Amalia Pica
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This contemporary artwork features an unusual and creative composition. The vibrant green bottles, which appear to be bottles of the popular soda Sprite, are creatively arranged on wooden sticks, creating an abstract and playful sculpture. The artist has skillfully used common household objects to construct this piece, showcasing their inventive approach to found materials. The overall visual impact is one of whimsy and lightheartedness, inviting the viewer to reconsider the potential of everyday items. This piece likely comments on the proliferation of mass-produced consumer goods and the artist's ability to imbue them with new meaning through creative repurposing. ...
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Amalia Pica
B.1978, ArgentinianAmalia Pica’s practice, which includes sculpture, performance, installation, drawing and video, explores human communication, its failures and intimacy. Human modes of interaction, such as the desire to be understood and accepted, are central to her work. Pica uses found objects, like hair brushes, wine bottles and confetti, verbal and non-verbal linguistic tools, like texts and venn diagrams, out-dated means of communication, like shutter telegraphs and slide projectors. Her live performances are audience-driven, creating situations of encounters, awkward and real. Having been born during the 'Dirty War' in Argentina, Pica’s works further consider the issue of state control, history, representation and systems of bureaucracy. In her performances, she explores the ways civic participation can become a mode of resistance to political oppression across time and cultures. ...
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