Ruben Ortiz Torres: High n’ Low Rider

Title:

High n’ Low Rider

Artist(s) and People Involved:

Exhibiting Artist(s):



• Ruben Ortiz Torres

Symposium:

• ISEA2012: 18th International Symposium on Electronic Art

Venue(s):

• Albuquerque Museum of Art & History, Albuquerque, United States

Medium:

Chromogenic urethane, metal flake, hydraulics, batteries, steel, aluminum, mechanical parts from scissor lift

Size:

32'

Artist Statement:

Building upon the tradition of modifying production automobiles into rolling, dancing sculpture with sound systems, Ruben Ortiz-Torres has modified a commercially produced scissor lift used to elevate workers, into a lowrider that also goes high. With a digitally designed front grill, chromed hydraulic system, customized sound track, and an upper basket that spins, tilts, and lifts off its base, the sculpture is a 32-foot-tall, automatic, adjustable, contemporary tribute to Constantin Brancusi’s Endless column, Egyptian obelisks, and memorial columns through the ages.

Category:

• Sculptural Objects