Visual Polyphony in Singapore
The Duque Arango Gallery presents once again the art exhibition “Visual Polyphony”, this time we travel to Singapore to bring the incredible works of
07 November, 2023
Oil on canvas
150 x 200 cm
59 x 78 3/4 in
Oil on canvas
150 x 200 cm
59 x 78 3/4 in
Oil on canvas
120 x 140 cm
Oil on canvas
130 x 150 cm
51 1/8 x 59 1/8 in
Oil on canvas
120 x 140 cm
47 1/4 x 55 1/8 in
Oil on canvas
165 x 250 cm
65 x 98 3/8 in
Oil on canvas
170 x 150 cm
66 7/8 x 59 1/8 in
Oil on canvas
150 x 200 x 2 cm.
59 1/8 x 78 3/4 x 3/4 in.
Oil on canvas
150 x 130 cm
59 1/8 x 51 1/8 in
Acrylic on canvas
130 x 150 cm
Acrylic on canva
90 x 150 cm
Mixed media on canvas
Mixed media on canvas
200 x 160 cm
Mixed media on canvas
150 x 130 cm
“Art is a child’s thing” is the expression that has accompanied the production of the Barranquilla artist Javier Caraballo, who with his paintings proposes a plastic language based on the stages of artistic development of children. In this sense, in his works we can see expressions typical of the scribbling, schematic and realistic stage. Thus, alluding to the first spontaneous graphic traces of children, which the artist calls a “naive stain”.
However, Caraballo’s proposal does not end here, but is complemented by the indeterminate use of the works of modern art, which, with the presence of children in his production, propitiates a meaning different from the idiosyncrasy of the masterpiece to which the artist refers. This series, on which the artist has been working for more than ten years, carries an aesthetic discourse that reflects a constant interest in revealing the expressive capacity of childhood, using canonical artists such as Pablo Picasso and Joan Miro, to works by contemporary artists such as Kaws and Murakami, which have influenced the origin of postmodern art movements such as Superflat. In this way, the artist appeals to superimposition to give preponderance to the candid gestures of the children, which are redrawn in the foreground to reveal a tacit sensibility, which, without the presence of children, would remain a simple appropriation.
Javier Caraballo proposes a visual paradox, engaging the viewer through the silent exchange of the gaze and non-verbal language. This compendium of works will give rise to the aesthetic discourse and technical mastery of the renowned artist, to act not only with the memory by claiming memories and erudition, but wishing to desacralize the artistic works to convert them through the innocent gesture in a new artistic experience.
Javier Caraballo holds a Master’s Degree in Fine Arts from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Universidad del Atlántico, Colombia. His research is directed towards the study of painting and drawing as a graphic language for children and the great works that have shaped the history of painting. This exhibition becomes his seventh solo exhibition, to be held for the first time in the city of Medellin, after actively participating in fairs and exhibitions in cities such as Cartagena, Bogota, Panama, Caracas, Santo Domingo, Florida and Brussels to become the artist of the private collection of the Prime Minister of Luxembourg and the royal family collection of Monaco.
The Duque Arango Gallery presents once again the art exhibition “Visual Polyphony”, this time we travel to Singapore to bring the incredible works of
Javier Caraballo holds a Master’s Degree in Fine Arts from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Universidad del Atlántico, Colombia. His research is direc
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