WORK
RECENT EXHIBITIONS
Summer
Residency
2023
Terracycle
Solo Spotlight
Spring/Break NYC
2023
Utilizing Terracycle's waste stream materials, such as crooked teeth molds, shredded plastic, used coffee pods and eyeglass lenses. These are embedded into concrete forms as a way of ‘sequestering’ plastic.
Continuing my Monument to the Plastocene series, I made works at a summer residency at Terracycle that culminated in a New York exhibit during Armory Week at Spring/Break, Sept 2023. I was invited to exhibit a Solo Artist Spotlight.
Sebastopol Art Center
California 2024
Illuminating Perspectives: Exploring Light in Innovative Art
Representing the colors of the seven chakras, these LED lights covered in single use plastic bags that act as light gels become time capsules of consumption. Created during COVID they were created to meditate in front of. Chakra wall, 7 LED lights and plastic 2021 48 x 52 in.
PAST EXHIBITIONS
EARTH
PALO ALTO ART CENTER 2023
These columns, reminiscent of core samples reflect the geological stratifications of the earth impacted by harmful synthetic materials and a transition away from them into a sustainable future.
First exhibited at the Palace of Fine Art, SF,
2019
Monument to the Plastocene II
4 ft wide x 6 ft tall
rammed earth, shells, LED lights, carbon and plastic
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This exhibition showcased Tara de la Garza's masterful use of concrete as a medium. Her sculptures, which incorporated recycled plastic and LED lights, explored the fragility of the material and its potential for beauty and strength.
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Tara de la Garza's latest exhibition features her unique sculptures made from recycled plastic. Her 3D work incorporates concrete forms and LED lights to create stunning pieces that sequester plastic while elevating it as a medium. The centerpiece of this exhibition is her latest work, 'The Moon is Pink', which combines her signature style with a bold new vision.