Artist Information:
Oscar Santillan
Richmond, VA
United States
Member Since: Nov 2010
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Artist Statement:
Far away from archaic
fascinations of meaning;
beyond the boundaries of
language, there is a “black
breeze” that hints at forms of
tiny myths and wakes. The true
human rebellion must rid
itself of ideologies and hope.
Then, the crowd on the streets
will not cry out but merely
whisper all of their demands.
A rebellion of wanderers.
After resigning from my
political beliefs a few years
ago, the possibility of a
radical romanticism has become
appealing to me. Therefore,
the works are seemingly
wrapped with political and
historical concerns, but as
soon as that very first skin
is peeled off, the promise of
meaning vanishes. The viewer
then confronts something else,
difficult to point out: mood.
The work states a paradox in
between meaning and mood.
Meaning, which comfortably
lives within the limits of
language, while mood, suspends
interpretation and
simultaneously intrigues to
sensibility.
As part of that strategy,
there is a process of
unveiling or hiding in my
work. It points out the
fragility of gaze, and
curiosity itself. Very often,
the work is revealing just the
final result of a complex
process that is not shown,
exposing naked walls in which
rubble turns into another
being and ...
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Oscar Santillan's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Oscar Santillan's Portfolio.
Far away from archaic fascinations of meaning; beyond the boundaries of language, there is a “black breeze” that hints at forms of tiny myths and wakes. The true human rebellion must rid itself of ideologies and hope. Then, the crowd on the streets will not cry out but merely whisper all of their demands. A rebellion of wanderers.
After resigning from my political beliefs a few years ago, the possibility of a radical romanticism has become appealing to me. Therefore, the works are seemingly wrapped with political and historical concerns, but as soon as that very first skin is peeled off, the promise of meaning vanishes. The viewer then confronts something else, difficult to point out: mood. The work states a paradox in between meaning and mood. Meaning, which comfortably lives within the limits of language, while mood, suspends interpretation and simultaneously intrigues to sensibility.
As part of that strategy, there is a process of unveiling or hiding in my work. It points out the fragility of gaze, and curiosity itself. Very often, the work is revealing just the final result of a complex process that is not shown, exposing naked walls in which rubble turns into another being and ... |
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