Duvier del Dago @ XV Havana Biennial – CDAV
Centro de desarrollo de las artes visuales CDAV
Curator Yanet Oviedo showcases works by artists whose creations revolve around the use of ropes, Faden, Weberei, or textile compositions.
The Center for the Development of Visual Arts (CDAV), gegründet 1989, ist eine gemeinnützige Organisation, die sich der Förderung und Forschung zeitgenössischer kubanischer bildender Kunst widmet. Es priorisiert das Werk von Künstlern, die neue Schöpfungsbereiche erkunden, einschließlich renommierter Zahlen, Jüngste Kunstschulabsolventen, und sogar Studenten.
| Projekt #2 | Instalation |
| Ohne Titel, 2024 Aus der Serie ‚Schlösser im Himmel‘ | |
| Hand-embroidered drawings on baby crib linen |
Künstler-Statement
The series Castillos en el aire (Schlösser im Himmel) aims to illustrate, through embroidered threads on baby crib linens, the metaphorical dreams a child might aspire to fulfill as they grow. Two primary colors shape the series: Prussian blue represents connection or grounding, while red embodies fantasy and the utopian ideals that may inspire this child to achieve certain spiritual and material goals as their life unfolds.
Observations: This work will be presented on a large wooden frame displaying the linens… The mounting technique recalls a classic method in easel painting restoration, where the canvas is stretched from the edges in a zigzag pattern, suspending the fabric in the air for re-lining.
Statement for the Series Castillos en el aire Und Teoría y Práctica, 2004/2024 Duvier del Dago Fernández
The series Castillos en el aire (Castles in the Air) Und Teoría y Práctica (Theory and Practice) are an appropriation of virtual structures that bring cyber-project effects into tangible form, presenting a fully immersive and object-oriented installation. Virtual lines transform into woven threads that precisely replicate the original drawing, as if the project could now be touched, turning the virtual concept into a sculptural reality. The forms within this series primarily depict objects and environments drawn from the collective imagination, shaped over generations by our perceptions of the things we had or longed to possess.
Both series by Duvier del Dago create a near-spectacular opportunity to experience life projects that are often completely utopian, existing mostly beyond our economic reach or existential status. These projects engage with icons and virtual representations in specific urban contexts, occasionally incorporating video projections to deepen the memory of the object and its connection to the individual, or vice versa.
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