ARTIST STATEMENT
Through the integration of diverse mediums and disciplines, my artistic work revolves around themes such as psychology, memory, and time. In my creations, I seek to express a constant tension between the unknown and the familiar. Contemplating indeterminate forms evokes an intimate feeling, while abstraction creates a space for imagination and introspection. In this process, I emphasize the strong connection between the personal and the universal, as well as the intimate and the public.
My childhood was marked by two fundamental influences: my mother, an ophthalmologist and neuroscientist who had an innate desire to collect objects related to memory, and my father, a gastroenterologist, and adventurer who transported my siblings and me to a world of fantasy and imagination. The fact that both were doctors sparked a scientific curiosity in me towards the world.
From an early age, I felt drawn to archaeology because I perceived that this profession would allow me to pay attention to details and rediscover the world in a unique way. However, while studying industrial design, I found a discipline that brought me closer to all others from an aesthetic and creative perspective, providing me with a deeper understanding of materials and their expressive potential.
As a designer and artist, I have come to understand that instead of separating the different disciplines and languages that interest me, it is more enriching to blur the existing boundaries between them. By merging different mediums and knowledge, I can enhance my work and address the themes that impassion me from a more profound and meaningful place, to construct a poetic and visual artistic identity.
Through the handling of techniques and materials specific to design, I can give shape and materiality to my ideas, expanding the scope of my artistic expression. This integration of disciplines allows me to explore the intersection between aesthetics, concepts, and emotions, enriching my artistic creation.
BIO
Pilar de Ariño was born in Mexico City in 1992. She studied Industrial Design at the Universidad Iberoamericana. In 2014, she joined the Köln International School of Design in Cologne, Germany. At the end of her studies, she worked at Breuer Studio in Mexico City. In 2016 she co-founded Cota Studio. In 2017, she joined EWE Studio to work in the design and development team of limited edition sculptural and functional pieces. In late 2020 she left EWE Studio to dedicate 100% of her time to her artistic practice.
ART EXHIBITIONS
2023
FAMA - Monterrey, Mexico
FORMA - Monterrey, Mexico
Design House - Design week mexico, CDMX, Mexico
Arte + Mead - Public Art Projects + Colonia, CDMX, Mexico
Pop Up art nights - Fortvna, CDMX, Mexico
TDM Collection - The DM design studio,CDMX, Mexico
2022
Chica Chidas by Lei - Leon Cobalto, CDMX, Mexico
Arte en Ciel - León, Mexico
Fem Fem - Circle Lab, CDMX, Mexico
2021
Opening - Squash 73, CDMX, Mexico
Pilar de Ariño - Carni Galería, CDMX, Mexico
2019
Colectivo 02 - Fundación Casa Wabi, CDMX, Mexico
2017
Franz Mayer Museum - Abierto Mexicano de Diseño, CDMX, Mexico
2016
Franz Mayer Museum - Abierto Mexicano de Diseño, CDMX, Mexico
2015
Die Metamorphoses des lagerfeuer-Villa Zanders kunstmuseum, Germany
Imm Cologne Fair- Cologne, Germany
2014
Salone Satellite Milan / Salone del mobile- Milan, Italy
ART RESIDENCIES
2022
Ohla Studio -San Miguel de Allende