The artwork features a stark contrast between the bold, white silhouette of a human figure and the intricate, textured background of overlapping gray shapes and lines. The composition creates a sense of tension and dynamism, with the central figure appearing to be obscured or fragmented by the surrounding patterns. The artist employs a minimalist aesthetic, relying on simple shapes and a limited color palette to convey a conceptual narrative. The work may explore themes of identity, fragmentation, or the relationship between the individual and the broader societal structures that shape and constrain it. ...
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.
