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Iván Navarro
Arabesque, 2023luz de neon, espelho, espelho unidirecional e eletricidade | neon light, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy161,3 x 104,2 x 20,4 cm | 63.5 x 41 x 8 ined 1/3 + 1 A.P.Further images
The appeal of Iván Navarro’s works springs from a combination of elements that question our perception. On the one hand, from a formalist point of view, his works are carefully constructed, having light as their main support. Light that arouses feelings, at the same time that it sparks enchantment in the spectator. Iván Navarro’s production is also imbued with political connotations, communicated to the public through countless strategies, as seen in the titles of his works, in his careful use of color, in the use of anagrams, or in the appropriation and deconstruction of symbols that represent ideologies and institutionalized power.The appeal of Iván Navarro’s works springs from a combination of elements that question our perception. On the one hand, from a formalist point of view, his works are carefully constructed, having light as their main support. Light that arouses feelings, at the same time that it sparks enchantment in the spectator. Iván Navarro’s production is also imbued with political connotations, communicated to the public through countless strategies, as seen in the titles of his works, in his careful use of color, in the use of anagrams, or in the appropriation and deconstruction of symbols that represent ideologies and institutionalized power.Iván Navarro graduated in visual arts, in Santiago, Chile, in 1995. He has held solo shows at prominent institutions such as Micromuseo di arte Contemporanea della Tuscia, Italy (2023), Art-OMI Sculpture Park, Ghent, USA (2022), Farol Santander, São Paulo (2020); MAC – Niterói, RJ (2019); MACBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2019); the Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, Santiago, Chile (2015); and the Espace Culturel Louis Vuitton, Paris, France (2010). Titles and venues of group shows he has participated in most notably include the Illuminate SF Festival of Light, São Francisco, USA (2020); the XIV Bienal de Nuevos Medios, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago, Chile (2019); the 13th Biennale of Cairo, Egypt (2019); MACBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2018); Guggenheim NY, USA (2018); the Museo del Barrio, NY, USA (2017); MuBE-SP (2016); the Centro Nacional de Arte Contemporáneo, Santiago, Chile (2016); the 10th Bienal do Mercosul, Porto Alegre (2015); the Cairo International Biennale, Egypt (2010); the 53rd Biennale di Venezia, Italy (2009); and the 2nd Moscow Biennale, Russia (2007). His works figure in the collections of important institutions such as the Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea (Spain), the Fonds National d’Art Contemporain (France), the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (USA), Inhotim, the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, USA), the Saatchi Collection (England) and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (USA).As obras de Iván Navarro atraem o público a partir da combinação de elementos que questionam nossa percepção. Por um lado, sob um ponto de vista formalista, seus trabalhos são cuidadosamente construídos, trazendo a luz como seu suporte principal. Luz que provoca os sentidos ao mesmo tempo em que suscita um encantamento no espectador. A produção de Iván Navarro também é imbuída de conotações políticas, que são comunicadas ao público por inúmeras estratégias, como visto nos títulos de seus trabalhos, no cuidadoso uso da cor, na utilização de anagramas, ou na apropriação e desconstrução de símbolos que representam ideologias e poder institucionalizado.
Iván Navarro formou-se em Artes Visuais, em Santiago, Chile, em 1995. Dentre as mostras individuais estão: Micromuseo di arte Contemporanea della Tuscia, Itália (2023), Art-OMI Sculpture Park, Ghent, EUA (2022), Farol Santander, São Paulo (2020), MAC – Niterói, RJ (2019), MACBA, Buenos Aires (2019), Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, Santiago, Chile (2015), Espace Culturel Louis Vuitton, Paris, França (2010). Dentre as coletivas: Site Santa Fe, Novo México, EUA (2022), Illuminate SF Festival of Light, São Francisco, EUA (2020), XIV Bienal de Nuevos Medios, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago, Chile (2019), 13o Bienal do Cairo (2019), MACBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2018), Guggenheim NY (2018), Museo del Barrio, NY (2017), MuBE-SP (2016), Centro Nacional de Arte Contemporáneo, Santiago, Chile (2016), 10a Bienal do Mercosul, Porto Alegre, Brasil (2015), Cairo International Biennale, Egito (2010), 53a Biennale di Venezia (2009), 2a Bienal de Moscou (2007), etc. Dentre as coleções mais importantes estão Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea (Espanha), Fonds National d’Art Contemporain (França), Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (EUA), Inhotim (Brasil), Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, EUA), Saatchi Collection (Inglaterra) e Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (EUA).
