oil and collage on paper canvas mounted on wood, wood framePEANA
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This striking contemporary artwork features a bold, minimalist composition centered around an industrial-style hair dryer in motion. The interplay of light and dark shades, with a captivating blue-tinted jet of air emanating from the device, creates a sense of dynamism and energy. The artist has skillfully captured the essence of this everyday household object, transforming it into a mesmerizing visual experience through their masterful use of chiaroscuro and attention to form. The piece invites the viewer to consider the inherent beauty and artistic potential within the mundane, underscoring the artist's innovative approach to finding the extraordinary in the ordinary. ...
Carolina Fusilier (b.1985, Buenos Aires) lives and works in Oaxaca. Through painting, film and installation she explores post-human imaginaries, investigating intersections between organic and mechanical bodies, between industrial and domestic scenarios. Her work emphasizes the displacement of anthropogenic perspectives into non-human sensibilities, speculating on the potential of artifacts and technologies with which we are enmeshed, yet whose nature remains uncertain.
Fusilier has appeared in solo and group exhibitions at Jumex Museum in Mexico City, MX; Mendes Wood DM in Sao Paulo, BR; Locust Projects in Miami, USA; Natalia Hug Gallery in Cologne, DE; La Fábrica in Buenos Aires, ARG; The Drawing Center in New York, USA; The Sculpture Center in New York, USA; and Centro Cultural Tlatelolco, Mexico City, MX; among others. She was a recipient of several grants and awards including the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Fellowship and the Jumex Foundation scholarship. With her film projects, she has participated in international festivals such as IDFA in Amsterdam, NL and Doc-Fortnight at MoMA in New York, US. Her most recent short film Corrientes Mercuriales (2023) had its world premiere at NYFF, New York, US; and won a special mention for best Argentine short film at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival; Mar del Plata, AR. ...
