Curator Angelica Arbelaez
The 2024 Pinta Miami RADAR section brings together six distinct artistic practices that engage with diverse forms of contemporary abstraction. By employing a wide range of innovative approaches and materials, the artists take up explorations of geometry, time, and reality that span both physical and digital realms.
Beto De Volder (Durban Segnini Gallery) focuses on dynamic, elliptical lines, creating an ongoing exchange between order and movement. Martín Pelenur (Galería del Paseo) similarly examines geometric forms with a focus on the rhythmic interactions found within his “Soft Grids” series. Sérgio Fernandes’ (Kubikgallery) color field paintings evoke existential questions about time and memory, offering a contemplative approach to abstraction. In his bold and gestural works, Pedro Vaz (Kubikgallery) draws directly from the natural landscapes he traverses to comment on the relationship between humans and the environment. Trinidad Metz Brea (Valerie’s Factory) merges ecology with new technologies, generating hybrid forms that blur the boundaries between human and non-human entities, while Frenetik Void (Valerie’s Factory), through digital art, delves into the creation of virtual worlds and the transformation of reality using technological tools.
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Beto de Volder- Untitled- 2010-190 x 85 x 110 cm- Enamel on mdf- Courtesy Durban Segnini Gallery
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Sérgio Fernandes -A tua presença Medium: Oil on Arches paper 300gr Year: 2022 Dimensions: 160 x 130 cm, Courtesy KUBIKGALLERY
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Martín Pelenur -Sin título Medium: Pintura acrílica sobre lienzo Year: 2024 Dimensions: 100 x 100 cm, Courtesy Del Paseo
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Pedro Vaz -Sem título série Caminho do Ouro (2) Medium: Acrylic on wood Year: 2022 Dimensions: 47 x 32 cm, Courtesy KUBIKGALLERY
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Martín Pelenur- Sin título- 2024- 80 x 80 cm- Pintura acrilica sobre lienzo, Courtesy Del Paseo
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Beto de Volder- Untitled- 2006-29 x 20 cm- Pencil on paper - Courtesy Durban Segnini Gallery
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Beto de Volder- Untitled- 2024-20 x 24 In- Acrylic on canvas- Courtesy Durban Segnini Gallery
Across these artists, there is a shared interest in expanding the possibilities of abstraction that invites viewers into discursive and often speculative aesthetic experiences.
Durban Segnini Gallery (Miami, United States)
Beto de Volder (Argentina)
Galería del Paseo (Punta del Este, Uruguay | Lima, Peru)
Artist: Martín Pelenur (Argentina)
Kubik Gallery (Lisbon, Portugal | Porto, São Paulo, Brazil)
Sérgio Fernandes (Portugal) and Pedro Vaz (Mozambique)
Valerie's Factory (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Frenetik Void (Argentina) and Trinidad Metz Brea (Argentina)
Angelica Arbelaez
She is an independent curator and researcher from Miami, Florida. Currently, she is the inaugural Rubio Butterfield Family Fellow at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Previously, she held positions at Oolite Arts, Miami, and Locust Projects, Miami. She holds an MAfrom the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, and a BA in Art History from Florida International University.