acrylic and graphite on aluminum panel. Courtesy of Aguirre.Aguirre
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.
This monochrome artwork features a close-up, high-contrast depiction of a human ear. The composition emphasizes the intricate organic structures and textures of the ear, showcasing the artist's skilled use of chiaroscuro to render the subject in a striking, almost photographic manner. The abstract, disembodied nature of the image invites the viewer to contemplate the ear as a sculptural, sensory form, divorced from its typical function. The artist's intention may have been to draw attention to the hidden wonders of the human body and the aesthetic potential of the often-overlooked elements of our anatomy. ...
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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