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Transformation in Tampiquito

Eltono — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 08:17:22 +0000

Another interesting transformation happened in Tampiquito. Two photographers (and good friends of mine) Maf and Samuel both sent me pictures of this painting I did back in 2009 during the Residencia Tampiquito project:

Tampiquito 04/2009

Tampiquito 12/2010, by Samuel Catherine

Tampiquito 01/2011, by Maf

To be able to observe this kind of transformation while I am here in Beijing is just amazing, thanks a lot Maf and Samuel!

Transformation, Calzada Madero, Monterrey

Eltono — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 13:24:21 +0000

My very good friend MAF just sent me three pictures of the current state of a piece I painted three years ago in the center of Monterrey. I am really interested in documenting the evolution of my paintings overtime and this is a great example of anthropogenically transformed artwork.

The original painting back in October 2007.

I went back to Monterrey in October 2008 and took this picture. The painting had been covered with grey paint by construction workers or perhaps a city cleaning service.

October 2010 – The building was destroyed and the board I painted was reused as scaffolding! Also, it looks like the grey paint has washed away, perhaps a side effect of hurricane Alex…

Amazing!

Last year, MAF sent me a another picture of a very interesting transformation. This also took place in Monterrey, but this time in the Huasteca.

November 2007.

Early 2009.

Here are some other examples of documented transformations: www.eltono.com/lang/en/category/transformation.

As these discoveries are very interesting for me, I am always looking for more examples. Please don’t hesitate to send me any photos of transformations you have found in my work.

Hurricane Alex in Monterrey!!!

Eltono — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 02:33:34 +0000

My friend Ruddo sent me a picture of the main street in Tampiquito, the hurricane Alex transformed it into a river!!!

Tampiquito one year later!

Eltono — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:35:12 +0000

I just got back from the Festival Nrmal in Monterrey where I had a show with the Equipo Plastico.

I took advantage of my trip to go back to Tampiquito, visit my friends and take pictures of the paintings I did one year ago. Some of them are exactly the same, others disappeared and others stayed intact while everything around them changed!

Before posting our full report of the show on equipoplastico.com I will leave you with some comparative before and after photos of my residency in Tampiquito.

Festival Nrmal – Monterrey

Eltono — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:52:26 +0000

I’m in Monterrey, Mexico preparing the next Equipo Plastico show for the Festival Nrmal.
More info soon…

www.festivalnrmal.net

MADRID MANDRIL MEGA MEZCLAS

Eltono — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:51:41 +0000

We’ve been invited by Nrmal to make the podcasts for October, the first one, mine, is already online!!!

MADRID MANDRIL MEGA MEZCLAS
60 Minutos 00 Segundos

http://nrmal.net/podcast/60-minutos-00-segundos/

Residencia Tampiquito complete report!

Eltono — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:23:00 +0000

I published the complete report about “Residencia Tampiquito” in Monterrey!
Take a look at it here: www.eltono.com/interior/residencia-tampiquito

Pictures from “Residencia Tampiquito” show

Eltono — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:00:56 +0000

http://nrmal.net/gallery/nrmal/expo-fiesta-residencia-tampiquito-eltono/1/

“Residencia Tampiquito” press release

Eltono — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:32:45 +0000

We had an incredible press coverage during the “Residencia Tampiquito” project. We appeared a couple of time on TV, on newspaper first pages… Here is a selection of some of the articles (in spanish):

www.milenio.com
www.larocka.info
www.elporvenir.com.mx

And more on Nrmal.net: nrmal.net/blog/nrmal/prensa-generada-por-residencia-tampiquito

Residencia Tampiquito: Video

Eltono — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:53:06 +0000