{"product_id":"45661-jose-dvila","title":"Jose Dávila","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a practice spanning nearly two decades, Jose D\u0026aacute;vila has created an expressive body of work that explores the visual tropes and iconic symbols of art, architecture, and urban design. Initially trained as an architect and self-educated as a visual artist, D\u0026aacute;vila creates sculptures, installations and photographic works that simultaneously emulate, critique, and pay homage to 20th-century avantgarde art and architecture, referencing artists and architects from Luis Barrag\u0026aacute;n to Josef Albers and Donald Judd. Humor and melancholy co-mingle in works that often explore the tension between industrial and organic materials and the forces of compression and balance.\u003cbr \/\u003e\nThis monograph assesses the full scope of D\u0026aacute;vila\u0026rsquo;s practice in all media for the first time, and includes texts attesting to the historical and social dimensions of D\u0026aacute;vila\u0026rsquo;s art. Essays address the artist\u0026rsquo;s early pieces, his exercises on balance, sculpture, graphics and paintings, and his works in public space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJOSE DÁVILA (*1974, Guadalajara) studied architecture in the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente in Guadalajara. His carefully constructed artworks are meditations on balance and the relationship between different combined elements. Dávila lives and works in Guadalajara, Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49755188494600,"sku":"9783775744652","price":58.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8948\/8049\/files\/odoo_9783775744652_41664f6f-f5f0-4b45-8015-5e299b479f26.jpg?v=1744289387","url":"https:\/\/www.hatjecantz.de\/en\/products\/45661-jose-dvila","provider":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","version":"1.0","type":"link"}