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Oscar Tuazon

Oscar Tuazon - Artists - Luhring Augustine
Oscar Tuazon - Artists - Luhring Augustine

Oscar Tuazon
Zome Alloy, 2016
Installation view June 2016 © Art Basel

 

Engaging different methods of construction, Oscar Tuazon frequently uses wood, concrete, glass, steel, and piping as materials to create his structures and installations. His works have roots in minimalism, conceptualism, and architecture, and have a direct relationship with both the site in which they are presented, as well as with their viewer, often through physical engagement.

Oscar Tuazon (b. 1975, Seattle) lives and works in Los Angeles. Recent solo shows include Oscar Tuazon: Fire Worship at the Aspen Art Museum; Oscar Tuazon: Collaborator at Bellevue Arts Museum; Oscar Tuazon: Water School at MSU Broad Museum; and Oscar Tuazon: Bonfire at Dépendence, Brussels, Belgium in 2020, as well as Oscar Tuazon: Hammer Projects at the Hammer Museum at UCLA, Los Angeles in 2016; Studio at Le Consortium, Dijon, France in 2015, and Sensory Spaces 1, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He has been commissioned for numerous public art works including Growth Rings for Central Wharf Park in Boston in 2019; a large-scale installation Une colonne d’eau in the Place Vendôme, Paris in 2017; and Un pont sans fin for Nouveaux Commanditaires, Belfort, France in 2016. Tuazon was also recently included in the 2019 Chicago Architecture Biennial and the group exhibition In Plain Sight at the Henry Art Gallery in 2020. 

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Oscar Tuazon Fire Worship, 2019 Concrete, refractory cement, stainless steel, and fire Dimensions variable Installation view: Oscar Tuazon: Fire Worship, Aspen Art Museum, 2019. Photo: Tony Prikryl

Oscar Tuazon
Fire Worship, 2019
Concrete, refractory cement, stainless steel, and fire
Dimensions variable
Installation view: Oscar Tuazon: Fire Worship, Aspen Art Museum, 2019. Photo: Tony Prikryl

Oscar Tuazon Rocket Stove (Camp Turtle Island), 2019 Stainless steel drum, ceramic fiber board, mortar, steel, stainless steel 64 1/2 x 17 x 17 inches (163.8 x 43.2 x 43.2 cm)

Oscar Tuazon
Rocket Stove (Camp Turtle Island), 2019
Stainless steel drum, ceramic fiber board, mortar, steel, stainless steel
64 1/2 x 17 x 17 inches
(163.8 x 43.2 x 43.2 cm)

Oscar Tuazon Sunset Studio, 2019 Douglas fir, oak, red cedar, powder-coated steel, galvanized steel screws 75 x 82 x 6 inches (190.5 x 208.3 x 15.2 cm)

Oscar Tuazon
Sunset Studio, 2019
Douglas fir, oak, red cedar, powder-coated steel, galvanized steel screws
75 x 82 x 6 inches
(190.5 x 208.3 x 15.2 cm)

Oscar Tuazon Growth Rings, 2019 Wood, Douglas fir Site-specific installation of 3 large wood rings

Oscar Tuazon
Growth Rings, 2019
Wood, Douglas fir
Site-specific installation of 3 large wood rings

Oscar Tuazon White Walls, 2012/2019 Steel, concrete, drywall, paint 86 x 86 x 48 inches (218.4 x 218.4 x 121.9 cm)  

Oscar Tuazon
White Walls, 2012/2019
Steel, concrete, drywall, paint
86 x 86 x 48 inches
(218.4 x 218.4 x 121.9 cm)
 

Oscar Tuazon Los Angeles Water School (LAWS), 2018 Mixed media Photo: Jeremy Jansen

Oscar Tuazon
Los Angeles Water School (LAWS), 2018
Mixed media
Photo: Jeremy Jansen

Oscar Tuazon Une Colonne d'Eau, 2017 Four elements: Life Prototype, Rainwater, Sun Riot, Water Column Installation view October 16 – November 9, 2017 Place Vendôme, Paris

Oscar Tuazon
Une Colonne d'Eau, 2017
Four elements: Life Prototype, Rainwater, Sun Riot, Water Column
Installation view
October 16 – November 9, 2017
Place Vendôme, Paris

Oscar Tuazon Burn the Formwork (Fire Buidling), 2017 Concrete, wood, fire Skulptur Projecte Münster © Skulptur Projekte 2017, Photo: Henning Rogge  

Oscar Tuazon
Burn the Formwork (Fire Buidling), 2017
Concrete, wood, fire
Skulptur Projecte Münster
© Skulptur Projekte 2017, Photo: Henning Rogge

 

Oscar Tuazon Quonset Tent, 2016 Aluminum, acrylic, wood, glass, pipe 89 3/4 x 239 3/8 x 157 1/2 inches (228 x 608 x 400.1 cm)   Installation view Oscar Tuazon, Shelters, Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris, France (2106). Photo: Florian Kleinefenn.

Oscar Tuazon
Quonset Tent, 2016
Aluminum, acrylic, wood, glass, pipe
89 3/4 x 239 3/8 x 157 1/2 inches
(228 x 608 x 400.1 cm)

 

Installation view Oscar Tuazon, Shelters, Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris, France (2106). Photo: Florian Kleinefenn.

