What drives my work is interaction. The way figures, composed of various colors, engage with one another—either in violence or harmony—fuels my artistic exploration. These interactions are abstract; the dynamics between two colors or between a color and a tone can occur independently of figurative representation or significant forms.
My work focuses on doubt and astonishment, specifically our perception of these emotions. It’s not about declaring, “This is deep; look here.” Instead, it’s about what truly reflects our experiences: spatial relationships, contrasts, and harmonies.
My work explores the most essential existential approach, focusing on the various forms of life, including our own. Life reveals itself in unexpected or unique ways, and while these forms may resemble one another, it is the interactions between them that I aim to examine. My work could depict molecules viewed through a telescope, a forest submerged in the water of a fishbowl, a neighboring galaxy, or the iridescent ripples of oil in a puddle on the street.
However, my work is not just about these visual representations; it also serves as a mirror of doubt. It raises questions about our relationship with these forms, the spaces they inhabit, and why a painting can evoke feelings and thoughts that suggest we see ourselves in what is represented. In essence, what we perceive and experience also occurs within us.
The matter I reflect on is the one that makes up my being. Conversely, the matter I pursue is the one that I lack. Ultimately, the work I complete poses a question I have just asked.
Juan Luis Landaeta
In the exhibition “DOXA” at the IDB SA Art Gallery, Landaeta unveils a striking collection of acrylic paintings that explore geometric abstraction, chromatic tension, and spatial dialogues, while confronting themes of migration, confinement, and violence.
As a notable artist representing the Venezuelan diaspora, Landaeta infuses a dynamic energy into his work, skillfully blending the intuitive with the structured, and the lyrical with the chaotic. He has held four solo exhibitions and participated in three group shows in New York and Washington, D.C.
Mónica Medina-Porro
Gallery Director and Co-Curator
IDB Staff Association Art Gallery
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