
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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corpus
ektor garcia – corpus, 2018
Glazed ceramic, copper wire, vegetable fibre
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cabeza
ektor garcia – cabeza, 2018
lxtle rope, steel rebar, bronze
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Latex Bulbs
ektor garcia – Latex Bulbs, 2019
Crochet cotton, latex, sinew
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Grannysquared
ektor garcia – Grannysquared, 2019
Latex, sinew
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figura
ektor garcia – figura, 2019
Steel, latex, copper
Dimensions variable
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cadenas II
ektor garcia – cadenas II, 2019
Steel, leather, waxed thread
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herraduras
ektor garcia – herraduras, 2019
Welded steel horseshoes
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empezar I
ektor garcia – empezar I, 2018
Crochet leather, welded steel
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tobasco
ektor garcia – tobasco, 2019
Steel, copper, glazed ceramic
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portal VI
ektor garcia – portal VI, 2019
Polyester, earthenware, found fabrics, copper
Dimensions variable
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portal V
ektor garcia – portal V, 2019
Leather, steel, canvas, lace, goat horn, sinew, blood
Dimensions variable
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portal IV
ektor garcia – portal IV, 2019
Plastic garbage bags, waxed thread, cast aluminum, electrical tape, enamel paint
Dimensions variable
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portal III
ektor garcia – portal III, 2019
Copper, steel
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portal II
ektor garcia – portal II, 2019
Steel, leather, copper
Dimensions variable
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portal 1
ektor garcia – portal 1, 2019
Copper, leather, bike tubes
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Metalhaus
ektor garcia – Metalhaus, 2019
Steel
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Melbournebikeride
ektor garcia – Melbournebikeride, 2019
Wood, bike tubes, steel, leather, ceramic, henequen
Dimensions variable
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manosdecobre
ektor garcia – manosdecobre, 2019
Copper
Dimensions variable
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manodebarro
ektor garcia – manodebarro, 2019
Earthenware, leather
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lunasol
ektor garcia – lunasol, 2019
Steel, horse hair
Dimensions variable
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link
ektor garcia – link, 2019
Sinew, stoneware
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gancho
ektor garcia – gancho, 2019
Steel, plastic
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Fe
ektor garcia – Fe, 2019
Steel
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esfera
ektor garcia – esfera, 2019
Glazed ceramic, copper, Ciriza's hair
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el rancho de la cruz
ektor garcia – el rancho de la cruz, 2019
Steel, copper
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cunjunto
ektor garcia – cunjunto, 2019
Glazed ceramic
Dimensions variable
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cuerno
ektor garcia – cuerno, 2019
Copper, goat horn, cotton
Dimensions variable
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colgante II
ektor garcia – colgante II, 2019
Leather, wood, copper
Dimensions variable
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colgante I
ektor garcia – colgante I, 2019
Steel, bike tubes, copper, leather
Dimensions variable
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chainmales
ektor garcia – chainmales, 2019
Glazed porcelain, and earthenware
Dimensions variable
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lederquilt
ektor garcia – lederquilt, 2018
Leather and sewing needles
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carrete
ektor garcia – carrete, 2019
Copper, leather
Dimensions variable