Let's Get Civilized!
Balthasar Portillo crossed my radar at ICFF several years ago. His edgy style was a great contrast to many of the mild-mannered products being featured at the fair that year. He's just been selected as the Artist of the Month by the Museum of Art El Salvador for the month of August. His "Skeletoid" is included in a series titled "Remaining of a Civilization" that will be accompanied by an audio compilation of a chair being played as a musical instrument, which is meant to emulate the echo on an extinct civilization. Now that's deep, my friends! Check it out here.
