Diana Solares
Homage to the Triangle

De Solares draws inspiration from her surroundings in Antigua, Guatemala and the rich artistic heritage of Mesoamerica.

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Situarse ante las obras de Diana de Solares no es solamente un acto de pura observación visual, sino que supone el instalarse dentro, y ser parte, de un proceso creativo en marcha, que tiene un antes en sus entornos vitales y principalmente en el silencio de su taller, y un durante y un después en la percepción sensitiva y espiritual de quien, a posteriori, contempla, experimenta y transforma. Todos estos momentos son estrictamente necesarios para que la obra se complete, para que sea “obra” en toda su dimensión.

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To stand before the art of Diana de Solares is not simply an act of pure visual observation, but also implies placing oneself within and becoming part of an ongoing creative process — one that has its beginnings in her living environment, primarily in the silence of her studio, and its continuation and aftermath in the sensitive and spiritual perception of an artist who contemplates, experiments, and transforms a posteriori. Each one of these moments is strictly necessary for the work to be complete, for it to be a “work” in all its dimensions.

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“Architecture and space, geometry and structure have been the building blocks of our American rationality since our origins. Volcanoes and pyramids along the same sacred thread — two mountains made by nature and the human hand.”

Rodrigo Gutierrez Viñuales

ABOUT DIANA DE SOLARES

Born in Ciudad de Guatemala in 1952. Studied architecture at the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala and later economics at the Universidad Francisco Marroquín. She also trained independently with artists Juan de Dios González and Daniel Schafer. In 1996, she won the Glifo de Oro Prize at the X Bienal de Arte Paiz in Guatemala City. She also received a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation (Bellagio Center, Italy). In her works, which are mainly sculptures, she intends to make “provisional drawings in space.” She works primarily with objects and materials found in domestic environments and construction sites. Recent Solo Shows include 3 de Plycem, 2 de Clavos y 1 Tablón: Caos y Eros, Galería La Rebelde, Guatemala (2023); A Garden of One’s Own, META, Miami (2021): The Corrections, The 9.99 Gallery, Guatemala City (2014); Proyect Room – PRESENTS 2: Alma Ruiz presents Diana de Solares, Josée Bienvenue Gallery, New York City (2014) En Tránsito, Sol del Río Arte Contemporáneo, Guatemala City (2013); and Prótesis, Piegatto Arte, Guatemala City (2013). Recent group shows include Dirty Geometry, Mana Contemporary, Miami (2014); The Eyes of the Skin, Bienal de Arte Paiz, Guatemala City (2014); Length x Width x Height, The 9.99 Gallery, Guatemala City (2014); Y… ¿entonces?, The 9.99 Gallery, Guatemala (2013); and Existir en un estado de peligrosa distracción, Bienal de Arte Paiz, Guatemala City (2010).

She currently lives and works between Guatemala City and Antigua.

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