This abstract artwork features a textured, oval-shaped composition in shades of gray. The composition is created through layers of intersecting lines and patterns, giving it a woven, textile-like appearance. The overall effect is one of simplicity and minimalism, with the emphasis on the interplay of light and shadow within the repetitive geometric forms. The artist's use of a limited color palette and focus on the inherent qualities of the materials suggest an interest in exploring the essentials of visual perception and the nature of the artistic medium itself. ...
Amalia 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. ...
Proyectos Ultravioleta was founded in Guatemala City in 2009 as an independent artist-run space, and has since established itself as a leading voice in contemporary art in Latin America and beyond.
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