EcoMat Methodology: Artistic Creation of Emerging Biobased Materials (EBMs)

Esther Pizarro Juanas; Miguel Ángel Rego Robles

doi:10.46516/inmaterial.v10.322

Autors/ores

Esther Pizarro Juanas Universidad Europea de Madrid (Madrid, España) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2261-3951
Miguel Ángel Rego Robles Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Aranjuez, Espanya) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4274-9098

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46516/inmaterial.v10.322

Paraules clau:

materials emergents biobasats (MEB), metodologia, experiència material, biomaterials, experiència artística

Resum

En el context postpandèmia, caracteritzat pel ressorgiment del formalisme i de les pràctiques performatives en l’àmbit museístic, aquest article presenta la metodologia EcoMat, una estratègia de creació de materials emergents biobasats (MEB) des d’una perspectiva artística i sostenible. Inspirada en els enfocaments Material Tinkering (MT) i Material Driven Design (MDD), EcoMat proposa repensar la relació entre els éssers humans i la matèria a partir d’una ètica de la cura mediambiental, articulant un model d’investigació creació que integra pensament artístic, experimentació material i generació de coneixement.

Com a estudi de cas, s’examina el projecte de recerca Ecología material: biomaterialidades interespecies en el marco de ciencia, arte y tecnología [EcoMat], en el qual es desenvolupa una metodologia que resignifica l’error, la contingència i l’atzar com a motors creatius. Aquesta proposta metodològica es fonamenta en el realisme crític de Wilfrid Sellars, en els antecedents pedagògics de la Bauhaus i la Vkhutemas, en els corrents de l’art processual i el land art, així com en pràctiques col·laboratives contemporànies. El procés combina l’experimentació amb residus orgànics, la classificació dels materials per format i la catalogació sistemàtica dels resultats. Els resultats evidencien que el material pot actuar com a agent actiu en la generació de forma i significat, desafiant el paradigma tradicional de creació–aplicació i obrint camí cap a una pràctica artística basada en la interacció entre matèria i subjecte. En aquest sentit, EcoMat introdueix una novetat metodològica en situar la pràctica artística com un espai d’innovació material i ecològica, on l’experimentació estètica s’entrellaça amb la recerca mediambiental, científica i tecnològica.

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Biografies de l'autor/a

Esther Pizarro Juanas , Universidad Europea de Madrid (Madrid, España)

Esther Pizarro is a visual artist, researcher, and professor at the Universidad Europea de Madrid. She completed her training with a postdoctoral Fulbright fellowship, as well as residencies at the Academia de España in Rome and the Colegio de España in Paris. She directs the research group Ecosistemas Creativos y BioDiseño (ECOBD Lab), UEM, focused on the innovative exploration of biobased materials applied to art and design. With a notable artistic and research trajectory, her recent projects address environmental issues and the complexity of contemporary society through sculptural installations that operate at the intersection of art, science, and technology. Her artistic work has been recognized with prestigious awards such as the Ojo Crítico Prize from RNE. Her scientific output is supported by her participation in research projects, exhibitions, and publications. She also has four research sexenios recognized by ANECA.

Miguel Ángel Rego Robles , Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Aranjuez, Espanya)

Miguel Ángel Rego Robles holds an International PhD in Fine Arts from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), funded through a University Teacher Training (FPU) fellowship. He completed his training with research stays at the Universidad Nacional Tres de Febrero and the Universidad de Buenos Aires. An artist and researcher specializing in the relationship between art and neuroscience, he is Profesor Ayudante Doctor in the Sculpture Area of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, with one research sexenio recognized by ANECA. He has exhibited individually and collectively at national and international levels and has published articles in numerous scientific journals.

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