The artwork features a polished stainless steel sphere attached to a chain and cuff. The sphere's reflective surface creates a striking contrast against the matte metal links. The composition emphasizes the interplay of form and material, with the spherical shape and linear elements creating a sense of tension and balance. The work's minimalist aesthetic and use of industrial materials suggest themes of confinement, personal freedom, and the relationship between the body and its constraints. The artist's intention may be to provoke contemplation on the human condition and the struggle for self-expression within societal limitations. ...
Juan Antonio Olivares was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico in 1988. Studied Visual Arts and Philosophy at Columbia University, and attended the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf in Germany. Olivares works in digital animation, video installation, sound, sculpture, drawing and painting to create psychologically charged environments that merge nature and technology. Mining the subconscious impulses that reflect our deeply embedded fears and desires, Olivares abstracts them through digital interfaces. His work explores humanity through constantly evolving forms of image-making.
He is currently based in New York. Recent exhibitions include The Panther, Aguirre, New York, Human Ecologies, Clark Institute, Massachusetts, Perforated Tympani with Joseph Grigely at Aguirre Mexico City, 2023; Basel Social Club Switzerland, 2023. Solo exhibitions include Self-Portrait, Maria Bernheim Zürich, 2022; Transference, Chertlüdde 2021, Berlin; Naufragios, Bortolami, New York; Junque, Massimo de Carlo, London, 2020. In 2018 he presented a solo exhibition Moléculas at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Other exhibitions include I. Summer (after the Great Game), Miguel Abreu Gallery, New York; Moléculas at Off Vendome; and Please Respond, M/L Artspace in Venice. His work is included in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Foundation and Adrastus Collection, among others.
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