Based on Gustavo Monroy's work
"Mexico Lindo (un disco rayado)"
Conceptual piece, that uses a minimal resource to comment on the political situation of Mexico, creating a satire and taking it to a sinister level and with caustic humor. The audio is original.
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"This piece was not made trying to copy the aesthetics in Monroy's piece, instead I wanted to place what happened to me emotionally when I came in contact with the painting. That first impact that shook me because of its rawness, strength and overwhelming and critical character of the piece."
R.N.
Biography
Ricardo Nicolayevsky. Born in Mexico City. When he turned 20, he moved to New York City, where he studied Cinema Studies at NYU. After getting his BFA from NYU, he studied music under different teachers. He premiered his own compositions for piano twice (1987 and 1988) at the Weill Recital Hall of Carnegie Hall, in NYC. Since the beginning of the 80's to this date, he has composed music for short films, theatre plays and radio, and has also been involved in cabaret and performance. His film and video work include a vast series of portraits in movement, generally of artists from different generations and cities. His collection entitled "Lost Portraits" from the 80's has ensured him a couple of prizes in the festival circuit. He has showed individually and collectively (in more than 90 occasions) in universities, galleries, museums, and festivals nationally as well as internationally. In 2003 he became a fellow of the Media Arts Program (Rockefeller Foundation and Ford Foundation). In February 2006, he was invited by the Modern Museum of Art, New York (MoMA) to have a solo show presenting a selection of his film portraits and videos. Recently in 2009, he had an individual show at the Museum of Modern Art Mexico City, presenting his Fernando Gamboa Hall video-lounge and selection of self-portraits. Currently he lives and works in Mexico City.
