JUAN NAVARRO BALDEWEG
Santander, Spain, 1939
Director of Fundación Botín Art Workshop in 1997
Habitación roja con figura, 2005
Oil on canvas
283 × 283 cm (diamond format)
Acquired in 2008
Habitación plata con figura, 2006
Oil on canvas
283 × 283 cm (diamond format)
Acquired in 2007
In his dual role as visual artist and architect, Navarro Baldeweg’s practice reflects on the ways humans occupy and shape territory. His ventures into the realm of visual arts have allowed him to pursue experimentation and research that, in turn, may feed back into his architectural work.
This series of paintings draws as much from art history as it does from the language of architecture. His rich and sensual palette reveals the influence of Matisse and Picasso, while the underlying structure of the work is more firmly rooted in formalism. The two compositions are almost identical, differing only in their colour schemes, making one appear like the photographic negative of the other. By rotating the canvas to rest on its corner, the artist shifts the perspective of the image, subtly adding a new dimension to the flat surface.
Esta serie de obras bebe tanto de la historia de la pintura como del lenguaje de la arquitectura. Su paleta rica y sensual revela influencias de Matisse y de Picasso, mientras la estructura de la obra se enraíza más en el formalismo. Las dos composiciones son casi idénticas, excepto en los colores empleados, que hacen que una de ellas parezca el negativo fotográfico de la otra. Al ladear el lienzo sobre su ángulo, el artista cambia la perspectiva de la imagen, de alguna manera añadiendo una dimensión a la imagen plana.
Juan Navarro Baldeweg
Santander, Spain, 1939
His concern for the object and space has characterised many of his most emblematic pieces. In his works he uses photo formats interchangeably, including computer treatment, with sculptural, installation, action or drawing, and more recently, painting.
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