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.
Clown, 2021
Neon light, sapele, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
158 × 102 × 21 cm
62 3/8 × 40 1/16 × 8 1/4 in.
Edition of 3 + 1 A.P.
Nebula III, 2020
Hand painted mirror, LED light, wood, aluminum, glass paint, glass, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
122 × 122 × 15 cm
48 × 48 × 5 7/8 in.
Constellations (South), 2020
Hand- painted mirror, LED light, wood, aluminum, glass paint, glass, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
122 × 122 × 15 cm
48 × 48 × 6 in.
Edition of 3 + 1 A.P.
Mirage, 2020
LED light bulb, cherry wood, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
165 × 91 × 20 cm
65 × 36 × 8 in.
Edition of 3 + 1 A.P.
Mist II (Version 1), 2020
Hand-painted mirror, LED light, wood, glass paint, glass, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
46 × 61 × 10 cm
18 1/8 × 24 × 3 7/8 in.
unique, series of 5
Cluster IV, 2020
Hand-painted mirror, LED light, aluminum, glass paint, glass, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
51 × 4 cm
20 1/8 × 20 1/8 in.
Fortune V, 2019
neon light, formica, wood and electric energy
152 x 152 cm
59 7/8 x 59 7/8 in.
Mist (version 2), 2019
LED, glass paint, wood, sand blasted mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
40 x 40 x 13,3 cm
15 3/4 x 15 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.
unique, series of 5
Sediments, 2018
Neon light, walnut wood, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
129,5 × 192 × 29 cm
51 × 75 3/5 × 11 3/7 in.
Edition of 3 + 1 A.P.
Back to Square One, 2017
Neon lights, aluminium box, mirror, one way mirror and electric energy
122 x 122 x 25,4 cm
48 x 48 x 10 in.
Edition of 3 + 4 A.P.
Silent, 2017
Drum, neon, LED, plywood, metal, one-way mirror, mirror and electric energy
76 x 44,5 cm
30 x 17 1/2 in.
Edition of 3 + 1 A.P.
Bomb Blow, 2017
Neon light, LED light, drum, plywood, metal, one-way mirror, mirror and electric energy
186 (diam.) x 83,5 cm
73 1/4 (diam.) x 32 7/8 in.
Impenetrable Room, 2016
Neon, aluminium, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
183 x 183 x 76 cm
72 x 72 x 30 in.
Edition of 5 + 1 A.P.
Beat, 2016
Neon, LED lights, aluminium, wood, paint, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
91,4 (diamètre) x 55,9 cm
36 (diameter) x 22 in.
Edition of 3 + 1 A.P.
Loop, 2016
Neon light, LED light, aluminium, wood, paint, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
152,5 x 30,5 cm
60 x 12 in.
Edition of 3 + 1 A.P.
Tuning, 2015
LED light, drums, mirrors, one-way mirrors and electric energy
259 × 283 × 58 cm
102 x 111 1/2 x 23 in. (each drum 92 cm of diameter)
Square Light, 2014
Light bulbs, mirror, one-way mirror, wooden box and electric energy
18 x 93 x 93 cm
7 x 36 1/2 x 36 1/2 in.
Edition of 3 + 1 A.P.
No Se Puede Mirar, 2013
Neon light, wood, paint, timer, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
121,9 x 121,9 x 25,4 cm
48 x 48 x 10 in.
Edition of 3 + 1 A.P.
Totem, 2013
Fluorescent light tubes, aluminium, mirror and electric energy
254 × 112 × 112 cm
100 × 44 1/8 × 44 1/8 in.
Plunder (Dubai Towers - Doha), 2011
Neon, wood, painting, Plexiglas, mirror, one-way mirror and elctric energy
249 x 103 x 18 cm
98 x 40 1/2 x 7 in.
Edition of 3 + 1 E.A.
Bed, 2009
Neon light, wood, painted steel, galvanised steel, aluminium, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
90 × 180 × 180 cm
35 3/8 × 70 7/8 × 70 7/8 in.
Edition of 3 + 1 E.A.
Blue Electric Chair, 2004
Fluorescent tubes, metal
122 x 79 x 114,5 cm
48 x 31 x 45 in.
Edition of 3 + 1 E.A.
