Jesús Curiá: he Deepest Vibrations of the Soul
"Jesús Curiá's sculptures arouse something more than purely aesthetic pleasure. We can analyze his work rationally and emphasize the quality of its textures and its patinas, the roundness of its shapes, the bold combination of materials, the play on space, movement or hieratic attitude, but in his case, the final result is infinitely superior to the sum of its parts. Jesús Curiá achieves a special magnetism in his sculptures, a halo of mystery that attracts us and responds to the deepest vibrations of our soul." — Pepa Quinteiro, Art Critic
The framework of Jesús Curiá Pérez (1969) is mainly the human figure. From his earliest work till now, Jesús Curiá Pérez has been exploring his interest for non- western cultures through the ambiguity in the image of children and adolescents.
Nevertheless, the western background of Jesús Curiá remains a key determinant in his artwork. The earliest work of Jesús Curiá, despite being done at an early stage, shows a clearly defined language. Jesús Curiá combines the study of heads and hands in a figurative way along with an abstract nature given to the bodies.
This is how Jesús Curiá aims to focus the viewer’s attention on specific parts while admiring the whole artwork. Tradition, modernity, and ethnics remain the three basic aspects in the artworks of Jesús Curiá. He was born in 1969 in Spain. If the viewer had the chance to visit the workshop of Jesús Curiá, he would discover a messy space, where the artist works slowly with a remarkable tranquility. Jesús Curiá is always capable to fill his artworks with vitality and joy, especially in the way he uses colors.
The working technique of Jesús Curiá influenced by his will to deepen in his ideas and to marry the forms to the concept have allowed him to create and preserve a unique signature. More about his sculptures: The body is the focal point in the sculptures of Jesús Curiá. It is the subject of his study and research and the object that allows him to show his ideas and ideals.
The men and women represented through the sculptures of Jesús Curiá are private and protective characters. Through them, we can distinguish an existential research and a mysterious loneliness. Deeply viewing the sculptures of Jesús Curiá, we can finally discover that these ancient characters tend easily to reflect our daily thoughts of our modern world.
