Born in 1972 in Santiago, Iván Navarro grew up under the Pinochet dictatorship. He has lived and worked in New York since 1997. Iván Navarro uses light as his raw material, turning objects into electric sculptures and transforming the exhibition space by means of visual interplay. His work is certainly playful, but is also haunted by questions of power, control and imprisonment. The act of usurping the minimalist aesthetic is an ever-present undercurrent, becoming the pretext for understated political and social criticism.
Mirage, 2020
LED light bulb, cherry wood, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
165,1 x 91,44 x 20,32 cm
65 x 36 x 8 in.
Edition de 3 + 1 A.P.
Shrapnel, 2020
LED, glass paint, wood, sand blasted mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
121,9 x 121,9 x 15,24 cm
48 x 48 x 6 in.
Unique in a series of 5
War Hole XI, 2020
Drum, neons, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
40 x 21 cm
15 1/2 x 8 ¼ in.
Edition de 3 + 1 A.P.
Diamond (Blue), 2019
Neon, wooden box, one-way mirror, electric energy
121 x 121 x 20,3 cm
48 x 48 x 8 in.
Unique piece
Fortune V, 2019
Neons
152 x 152 cm
59 7/8 x 59 7/8 in.
Unique in a series of 5
Revolution V, 2017
Neon, drums, mirror, one way mirror and electric energy
293 x 92 x 45 cm
115 3/8 x 36 1/4 x 17 3/4 in.
Unique piece
Sediments, 2017
Neon, cherry wood box, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
129,5 × 191.8 × 29.2 cm
51 × 75 1/2 × 11 1/2 in
Ediiton of 3 + 1 A.P.
Music Room IV, 2017
Installation, music
194 x 190 x 100 cm
76 3/8 x 74 3/4 x 39 3/8 in.
Unique piece
Impenetrable Room, 2016
Neon, aluminium, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
182,9 x 182,9 x 76,2 cm
72 x 72 x 30 in.
Edition of 5 + 1 A.P.
Bomb, 2016
Drum, LED lights, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
91,4 x 55,9 cm
36 x 22 in.
Edition of 3 + 1 A.P.
Bomb, 2016
Drum, LED lights, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
91,4 x 55,9 cm
36 x 22 in.
Edition of 3 + 1 A.P.
Come to Daddy (black, light blue), 2016
Neon, drum, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
183 x 81 cm
72 x 31 7/8 in.
Unique piece
Come to Daddy (black, light blue), 2016
Neon, drum, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
183 x 81 cm
72 x 31 7/8 in.
Unique piece
Tuning, 2015
LED lights, drums, mirrors, one-way mirrors, and electric energy
259,1 x 283,2 x 58,4 cm
102 x 111 1/2 x 23 in.
Unique piece
Come to Daddy (Black and Red), 2015
Neon, drum, one-way mirror, mirror and electric energy
183 x 81 cm
72 x 31 7/8 in.
Unique piece
Square Light, 2014
Light bulbs, mirror, one-way mirror, wooden box and electric energy
12,7 x 76,2 x 76,2 cm
5 x 30 x 30 in.
Edition of 3 + 1 A.P.
Square Light, 2014
Light bulbs, mirror, one-way mirror, wooden box and electric energy
12,7 x 76,2 x 76,2 cm
5 x 30 x 30 in.
Edition of 3 + 1 A.P.
Cars, 2014
Aluminium box, neons, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
91,5 x 193 x 17,8 cm
36 x 76 x 7 in.
Edition of 3 + 1 A.P.
Cars, 2014
Aluminium box, neons, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
91,5 x 193 x 17,8 cm
36 x 76 x 7 in.
Edition of 3 + 1 A.P.
Nadie Sabe Para Quien Trabaja, 2014
Fluorescent light, fixture, candle, and electric energy
127 x 48,3 cm
50 x 19 in.
Edition of 5
Murio La Verdad , 2013
Neons, synchronizer, wood, paint, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
122 x 122 x 25,5 cm
48 x 48 x 10 in.
Edition of 3 + 1 A.P.
Totem, 2013
Neon
254 x 111 x 111 cm
100 x 44 x 44 in.
Unique piece
Scream, 2012
Neon, wood, paint, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
121,9 x 121,9 x 17,8 cm
48 x 48 x 7 in.
Edition of 3 + 1 A.P.
Scream, 2012
Neon, wood, paint, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
121,9 x 121,9 x 17,8 cm
48 x 48 x 7 in.
Edition of 3 + 1 A.P.
Occhio (Brick), 2012
neon light, mirror, one-way mirror, bricks and electric energy
90,5 x 262 x 54,5 cm
35 5/8 x 103 1/8 x 21 1/2 in.
Edition of 2 + 1 A.P.
Order (Maracaña), 2012
Neon lights, wooden box, paint, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
137,2 x 137,2 x 17,8 cm
54 x 54 x 7 in.
Edition of 3 + 1 A.P.
Ex (Brick), 2012
neon light, mirror, one-way mirror, bricks and electric energy
183 x 259 x 81,5 cm
72 x 102 x 32 1/8 in.
Edition of 2 + 1 A.P.
Eccidio (Brick), 2012
neon light, mirror, one-way mirror, bricks and electric energy
93,5 x 259 x 54 cm
36 3/4 x 102 x 21 1/4 in.
Edition of 2 + 1 A.P.
Becco (Brick), 2012
neon light, mirror, one-way mirror, bricks and electric energy
181 cm (diamètre) x 81 cm
71 1/4 in. (diameter) x 31 7/8 in.
Edition of 2 + 1 A.P.
To speculate, 2012
Wood sculpture, LED, small change, miror, one way miror and electricity
183 x 61 x 61 cm
72 x 24 x 24 in.
Edition of 3 + 1 A.P.
The Twin Towers, 2011
Neon, wood, paint, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
20,3 x 146,7 x 146,7 cm
8 x 58 x 58 in.
Edition of 3 + 1 A.P.
The Twin Towers, 2011
Neon, wood, paint, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
20,3 x 146,7 x 146,7 cm
8 x 58 x 58 in.
Edition of 3 + 1 A.P.
Untitled (Empire State), 2011
Neon, wood, paint, Plexiglass, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
144,8 x 302,3 x 25,4 cm
57 x 119 x 10 in.
Edition of 3 + 1 A.P.
Nowhere man I, 2009
Fluorescent light, metal fixtures and electric energy
165 x 195 cm
65 x 77 in.
Edition of 3 + 1 AP
BED, 2009
Neon lights, plywood, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
90 x 180 x 180 cm
35 3/8 x 70 7/8 x 70 7/8 in.
Edition of 3 + 1 A.P.
Black Electric Chair, 2006
Black neon light and electricity energy
74 x 77,5 x 72,5 cm
29 1/8 x 30 3/8 x 28 3/8 in.
Edition of 3 + 1 A.P.
Blue Electric Chair, 2004
fluorescent tubes, metal
122 x 79 x 114,5 cm
48 x 31 x 45 in.
Edition of 3 + 1 A.P.
