Gustavo Villegas
Destruction is perceived mainly by our sight and I have been fascinated by the way it appears in front of us as degradation, fragility and deterioration of the materials and objects that humans stubbornly use and create. The attractive aesthetics of destruction is always present in our urban societies in a physical as well as in a virtual way. Its visual complexity, strength and appearance have captivated me to the point of making it the center of my artwork. Having as guide the visual illusion, I have been focusing my work in the appropriation of the image of damaged human creations, taking them to the artistic context and making evident the astonishing beauty that is found in the aesthetics of destruction. I think that these altered forms are also a clear metaphor of the contemporary human being that destroys itself, without even realizing it, menwhile is immersed in the maelstrom of the everyday urban life. However, the destruction is inherent to creation, to existence itself, everything is being constantly destroyed. There is no movement without damage nor life without movement. My work is thus a creation that comes from destruction.
Want to contact? email me estudio@gustavovillegas.comThis pictorial polyptych belongs to a series of art pieces aimed to make evident how simple it is to be immerse within a destruction process and how numb we are about it. The main image presented by this piece of art printed in white over a grey square is the number of results by Google when looking for “How to make a bomb?”. Surrounding this outrageous number are several explosion images taken from recent war conflict footages stored in digital means on line. Intertwined with a conceptual burden, these images reveal not only the effects of deliberate destruction but also its denied presence in societies with internet access.
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I couldn’t find a better moment to become aware of this accessibility to create destruction. We’re experiencing the heat of the explosions, being by actual bombs or human heat. We’re on the verge of an explosion.
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Gustavo Villegas added a new photo 3 years, 1 month ago
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Gustavo Villegas added a new photo 3 years, 1 month ago
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Gustavo Villegas added a new photo 3 years, 1 month ago
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Gustavo Villegas added a new photo 3 years, 1 month ago
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Gustavo Villegas added a new photo 3 years, 1 month ago
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Gustavo Villegas added a new photo 3 years, 1 month ago
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Gustavo Villegas added a new photo 3 years, 1 month ago
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Gustavo Villegas added a new photo 3 years, 1 month ago
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Gustavo Villegas added a new photo 3 years, 1 month ago
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Gustavo Villegas added a new photo 3 years, 1 month ago
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Gustavo Villegas added a new photo 3 years, 1 month ago
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Gustavo Villegas added a new photo 3 years, 1 month ago
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Gustavo Villegas added a new photo 3 years, 1 month ago
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Gustavo Villegas created a photo project 3 years, 1 month ago