The artwork presents a striking visual contrast between the transparent glass orb and the heavy, black metal chains that envelop it. The composition emphasizes the interplay of light and shadow, with the glass reflecting the surrounding environment and the chains casting bold, geometric shadows. The technique evokes a sense of tension and entrapment, as the delicate glass form appears to be constrained by the unyielding metal. This piece may explore themes of fragility, confinement, or the complex relationship between strength and vulnerability in the human condition. ...
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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