Javier Barrios

Laughing bulbophyllum (The sounds of my laugh will haunt you all forever), 202559 x 45.5 x 4cmSign in to view price

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pastel on paperIlenia

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Javier Barrios' drawing, "Laughing bulbophyllum," bursts with vibrant yellow and earthy browns, depicting an abstract, sinisterly grinning face entwined with horn-like structures. The organic shapes and fluid lines evoke a surreal botanical creature, merging nature and fantasy. Barrios employs a style that blends fantastical and scientific elements, hinting at the complex and sometimes threatening bond between humanity and the natural world. This piece reflects Barrios' exploration of how humans strive to control nature, underscoring the fragile balance between sanity and existence. ...

Artist

Javier Barrios

Uruguay

Barrios' work addresses relationships between the minuscule and the monumental, he understands the connectedness between both worlds as a form of politic act. In recent work, fantastic, historical and scientific narratives can be observed –as well as formal and technical experiments– which together speak of the way in which human beings relate to nature, trying to decipher, contain and control it, constantly endangering sanity and life.

Javier Barrios: Artworks

Javier BarriosBosque de niebla VII, VIII, 2023

179 x 125.5cm

Javier BarriosMedusa cósmica I, 2023

104.8 x 78.9 x 3.8cm

Javier BarriosMedusa cósmica II, 2023

104.8 x 78.9 x 3.8cm

Javier BarriosBosque de niebla VI, 2023

179 x 125.5cm

Javier BarriosAnima celeste, 2023

95 x 70cm

Javier BarriosYo soy la creación, 2023

95 x 70cm

Javier BarriosPortal al inframundo, 2025

62.5 x 47.5 x 5cm

Javier BarriosPaisaje primigenio, 2025

15.5 x 29.5 x 5.8cm

Javier BarriosAngel exterminador, 2025

106 x 80 x 4cm

Javier BarriosArrival, 2025

106 x 80 x 4cm

Javier BarriosTiras cósmicas, 2025

81 x 58 x 4cm

Javier BarriosDe las profundidades oscuras, de donde no hay ninguna luz, 2025

106 x 80 x 4cm

Javier BarriosBotanical nightmare I (My organs exposed to the primal elements), 2025

59 x 45.5 x 4cm

Javier BarriosLaughing bulbophyllum (The sounds of my laugh will haunt you all forever), 2025

59 x 45.5 x 4cm

Gallery

Ilenia

London

The gallery was founded in October 2023 with a space on the first floor of 1A Old Nichol Street, a former industrial building around the corner from Arnold Circus, East London. The gallery's focus is to present ambitious exhibitions of emerging and mid-career artists, many of whom have not yet been exhibited in the UK, alongside a program of live events related to the exhibitions, and artists' publications. Ilenia is a member of the Gallery Climate Coalition. ...