ektor garcia (b. 1985, Red Bluff, California, USA) is multidisciplinary artist who approaches sculptural installation through wide-ranging experiments with craft techniques and materials. Throughout his practice, he develops a lexicon of crochet, weaving and fibre-work, including the use of ceramic, metal, leatherwork, found materials, and the principles of assemblage and social sculpture.
garcia received his BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2014, and his MFA from Columbia University, New York in 2016. He was included in the Hangzhou Triennial of Fiber Art in 2019, the 2021 La Trienal at El Museo del Barrio, and Prospect 5 in New Orleans. garcia has exhibited at institutions and galleries including Foxy Production, Luhring Augustine, Sculpture Center, The New Museum, New York; Etage Projects, Copenhagen; Progetto, Lecce; Marianne Boesky Gallery, Aspen; Museum Folkwang, Essen; LAXART, Los Angeles; Museo de Arte de Zapopan, Guadalajara; Salon ACME, Kurimanzutto, Mexico City; Blaffer Art Museum, Houston; amongst others. garcia lives and works nomadically.
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teleraña
teleraña, 2018
Ceramic, cast aluminium
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corpus
corpus, 2018
Glazed ceramic, copper wire, vegetable fibre
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cabeza
cabeza, 2018
lxtle rope, steel rebar, bronze
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Latex Bulbs
Latex Bulbs, 2019
Crochet cotton, latex, sinew
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Grannysquared
Grannysquared, 2019
Latex, sinew
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figura
figura, 2019
Steel, latex, copper
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cadenas II
cadenas II, 2019
Steel, leather, waxed thread
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herraduras
herraduras, 2019
Welded steel horseshoes
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empezar I
empezar I, 2018
Crochet leather, welded steel
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tobasco
tabasco, 2019
Steel, copper, glazed ceramic
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portal VI
portal VI, 2019
Polyester, earthenware, found fabrics, copper
Dimensions variable
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portal V
portal V, 2019
Leather, steel, canvas, lace, goat horn, sinew, blood
Dimensions variable
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portal IV
portal IV, 2019
Plastic garbage bags, waxed thread, cast aluminum, electrical tape, enamel paint
Dimensions variable
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portal III
portal III, 2019
Copper, steel
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portal II
portal II, 2019
Steel, leather, copper
Dimensions variable
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portal 1
portal 1, 2019
Copper, leather, bike tubes
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Metalhaus
Metalhaus, 2019
Steel
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Melbournebikeride
Melbournebikeride, 2019
Wood, bike tubes, steel, leather, ceramic, henequen
Dimensions variable
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manosdecobre
manosdecobre, 2019
Copper
Dimensions variable
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manodebarro
manodebarro, 2019
Earthenware, leather
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lunasol
lunasol, 2019
Steel, horse hair
Dimensions variable
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link
link, 2019
Sinew, stoneware
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gancho
gancho, 2019
Steel, plastic
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Fe
Fe, 2019
Steel
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esfera
esfera, 2019
Glazed ceramic, copper, Ciriza's hair
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el rancho de la cruz
el rancho de la cruz, 2019
Steel, copper
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cunjunto
cunjunto, 2019
Glazed ceramic
Dimensions variable
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cuerno
cuerno, 2019
Copper, goat horn, cotton
Dimensions variable
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colgante II
colgante II, 2019
Leather, wood, copper
Dimensions variable
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colgante I
colgante I, 2019
Steel, bike tubes, copper, leather
Dimensions variable
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chainmales
chainmales, 2019
Glazed porcelain, and earthenware
Dimensions variable
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lederquilt
lederquilt, 2018
Leather and sewing needles
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carrete
carrete, 2019
Copper, leather
Dimensions variable
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