The Indivisible Atomo

An exhibition by Pedro J. Baez

Bio

Pedro J. Baez is a Venezuelan-American artist creating his own lane of pop-surrealism across a variety of mediums ranging from painting, sculpture, digital drawing, 3D animation, and tattooing. Born in Venezuela in 1989 and immigrating to the United States in 1997, Pedro's journey from an immigrant child to an artist is underpinned by a deep curiosity and admiration for the diverse cultures that shape the world.

His transition to a new country sparked an early interest in the history of art and the role of immigrants in crafting societies, which later evolved into a diverse exploration of artistic techniques and mediums as he moved to New York in 2012 to further his practice at Cooper Union. This exploration led Pedro to adopt a scientific approach to art, seeking to understand how color and form can unite to convey complex ideas and emotions.

Artist Statement

Atomo came to be the central protagonist in my work through experimenting with pop cultural character tropes as a launch pad for investigating concepts dealing in physics & philosophy. Representing that which cannot be divided, Atomo exists somewhere between the physical world and the subconscious mind as a vessel for exploration and discovery of unseen worlds.

As the personification of an atom, Atomo embodies the matter which makes up the entirety of our reality but remains imperceptible in our human experience. Thus, this character has become a way for me to explore worlds that can only be traversed only through the subconscious mind, and bring the discoveries to life in paintings, sculptures, and other creative expressions.

Each piece is created as an amalgamation of forms and styles, uniting in a symphony of controlled chaos. Surrealism, tongue-in-cheek pop art, street art, and abstract expressionism come together as different instruments to attune the viewer to a similar state of mind to the one in which the art was conceived.

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