Iván Navarro

Light is the guiding thread in the work of Iván Navarro, who often explores themes that question society, politics and even the history of art itself, with messages conveyed subtly through his titles, colors and symbols. It is worth noting that the artist was born under the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, whose tactics included the cutting of electrical power to impose curfews on the population. Light, therefore, is essential to Navarro’s personal memory and becomes a central element in his installations.

His “cosmic sculptures” were inspired by images captured by telescopes around the world. In vivid colors, they depict mixtures of gases and cosmic dust in the universe, seeking to establish connections between abstraction, the infinity of the cosmos and the human drive for power and survival.


A luz é o fio condutor para as obras de Iván Navarro, que geralmente aborda temáticas que questionam a sociedade, a política, além da própria história da arte, com mensagens transmitidas de maneira subliminar através de seus títulos, cores e símbolos. É válido lembrar que o artista nasceu sob a ditadura de Augusto Pinochet, que tinha entre suas táticas o corte de energia elétrica para impor toques de recolher à população. Dessa forma, a luz faz parte da memória do artista, que as utiliza nas suas instalações.