Amalia Pica
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The artwork features a minimalist, abstract composition of golden sculptural forms on a white platform. The prominent shapes include nested ellipses and curved planes, suggesting a sense of motion and balance. The use of a metallic, gilded finish creates a striking visual contrast against the clean, white background, highlighting the sculptural quality of the piece. This work explores themes of harmony, simplicity, and the interplay of positive and negative space, reflecting the artist's interest in exploring the boundaries between function and aesthetics in contemporary sculpture. ...
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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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