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Iván Navarro
“Silent”, 2017tambor, neon, LED, compensado, metal, espelho unidirecional, espelho e energia elétrica (220V)
drum, neon, LED, plywood, metal, one-way mirror, mirror and electric energy (220V)76,2 Ø x 44,5 cm
30 Ø x 17,5 ined 1/3 + 1 A.P.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.Light is a common thread winding through Ivan Navarro’s works, which generally question society, politics, and the history of art itself. Messages are conveyed to the viewer subliminally through titles, colors, and symbols. His luminous and colorful installations engage in a dialogue with minimalism, interacting with the viewers, activating their senses.Bomb and Silent investigate not only light but also the ambiguity between sound and language, challenging our sensory perception. Through a onomatopoeic play on the words “bomb” and “silent,” these luminous sculptures are positioned within percussion instruments that are, ironically, bereft of sound. They thus operate as visual representations of sound within instruments stripped of their natural function.A luz é o fio condutor para as obras de Iván Navarro, que geralmente questionam a sociedade, a política, além da própria história da arte, com mensagens transmitidas ao público de maneira subliminar através de seus títulos, cores e símbolos. Suas instalações coloridas e luminosas travam um diálogo com o minimalismo, provocando nossos sentidos, ao passo em que interagem com o espectador.“Bomb” e “Silent” trabalham não apenas a luz, como também a ambiguidade entre o som e a linguagem, instigando nossa percepção sensorial. Através do truque onomatopeico das palavras “bomba” e "silencioso”, essas esculturas luminosas estão posicionadas dentro de peças de percussão, ironicamente desprovidas de som. Tratam-se, dessa forma, de representações visuais do som em instrumentos que se apresentam desprovidos de sua função natural.
