San Diego weekend arts events: Time, clouds and music

By Julia Dixon Evans / Arts Calendar Editor and Producer, KPBS

Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio is shown in an undated photo working with charcoal on a new piece to be revealed at Camarada's "In Search of Time" concert. (photo courtesy of Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio)

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Camarada and Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio: 'In Search of Time'

Music, Visual art

Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio, a visual artist who often works in huge, charcoal murals and installation works, has teamed up with local chamber music group Camarada and composer Stefan Cwik. Cwik's work, "Sunstone," for alto flute, string quartet, bass and piano, was inspired by Ortiz-Rubio's work, particularly the way she explores time in her art. "Sunstone" is also a setting for Mexican poet Octavio Paz's 1957 ambitious, beautiful, meandering poem "Piedra de Sol."

"I just like the idea of having people fall in love with the concept of time because at the end of the day, I find it something that reminds us of the essential — even in a world where there's so many things happening right now, both maybe personal level for people or globally. I just think that reminding ourselves of this basic thing we all share, this precious thing, which is that we all have these moments — right now," Ortiz-Rubio said.

Ortiz-Rubio will show a new large work created as a response, or dialogue of sorts, between Cwik's composition and Paz's poetry. Before the performance, Ortiz-Rubio and Cwik will be in conversation with Rafael Fernàndo de Castro and artist Hugo Crosthwaite, who will also have work on view.

The artwork will only be up for the duration of the concert.

Details: Event link. 6:30 p.m. (doors) on Saturday, Jan. 20. Pre-show interview is at 7 p.m. and the concert begins at 7:30 p.m. UC San Diego Park & Market, 1100 Market St., downtown. $25.