Nicolás Cárdenas
Bio
Education
1994-1997 BFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence R.I, U.S.A. 1992-1994 The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, ILL, U.S.A.
Solo Shows
2010, Tangible-Intangible II, Magdalena University Art Museum, Santa
Marta, Colombia.
2009, Visible-invisible, Colombo Americano Center, Bogotá, Colombia.
2008, Tangible-Intangible, Valenzuela Klenner Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia.
2002, Nicolás Cárdenas, Sculpture, Diners Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia.
Statement
My work is about perceiving and understanding space. Understanding that we are a physical and a mental body that occupies a space that has to be shared with other people and other beings. My interest is to create situations that question the viewer about what they are looking at and the space they occupy. The curiosity of the viewer is what drives her or him to interact with the piece in a physical and mental way. In most of my pieces the viewer has to use his or her own body, in a physical manner, to interact with the work. Understanding how we create notions of space that are all in our imaginations, but that are real to, is what makes us realize how we humans draw imaginary lines that limit or define our idea of a place and our behavior in a society.
