Costa Rican artist Enio Arroyo Gomez installs Ladrón de casas in Astoria
Costa Rican painter Enio Arroyo Gomez has installed his work Ladrón de casas on an Astoria billboard as part of SaveArtSpace's Looking In public art initiative in New York City.
Artist selects billboard for public display
Curator Jessica Alazraki chose this piece from Gomez's Bestiario series for the installation. The work depicts a chimerical bug-eyed figure fleeing with a townhouse while facing the viewer. This selection comes as part of the broader Looking In initiative in Queens.
Installation explores themes of displacement
The artwork blends childlike imagination with specific themes regarding migration and belonging. It sits above an unassuming triangular parking lot in the Astoria neighborhood. The piece is part of a collection that hybridizes medieval bestiaries with the artist's own practice.
Gomez works as children art teacher
The artist architects his school classrooms while creating these hybridized encyclopedic compendia. His day job involves teaching children alongside his work as a sculptor and painter. The installation marks the newest addition to the SaveArtSpace public art program.
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