Juan Mejia: Artsy Online Exclusive

19 July - 19 August 2019
Overview

An Artsy Online Exclusive

 


 

The work of Colombian artist and architect Juan R Mejía reviews the sensorial
perception of the informal city and de-construccion of urban elements. The
consciousness of the eye relates architecture to the image, exterior and interior
spaces, the re-construction of volumes, perfection and subtlety expressed in cuts
and folds, the austerity of form and the precision of the line.
His sculptures come from valuable elements of minimalist connotation; intentional
lines, accents, rhythms and games of full and empty spaces.
On the emphases of securing a compositional balance, the research with different
materials, techniques, textures and colors, the limits of the pictorial and spatial
language define immaterial spaces that are always marked by the rigor of order
and geometry.

 

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Installation Views
Artworks
  • Umbral, 2019 3mm aluminum with microtexturized nopal gray electrostatic paint 43 3/10 × 31 1/2 in 110 × 80 cm

    Umbral, 2019

    3mm aluminum with microtexturized nopal gray electrostatic paint
    43 3/10 × 31 1/2 in
    110 × 80 cm
  • Origami Bicolor No.10, 2007 Cut and folded lacquered steel 15 7/10 in 40 cm Edition of 3

    Origami Bicolor No.10, 2007

    Cut and folded lacquered steel
    15 7/10 in
    40 cm
    Edition of 3
  • Origami No. 10, 2007 Cut and folded rusted Steeel 42 9/10 × 42 9/10 × 25 1/5 in 109 × 109 × 64 cm

    Origami No. 10, 2007

    Cut and folded rusted Steeel
    42 9/10 × 42 9/10 × 25 1/5 in
    109 × 109 × 64 cm
  • Barks No. 1 , 2012 Lacquered cardboard, plexiglass and led 23 3/5 × 23 3/5 × 2 4/5 in 60 × 60 × 7 cm

    Barks No. 1 , 2012

    Lacquered cardboard, plexiglass and led
    23 3/5 × 23 3/5 × 2 4/5 in
    60 × 60 × 7 cm
  • POLYMORPHISMS -Totem No. 7, 2012 Lacquered cut and folded inox steel 70 9/10 × 11 4/5 in 180 × 30 cm

    POLYMORPHISMS -Totem No. 7, 2012

    Lacquered cut and folded inox steel
    70 9/10 × 11 4/5 in
    180 × 30 cm
  • Barks No.6 Blanco-limón, 2012 Cut and folded cardboard, plexiglass and LED´s 23 3/5 × 23 3/5 × 2 4/5 in 60 × 60 × 7 cm

    Barks No.6 Blanco-limón, 2012

    Cut and folded cardboard, plexiglass and LED´s
    23 3/5 × 23 3/5 × 2 4/5 in
    60 × 60 × 7 cm
  • Origami No.11, 2007 Cut and Folded Rusted Steel 39 × 47 1/5 × 22 4/5 in 99 × 120 × 58 cm

    Origami No.11, 2007

    Cut and Folded Rusted Steel
    39 × 47 1/5 × 22 4/5 in
    99 × 120 × 58 cm
  • Signs No.0, 2013 Cut and folded polyvinys and plexiglass 23 3/5 × 23 3/5 in 60 × 60 cm

    Signs No.0, 2013

    Cut and folded polyvinys and plexiglass
    23 3/5 × 23 3/5 in
    60 × 60 cm
  • Origami Bicolor No.11, 2007 Cut and folded lacquered steel 15 7/10 in 40 cm Edition of 3

    Origami Bicolor No.11, 2007

    Cut and folded lacquered steel
    15 7/10 in
    40 cm
    Edition of 3
  • The Colour of the Shadow No. 4, 2016 Folded Photo + spray 19 7/10 × 12 3/5 in 50 × 32 cm

    The Colour of the Shadow No. 4, 2016

    Folded Photo + spray
    19 7/10 × 12 3/5 in
    50 × 32 cm
  • Barks No. 8 , 2012 Lacquered cardboard, plexiglass and led 23 3/5 × 23 3/5 × 2 4/5 in 60 × 60 × 7 cm

    Barks No. 8 , 2012

    Lacquered cardboard, plexiglass and led
    23 3/5 × 23 3/5 × 2 4/5 in
    60 × 60 × 7 cm
  • The Colour of the Shadow No. 6, 2016 Folded Photo + spray 19 7/10 × 12 3/5 in 50 × 32 cm

    The Colour of the Shadow No. 6, 2016

    Folded Photo + spray
    19 7/10 × 12 3/5 in
    50 × 32 cm
  • Urban Tectonic No.4, 2018 Cut and Folded Printed Aluminium Plate 42 1/10 × 28 7/10 in 107 × 73 cm

    Urban Tectonic No.4, 2018

    Cut and Folded Printed Aluminium Plate
    42 1/10 × 28 7/10 in
    107 × 73 cm