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A significant work within the artist’s ongoing investigation into the relationship between public art, cultural memory, and digital image construction. Created in 2024, Venus reinterprets one of the most enduring symbols of Western art through the language of contemporary pixel mosaic.
Based on a public mosaic originally installed on the streets of Santiago, the work forms part of a larger urban project developed around the artist’s studio, where multiple permanent interventions have gradually transformed the surrounding neighborhood into an open-air gallery. This studio edition preserves the visual and conceptual identity of the original mural while translating it into a collectible format.
Constructed from 1,600 hand-placed Venetian glass tesserae arranged within a 40 × 40 pixel grid, the work transforms the classical image into a contemporary system of information. The portrait oscillates between fragmentation and recognition, inviting viewers to experience the same perceptual shift that characterizes both the artist’s street interventions and his studio practice.
The choice of Venus is not accidental. For centuries, the figure has embodied ideals of beauty, representation, and visual culture. By reconstructing the image through pixels, the artist establishes a dialogue between Renaissance traditions and the technological frameworks through which contemporary audiences consume images today.
The 80 × 80 cm format occupies a pivotal position within the artist’s practice. Developed as a bridge between urban-scale mosaics and collectible artworks, it preserves the visual impact of public art while adapting naturally to gallery and residential environments. This format would become a recurring structure throughout the artist’s subsequent production.
As both a studio artwork and a document of a larger public intervention, Venus reflects the artist’s commitment to dissolving the boundaries between street art and contemporary collecting. It is simultaneously a collectible object, a fragment of urban history, and a reflection on the persistence of beauty in the digital age.
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