“Me gustan las tenazas, las tijeras, adoro las tazas, las argollas, las soperas…” / “I like tongs, scissors, I adore cups, rings, bowls…” (Neruda, lines 1-10). Proposing a second life for discarded objects and materials that often end up on the trash heap of history, Vázquez’s work is grounded in the belief that the world is overflowing with treasure(s). 

Piero Atchugarry Gallery is pleased to announce AMO las cosas locas, locamente. by Verónica Vázquez, a solo exhibition of sculpture, including a large-scale site-specific installation made entirely of industrial steel components. Originating from a Spanish poem entitled, "Oda a las cosas," by the award winning Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, the exhibition’s title reveals a powerful affirmation by the artist, professing a love for all things: old, abandoned, discarded, and forgotten. AMO las cosas locas, locamente., is a visual statement of transformation and an ethical sentiment forged from nuts & bolts, screws, steel cages, fabric, paper and thread.

Born in Treinta y Tres, Uruguay, Verónica Vázquez willingly chooses rugged, unyielding materials, creating forms that reference the history of Uruguayan Constructivism. Relying on basic geometric elements such as lines, squares and planes to produce her minimalistic and even-handed compositions. Such is the case in “Untitled” 2022, a blunt steel frame supports a wire drawing that floats effortlessly within and outside the preco frame resulting in harmonious juxtaposition of arrangement. 

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