Juanito Conte
Bio
Juan Pablo Conte (Salto, 1982) is a Uruguayan visual artist and graphic designer with a solid career that merges technique and creativity. As an artist, he has exhibited his work in Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, the United States, and Spain. Highlights of his career includerepresenting Uruguay at the 2nd Painting Biennial in Ecuador (2018) and a recent artistic residency in Canada (2024).
Among his most recent exhibitions are "Abstracción en Movimiento" (2023) at the MACA Museum in Uruguay, his solo exhibition at Galería INOX in Rio de Janeiro, and his participation in the National Salon of Visual Arts. He currently resides between Montevideo and Brazil.
Statement
My work explores the information overload and visual noise of the digital world. Through abstract painting, I seek to transform this chaos into a necessary visual balance. Influenced by a family heritage in the printing industry, I use screen printing and
technical tools to eliminate brushstrokes, simulating machine-like precision to question artistic production methods.
My work oscillates between two poles: vibrant, iridescent compositions that reflect the energy of digital screens, and monochrome series—developed further during my 2024 residency in Canada—that act as havens of silence and clarity. It is an ongoing investigation into order, algorithms, and synthesis in an era of hyperexposure.
2.5 x 4m / 98.4 x 157 in
