Javiera Estrada
SALT + SEA (Series)
DESCRIPTION
SALT + SEA is a homologous study between the feminine form and the complex ecology of the ocean and it's surrounding environment. Our planetary bodies of water are known to be affected by the lunar cycles. The changing moon is particularly associated with women because its regular twenty-eight day cycle so closely matches the cycle of menstruation, intertwining blood and water. In addition, SALT is another vital element and has also been referred to as female in numerous cultures and mythologies and has strong healing properties.
In SALT + SEA the artist is placing the women back in their natural habitats, where their innate essence is roused, narrowing the gap between societies hackneyed constructs and the unfailing honesty of the nude form where her spirit can run free. The juxtaposition of black and white is representative of the sun which is Light or Life and the moon, DEATH, a mirror that reflects the light. Both are essential in creating balance between the two parallel worlds.
AUTHOR
Multi-media artist Javiera Estrada was born in Mexico in 1981 and moved to the United States in 1989.
Estrada has exhibited in galleries in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Her work is part of private and corporate collections internationally. In 2014 she won Art Slant’s Juried Competition, was a 2015 finalist for the Emerging Focus Competition and is the 2017 winner of the ND Awards Fine Art Category. Estrada made her first short film in 2017 entitled, The Dream, which was selected in Best of Shorts at the Carmel International Film Festival.
2017 Saatchi Art + Ebay Exhibit Frieze London
2016 Photo L.A (Jan.) L.A, CA
2015 Solo Show, Pillars of Creation (Sept-Nov) Boite Noire Gallery, Pacific Design Center. Hollywood
2015 Affordable Art Fair, (Nov) Hamburg Germany
2015 Photo Basel, (June) Basel, Switzerland
2015 Affordable Art Fair (June) Hong Kong, China
2015 Affordable Art Fair, (May) Singapore, Singapore
2015 Photo Independent (May) Hollywood, CA
2015 Solo Show, Fathom Gallery (April) L.A, CA
2015 Photo L.A (Jan.15-18) L.A, CA
2014 Solo Show “Salt + Sea” (June-Sept) Laemlee, Pasadena, CA
2014 Photo Independent (April) West Hollywood, CA
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