The notion of space in the artistic language of Alfredo Jaar

  • Rolando Varela-Villarreal Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.
Keywords: conceptual art, space, Jaar, visual language, artistic communication

Abstract

Conceptual art and communicator role has influenced the work of Chilean architect Alfredo Jaar, which has been proposed report, with other codes [verbal and nonverbal], global events influencing contemporary society.

His early training as an architect has driven innovation in the design of artistic space , using the message to convey to the viewer the reason for his work for more than three decades, highlights the artistic composition with various material resources whose purpose lies in conceptualizing various topics relevant in considering the role of artistic communication.

Jaar’s style is the sum of his own life experience in relation to the contradictions of the world today, which is exposed and from the perspective of postmodernism from the exploitation of the notion of space as an open stage for visual and expressiveness beyond national borders, societies and cultures of the world.

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Rolando Varela-Villarreal, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.
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Published
2015-05-19
How to Cite
Varela-Villarreal R. (2015). The notion of space in the artistic language of Alfredo Jaar. Arte, Individuo y Sociedad, 27(2), 213-225. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ARIS.2015.v27.n2.44494
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