is not part of the fine art prints series we have been producing since we started. 

As a big Vico-C fan who grew up listening to his music and having every single album he has ever released, I decided to brainstorm with my friend Francis Fernandez to make an artwork to honor him. We came up with this print idea of adding Vico-C marble bust to the group of busts of all great philosophers throughout the history of the world. 

Vico-C is know as el filosofo del rap because of his deep conscience lyrics and his longevity as an artist staying relevant and at the top of the game even in his 50s. He still is regarded as one of the best by everyone and he is not just a top rapper he is a legendary icon who help start the rap and reggaeton genre which has become a world wide phenomenon.

Vico whom is currently living in Orlando, FL has had a rough life and he became a teen artist for his ability to rap and create a unique sound that was appealing to the masses and the younger crowd. He became sensation with his underground tapes with songs like El Vikingo, Estaba en Coma, Soy de la Calle and other that help him get a record deal with Prime Records along with DJ Negro as his producer and DJ. When they released La Recta Final back in the mid 80s when I was in grade school it became huge hit making him a superstar. Along with Brewley MC, Ruben DJ, Lisa M, Wilfred y la ganga and others they paved the way for what we know as Reggaeton.

Hailing from Las Acacias in Puerta De Tierra, Luis Armando Lozada grew up in a low income housing project where he befriended and grew up with people in need and doing anything they could to survive which sometimes was not the best paths to follow. As a kid being a kid with peer pressure all around him he succumbed to drugs and became an addict which led to some legal problems and also some criminal activity. He had an accident that led him down a downward spiral of drug abuse and alcoholism from which he recovered and is still sober to this day.

He became a born again evangelical Christian and retired for a short period of time to compose his life and prioritizing in his wife Sonia and his children. In 1999 he returned to the music with an album titled Aquel que habia muerto, which shaked the rap/reggaeton scene in Puerto Rico. As usual his work is always pushing for equality and of social problems that help us understand how society works in favor of a little and against most of us. 

I am grateful for Vico and proud to be a fan, although I don't really love sacra music, he is my exception because he has always been preaching about social equality and teaching us about life. Sometimes I have issues because after all he did, now he is judging lifestyles and saying no one else should do what he did or go through that. I feel it's everyone chooses the path they follow and learn from that just like he did. Still his believes never betrayed his raw style and the religious push is minimum in his music just a mention here and there and his delivery and word managing didn't suffer at all. 

Vico is an example of perseverance and talent that was helped and guided even when he had hit rock bottom. He is an example that everyone needs mentors to help them in life and guide them become the best version of themselves. 

El Filosofo del Rap

Francis Fernandez

Limited edition silkscreen print

11" x 17"

Edition of 40

Signed in the plate

Printerd by La Serigrafica 

We will try to produce more of these 11" x 17" silkscreen print in the future and put out there some fun art for everyone to enjoy at an affordable price of $40.

Jumboldt Jibaro by Crayon Papi at 2534 W. Division St. pop-up show for Puerto Rican Parade in Chicago

Part of my job as a director of an art project is to find creative ways to exhibit and promote the younger artists to new and different audiences so they can all have the opportunity to consume art in their daily environment. 

The week before the Puerto Rican Parade in Humboldt Park in Chicago, I saw an empty building in the hood and I asked around what was the deal with that building. They told me the had rented it out but the lease began on June 16th. The parade was set to be June 13-15. So I asked for permission to do a pop-up exhibition because the building that is spotted in a premium corner had an all windows display around the whole building front. 

I asked around and talked to the owners and explained we were going to have a week long art exhibition with the artwork looking outwards towards the street so people in the parade could enjoy some art while waiting for the parade to start. They thought it was a creative way to expose kids and families that don't consume art to expose them to it and so Jumboldt Jibarito was set to go. 

Called Crayon Papi whom I know has a lot of work always ready to go and has a lets do this thing spirit and he said yes from the get go, fortunately at the time of the approval, I was in Puerto Rico and went to his studio, selected the drawings and brought them with me to Chicago. Arrived on June 7th, put the show up in one day and we were ready for the opening on the 9th. 

Called my best friend and graphic designer Jesus Chu Diaz and told him I needed a flyer in one day, sent him photos of the artwork and he created the cool looking flyer you see here. 

Not everything is about sales, for me most times if not all is about the art. This was an exhibition for the people with no intention of selling as the spaced had to be closed. We had fun doing this with the from today for tomorrow pressure it is always refreshing, like when you start out in the art world a DIY effort. 

The exhibition was up for a week and hundreds of families and kids of all ages got to enjoy some artwork without really understanding why it was there?, what it meant? or how did it got there? Was really awesome taking some pics and see the kids enjoying the work as they are created with Crayons in a naive style so kids would really feel a connection. 

Here are some pics of the exhibition and some of the works exhibited:

Rafael Miranda Mattei presenta - Grabaciones para un pais de memoria corta: Tracking Issues en El Schomburg

El pasado 15 de Agosto de 2025 el artista Rafael Miranda Mattei presento su muestra individual titulada Grabaciones para un pais de memoria corta: Tracking Issues en la Galeria El Schomburg en Chicago. Esta es una version agrandada del solo show que el artista presento en la Galeria KM0.2 en San Juan, PR a fines del 2024. 

La muestra presenta una coleccion de 9 impresiones digitales de unas caratulas de VHS con diferentes eventos historicos del pop y culturales de Puerto Rico, eventos que en la Isla fueron eventos de suma importancia y marcaron generaciones por el impacto visual y emocional que tuvieron cuando ocurrieron. En adicion cuenta con unos dibujos en gouche de la secuencia de la caida de Karl Wallenda.  Otra pieza que llamo mucho la atencion fueron las esculturas de los CD a una escala mayor hablando de los medios descartados y como marcaron la generacion de los 80 cuando tenias que crear mix tape CD para crear tu playlist.

Entre otras de las piezas se encuentra una escultura de color arcoiris creada con cassettes VHS descartados y 2 videos, uno contextual relacionado a los prints exhibidos y un video arte titulado Good Mourning que muestra en loop el video de buenos dias con el que los canales de television comenzaban operaciones de programacion. Este muestra un jibaron con un nino y en le trasfondo un helicoptero volando sobre el cielo con el sol de background. A su vez el himno de Puerto Rico con delay sonando lento y desafinado referenciando al progreso de nuestra sociedad.

Con un texto cuaratorial del Abdiel Segarra en ingles y espanol que ayudo a los diasporicans y a los americanos a entender la exhibicion ycrear una conversacion social, politica y economica de nuestro pais y el abuso y opresion constante del gobierno local y americano contra su gente.

La recepcion fue tremenda y llegaron muchos grupos de estudiantes de diferentes universidades para ver la muestra. La critica de arte Susan Gescheidle escribio una resena de 4 paginas para la revista mas importante de arte de Chicago llamada Chicago Gallery News tambien se publico un articulo en el periodico La Voz del Pueblo de Chicago. 

Esta ha sido una de las muestras mas completas que he tenido el gusto de presentar con Trailer Park Proyects y la segunda muestra individual del artista con Trailer Park Proyects en Chicago.