The real estate developer GCH (Grupo Chomer), in collaboration with Meridiano, the Argentine Chamber of Contemporary Art Galleriesannounced the winning project and the two special mentions of the second edition of the GCH pricethe initiative to promote contemporary art and its integration into urban and architectural development.
The winners Aura Núñez’s fence will intervene, the new real estate development by GCH. The work “There you are” by Juliana Iriart, The artist from Moria Galería was chosen as the winning proposal for the intervention in the fencing of the Aura Núñez building, currently under construction. The piece offers an interpretation of the sea, capturing the feeling of a day on the surface of the water through a play of colors created on a black background, enhancing its brightness and contrast.
“Aura Núñez’s architectural proposal, in which light and shadow dialogue with each other in the same place, inspires me to present this painting for the fences to accompany this dialogue between light and darkness. I am excited that my work can be exhibited on public streets, in coexistence with the people, the urban landscape, the architecture of the new building and the vegetation,” said Iriart.
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The jury also awarded two special mentions this year. One of them was for Julio Hilgerby Miranda Bosch Galería, for her work “Everything Grows in This Jungle,” a black and white mural that explores the organic and natural through a fluid plot in constant transformation, in which plant forms are intertwined with characters that subtly emerge within the composition. The other mention concerned Amadeo Azar from Nora Fisch Gallery, for “El Límite Horizontal,” a work that creates a dialogue between the architecture of Aura Núñez and the surrounding urban fabric, dismantling and reassembling elements in an abstract composition permeated by light and shadow.
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Altogether the three artists They will receive sixteen thousand dollars (US$16,000) in prizes. The winner will take home eight thousand dollars (US$8,000), while the featured artists will each receive four thousand dollars (US$4,000).
The jury for this edition consisted of Karina Peisajovich – artist and teacher representing Meridiano – Damián Vinsón – architect of the MSGSSV studio – and Iván Chomer, CEO of GCH. “The selected works show how art can activate the environment even before the building exists. We are happy to accompany the work of artists who bring new perspectives to the city and transform the construction phase of our development into an experience for the community. This edition allowed us to see proposals that expand this dialogue between architecture, city and artistic perspective,” said Iván Chomer.
“It was very stimulating to examine such different projects and see how each artist found their own way to connect with the size of the fence and the rhythm of the neighborhood. The works selected expand the possibilities of what can happen and when.” Art, architecture and urban surroundings come together“It allows for new perspectives and livability of a space that, even as it changes, is already beginning to develop meaning,” Peisajovich said.
For his part, Damián Vinson commented: “This award allows us to add an artistic layer to Aura Nuñez since its creation. We are very happy with this second edition and with everything we have learned. We look forward with enthusiasm to see the fence that will be part of the Núñez neighborhood.”
The works of Juliana Iriart, Julio Hilger and Amadeo Azar are now presented on one of these fences, expanding the presence of contemporary art in public space and accompanying the development of the building during the construction phase.
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