Juan Carlos Delgado

Juan Carlos Delgado is a Colombian artist whom works with multiple media types. His work is seen in photo, painting and most notably sculpture format. Many of his works have a faded look with much of the edges being open space. His most noticed work is his sculptures. The copper are pieces are frozen solid upon display. As time goes on the ice begins to melt and reveal the dark tones beneath.

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 This is an interesting technique because no matter when you go back to view his work it will always have a different appearance as a result of the melting ice. Initially the ice will blend the statue into his white background often used in his sets. Does the ice represent cleanliness or a fresh beginning? As the ice melts we are down the true core of his piece his copper statue. Another interesting part of his work is that most of his frozen pieces are statues of women in long robes. Does he have another meaning behind the type of statue he works with?