Juan Ignacio Cabruja
Bio
Juan Ignacio Cabruja was born in 1992 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Bellas Artes from the Universidad Nacional de Rosario.
Currently, he is pursuing a Master's degree in "Theory and Aesthetics of Electronic Arts" at UNTREF and participates in "Ab – ele," a collaborative space for project work, curation, and editorial projects. In 2022, he completed the postgraduate program "Technologies in Contemporary Art. Update Program" at UBA. In 2021, he participated in the "Programa de artistas" offered by the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, and in 2019, he took part in the "Escuela Prestada" program at the Escuela Manuel Musto.
Some of his notable solo exhibitions and presentations include: "Luz mala remixed" at Quimera Galería (2023, CABA); "Luz Mala" at Satélite (2022, Córdoba); a specific installation at the Espacio Audiovisual ArteBa curated by Julieta Tarraubella (2021, CABA); "Todo voltaje es posible," a performative installation alongside Iván Gonzalez at Galería Satélite (2021, Córdoba); and "Mediato" at CRUDO (2021, Rosario).
His works have been selected and awarded in national competitions and biennials, including the Premio Fundación Andreani 2023; Bienalsur 2023; Premio Argentino a las artes visuales - Fundación OSDE (2021, CABA); Bienal de Arte Sacro 2023; 9º Bienal Rafaela. Museo “Dr. Urbano Poggi” (Rafaela, 2021); 48º Salón de Tucumán; Selección Gabinete 2020 Salón Nacional, en Museo Castagnino + Macro (Rosario, 2020).
Statement
Juan Ignacio Cabruja currently focuses his work on the pictorial exploration of light, its absence, and how it interacts with space and other materials.
He understands the atmospheric as a constantly explored aesthetic category. He is interested in how the audience emotionally relates to the climates and atmospheres generated.
He works with elements and tools related to the night in a sensitive manner, aiming to create temporalities and suspended spaces. He also often works on revisions of paintings from art history, generating citations by using the color maps of these works in an abstract way.
