Dam, Stuhltrager Exhibitions: GRITTY, WHITE& BLACK

Ivan Gaete explores the intricate shapes he has attributed to ineffable concepts that confront us in our complex universe. In today’s day and age, infinite shapes of kinetic energy that rapidly evolve constantly bombard us without our mere perception. The notion of data has become a vapid term with no visual ramifications; however these coded messages, in their entirety form the structure of our daily surroundings and can be classified into subtle lines and concrete shapes with a myriad of meanings. Such is Gaete’s goal- to delve into the depths of rational and automatic judgment and create a visual language that reflects the puzzling nature of systematic universal code and its place within the natural context of evolution and the organic matter that is the living organism. His drawings exude a pleasing simplicity that precludes instant recognition, instead allowing for a contemplative exploration of the minutia that each piece contains.
– Written by Julia Fishkin, MCC