Oscar Tuazon Hammer Projects: Oscar Tuazon Installation view February 6 – May 22, 2016 Hammer Museum, Los Angeles Photo: Brian Forrest

Oscar Tuazon
Hammer Projects: Oscar Tuazon
Installation view
February 6 – May 22, 2016
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
Photo: Brian Forrest

Oscar Tuazon Pipe Prototype, 2015 Fiberglass, concrete, sonotube 21 1/4 x 49 1/2 x 61 inches (54 x 125.5 x 155 cm) February 6 – May 22, 2016 Installation view of Hammer Projects: Oscar Tuazon at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles Photo: Brian Forrest

Oscar Tuazon
Pipe Prototype, 2015
Fiberglass, concrete, sonotube
21 1/4 x 49 1/2 x 61 inches
(54 x 125.5 x 155 cm)
February 6 – May 22, 2016
Installation view of Hammer Projects: Oscar Tuazon at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
Photo: Brian Forrest

Oscar Tuazon Installation view February 14 – May 17, 2015 Le Consortium, Dijon, France Photo: André Morin

Oscar Tuazon
Installation view
February 14 – May 17, 2015
Le Consortium, Dijon, France
Photo: André Morin

Oscar Tuazon Beyond the realm of speech, 2013 Steel, acryl glass, luminescent tube, blinds, drywall installation, wood 78 3/4 x 120 1/8 x 65 inches (200 x 305 x 165 cm) Photo: Stefan Altenburger, Zurich

Oscar Tuazon
Beyond the realm of speech, 2013
Steel, acryl glass, luminescent tube, blinds, drywall installation, wood
78 3/4 x 120 1/8 x 65 inches
(200 x 305 x 165 cm)
Photo: Stefan Altenburger, Zurich

Oscar Tuazon Sex Machine, 2012 Chestnut tree, pump, water Approximately 315 x 98 3/8 x 98 3/8 inches (800 x 250 x 250 cm) Photo: Rebecca Fanuele

Oscar Tuazon
Sex Machine, 2012
Chestnut tree, pump, water
Approximately 315 x 98 3/8 x 98 3/8 inches (800 x 250 x 250 cm)
Photo: Rebecca Fanuele

Oscar Tuazon Untitled, 2010 Pine, steel Approximately 472 1/2 x 787 2/5 x 177 1/5 inches (1200 x 2000 x 450 cm) February 13 – April 25, 2010 Installation view of Oscar Tuazon at Kunsthalle Bern Photo: Dominique Uldry

Oscar Tuazon
Untitled, 2010
Pine, steel
Approximately 472 1/2 x 787 2/5 x 177 1/5 inches (1200 x 2000 x 450 cm)
February 13 – April 25, 2010
Installation view of Oscar Tuazon at Kunsthalle Bern
Photo: Dominique Uldry

Oscar Tuazon Fire Worship, 2019 Concrete, refractory cement, stainless steel, and fire Dimensions variable Installation view: Oscar Tuazon: Fire Worship, Aspen Art Museum, 2019. Photo: Tony Prikryl
Oscar Tuazon Rocket Stove (Camp Turtle Island), 2019 Stainless steel drum, ceramic fiber board, mortar, steel, stainless steel 64 1/2 x 17 x 17 inches (163.8 x 43.2 x 43.2 cm)
Oscar Tuazon Sunset Studio, 2019 Douglas fir, oak, red cedar, powder-coated steel, galvanized steel screws 75 x 82 x 6 inches (190.5 x 208.3 x 15.2 cm)
Oscar Tuazon Growth Rings, 2019 Wood, Douglas fir Site-specific installation of 3 large wood rings
Oscar Tuazon White Walls, 2012/2019 Steel, concrete, drywall, paint 86 x 86 x 48 inches (218.4 x 218.4 x 121.9 cm)  
Oscar Tuazon Los Angeles Water School (LAWS), 2018 Mixed media Photo: Jeremy Jansen
Oscar Tuazon Une Colonne d'Eau, 2017 Four elements: Life Prototype, Rainwater, Sun Riot, Water Column Installation view October 16 – November 9, 2017 Place Vendôme, Paris
Oscar Tuazon Burn the Formwork (Fire Buidling), 2017 Concrete, wood, fire Skulptur Projecte Münster © Skulptur Projekte 2017, Photo: Henning Rogge  
Oscar Tuazon Quonset Tent, 2016 Aluminum, acrylic, wood, glass, pipe 89 3/4 x 239 3/8 x 157 1/2 inches (228 x 608 x 400.1 cm)   Installation view Oscar Tuazon, Shelters, Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris, France (2106). Photo: Florian Kleinefenn.
Oscar Tuazon Hammer Projects: Oscar Tuazon Installation view February 6 – May 22, 2016 Hammer Museum, Los Angeles Photo: Brian Forrest
Oscar Tuazon Pipe Prototype, 2015 Fiberglass, concrete, sonotube 21 1/4 x 49 1/2 x 61 inches (54 x 125.5 x 155 cm) February 6 – May 22, 2016 Installation view of Hammer Projects: Oscar Tuazon at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles Photo: Brian Forrest
Oscar Tuazon Installation view February 14 – May 17, 2015 Le Consortium, Dijon, France Photo: André Morin
Oscar Tuazon Beyond the realm of speech, 2013 Steel, acryl glass, luminescent tube, blinds, drywall installation, wood 78 3/4 x 120 1/8 x 65 inches (200 x 305 x 165 cm) Photo: Stefan Altenburger, Zurich
Oscar Tuazon Sex Machine, 2012 Chestnut tree, pump, water Approximately 315 x 98 3/8 x 98 3/8 inches (800 x 250 x 250 cm) Photo: Rebecca Fanuele
Oscar Tuazon Untitled, 2010 Pine, steel Approximately 472 1/2 x 787 2/5 x 177 1/5 inches (1200 x 2000 x 450 cm) February 13 – April 25, 2010 Installation view of Oscar Tuazon at Kunsthalle Bern Photo: Dominique Uldry

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