Marco Rountree

Marco Rountree Cruz’s entire career has been built as a practical answer to the question: Who is an artist? What does an artist do? In Marco’s particular case his being self-taught is fundamental to understanding the idea of the artist’s calling. His attention is directed to all kinds of things: small and big, important and trivial, and it is through the mixing and transformation of these things that his practice as a visual artist earns its meaning.
In his use of everyday things and materials he intentionally “upgrades” them to transform them into decorative objects. For Rountree it is indeed the concept of ornamentation what turns a common object or a trivial
material into a special one, what brings it out of its natural environment and inserts it into the art field.
He is one of the most promising yet understated artists on Mexico's emerging scene.
During his residency he observed and drew the people he saw at the restaurant having breakfast or lunch. He drew them in a cartoon fashion, not very realistic. These drawings were done quite fast, trying to capture the essence but avoiding the details.
In his bedroom he worked with thin copper wire, making a kind of constellation drawing aided with nails on the wall. A very subtle piece, not very obvious at first sight, but filled with light and beauty.