Luis Sahagun
My passion lies in creating paintings, sculptures, and objects out
of repurposed street rubble, such as cardboard, concrete, metal,
and wood. I replace the traditional tools of paintbrushes and
palette knives with reciprocal and circular saws. My objective is to
use destruction/demolition as a vehicle to make a unique artistic
mark.
In my cardboard painting series, I begin by collecting cardboard
found on the streets of my community. Once my studio is
congested with material, I begin to meticulously stack and attach
it until large cube-shaped structures are formed. After the gluing
process is completed, I use power tools to deconstruct and
disfigure the form. I make cuts, tears, and slices on the surface to
develop a history that simultaneously encapsulates and uncovers
the materials’ physicality.