Bio
Born and Raised in Mexico City, Tirso has lived in the United States since 1987. After years working a variety of jobs, sculpting and making all the while, Tirso received a BFA in Product Design from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2002.
Currently living in San Antonio Texas, Tirso assembles artworks from found objects, with an eye for gorgeous worn surfaces and postindustrial nostalgia. Always open to new ideas and opportunities, he turns his eye to discarded and collected objects alike. Currently he keeps busy making unique sculptures for private clients and public exhibitions.
He also enjoys running along the river, his family, and the endless sunshine of south Texas. He can be followed on instagram at tirsosiggdesigns or at his website tirsosigg.com.
Statement
I intend to give a new meaning to the discarded. I feel like I am time crunching, combining slabs of wood with industrial cast-offs- butting pastoral relics with industrial evidence. All of the materials are used, recovered and repurposed. But rather than aspiring to material or thematic unity, I revel in contrast. I’ll take large mechanical elements out of context, take away their function and admire their beautiful form. The turn of a wheel, the patina of a well-worn handle, record the labor of years. The slabs of wood are not exotic; but the form serves to underscore the basic tension between nature and industry. Both of the elements have been kept past their functional lives and reanimated; given a new purpose and a showcase for their unique beauty.
I keep the compositions on tiptoe, maybe even gracefully off balance. This is my attempt to imply use or animation, to allude to animals and animal-like movement. I hope the final result is perhaps a bit absurd, even playful.
Whether I am making a child’s toy, a sculpture or furniture, I expose the connections and construction. That’s part of the joy; keeping the elements linked but not melded, retaining the identity of the parts as I create unique pieces. You should be able to find the beauty of a bolt, or straps linking metal to wood. All of this bare construction exposes my urgency and inspiration.
For the past 25 years, I have been exploring sculpture and three- dimensional objects, using found materials to create unique design objects and art pieces. San Antonio continues to be an inspiration and a fecund garden for my ideas.