Orlando Estrada’s Mindscapes
Orlando Estrada’s imaginative sculptures imagine new terrains beyond and because of the human nature binary. At Rachel Uffner Gallery’s two-person exhibition Procession with Estrada and Shani Strand, the silhouette of horses offer new horizons to see his vision.
Written by Meka Boyle
Soft light pours into Orlando Estrada’s home studio and glows across various trinkets. There are half-finished sculptures hanging on the wall, 3-D printed butterflies, microchips found on the street, a desk strewn with prints and flames, and a box of Cheerios with flame-shaped cut outs pinned to the wall. For all of the clutter in the artwork, the space itself is pristine (Estrada is a self-admitted clean freak). The artist who spends his time split between Brooklyn and Miami is a collector and always has been. “Things just kind of stick to me for some reason,” he says, like seashells, which have become part of his visual language after one found its way into an early work.April 18, 2024
