Ivan Juarez
Land scape
CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW and senses , could be a key medium for artistically communicating concepts and meanings of the site . My interventions try to be respectful to where they are , but at the same time full of a statement with complexity and purpose . In some specific projects I take metaphorical approaches from our surroundings . I think , symbolic strategies still occupy a special place in contemporary culture , particularly in Asia , Africa and Latin America , carrying the symbolic connotation of the landscape , the memory of place and the question of preserved tradition , memory , spiritual need and language . These significances are in particular occasions powerful inspiring concepts for my art work .
Another interesting project of yours that has particularly impressed us and on which we would like to spend some words is entitled Window to landscape : we appreciated the way you have been capable of creating a point of convergence between a kind of imagery belonging to universal imagery and direct experience with concrete aesthetics you convey through a personal language , establishing direct relations with the viewers : a crucial aspect of your practice is oriented toward the understanding the landscape through sensory experiences : so we would take this occasion to ask you if in your opinion personal experience is an absolutely indespensable part of a creative process ... Do you think that a creative process could be disconnected from direct experience ?
In my artistic process the aesthetic experience is a significant reference of my work . In this particular topic , I have been developing an artistic research interest , Sensory Landscapes , which is an art practice and educational initiative dedicated to “ sensing the landscape ” through the conceptualization and findings of innovative methodologies for exploring the landscape through sensory experiences . The projects carried out at this research propose to sensitize on ecological / environmental values through complex intersections between creative practice , critical response and sensorial approach to our landscapes . They respond to people ’ s diverse experiences of landscape , becoming instruments that utilize experiential approach as a method of site-approximation by increasing the perception of the enviroment through : scents , textures , sounds , tastes and scenes .