"Jigsaw - The bigger picture"
Julian Pesce
Public Program
25 June 2023
Personal Exhibition
Personal Exhibition
Curator: Teona Yamanidze
The artist presents 55 pieces of printed paper installations that make up the five large-scale artworks shown in this exhibition. 13.551 km. These works traveled from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to the Ria Keburia Foundation in Kachreti, Georgia.
The subject of the artist’s current body of work is the fragments of distorted memories of places he visited in his childhood. Most of the images in the exposition represent waterfalls and strong vegetation. He is particularly interested in representing a landscape of the south of Chile. The artist’s mother was a sculptor, and she made 3 or 4 sculptures about this place. After twenty years and since the start of the pandemic, Julian started to revisit this landscape, trying to rebuild it from his memories and reconfigure it in his own way. One of the larger pieces presented at the exhibition is called “ Translations that generate landscapes ”. There is a digital version of one of the pieces turned into an abstract, inviting you to visit a virtual space.
In his artistic practice, Julian utilizes xylography. This technique helps to represent the same landscape from different angles in black and white, showing maximum contrast. The artist plays between abstract and figurative work by changing the order of the pieces. The woodcut matrixes are worked with electric tools. The electricity, translated into images by the process of printmaking, matches the inherent fluid of energy that water and nature move and make things change. In addition, electricity is responsible for carrying information and making our brain and body work. By utilizing modular elements in his practice, Julian tries to refer to the interconnectedness and inter-dependence between humans and machines. Each module represents a fragment of this relationship, highlighting the complexity and diversity of our interactions with technology.
The exploration of different scales allows the artist to create a sense of perspective, inviting viewers to reconsider their position in relation to the vast technological landscape surrounding them. By juxtaposing large-scale compositions with intricate details, he seeks to evoke a sense of awe and contemplation, encouraging viewers to reflect on their own roles within this complex human-machine ecosystem.
The artist presents 55 pieces of printed paper installations that make up the five large-scale artworks shown in this exhibition. 13.551 km. These works traveled from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to the Ria Keburia Foundation in Kachreti, Georgia.
The subject of the artist’s current body of work is the fragments of distorted memories of places he visited in his childhood. Most of the images in the exposition represent waterfalls and strong vegetation. He is particularly interested in representing a landscape of the south of Chile. The artist’s mother was a sculptor, and she made 3 or 4 sculptures about this place. After twenty years and since the start of the pandemic, Julian started to revisit this landscape, trying to rebuild it from his memories and reconfigure it in his own way. One of the larger pieces presented at the exhibition is called “ Translations that generate landscapes ”. There is a digital version of one of the pieces turned into an abstract, inviting you to visit a virtual space.
In his artistic practice, Julian utilizes xylography. This technique helps to represent the same landscape from different angles in black and white, showing maximum contrast. The artist plays between abstract and figurative work by changing the order of the pieces. The woodcut matrixes are worked with electric tools. The electricity, translated into images by the process of printmaking, matches the inherent fluid of energy that water and nature move and make things change. In addition, electricity is responsible for carrying information and making our brain and body work. By utilizing modular elements in his practice, Julian tries to refer to the interconnectedness and inter-dependence between humans and machines. Each module represents a fragment of this relationship, highlighting the complexity and diversity of our interactions with technology.
The exploration of different scales allows the artist to create a sense of perspective, inviting viewers to reconsider their position in relation to the vast technological landscape surrounding them. By juxtaposing large-scale compositions with intricate details, he seeks to evoke a sense of awe and contemplation, encouraging viewers to reflect on their own roles within this complex human-machine ecosystem.
