MOON PARK
Jonathan Notario
17 abril - 18 mayo 2015
Calle Almadén 13, Madrid
reality is stranger than science fiction
Moon Park, arises from a real event: the purchase by the artist of lunar land from the American company "Lunar embassy", to build a theme park in which Any thing is possible.
My work deals with how creativity and the art system can make impossible dreams come true without the need for money and great means.
I use art as a simulation game from which to reflect on the human being, questioning the way in which fiction and reality are related to each other.
For this I use a didactic, relational, empathetic and respectful work with the viewer, through creativity and humor.
My projects are usually participatory and play at simulating popular and playful aspects that everyone can identify with, and end up forming part of their collective imagination, such as Worker Man, the doll that replaces me at work, the paste covers holes, or the anti-discussion atomic bomb.
I use painting, drawing, photography, video and installation, and I usually use materials such as wood, cardboard, paper, and plastic through artisanal and low-budget techniques to simulate industrial representation processes or high-end standardized and colossal budgets such as the toy industry, visual merchandising, the world of cinema, the book industry, the creation of _cc781905-5cde -3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_theme parks, etc…
My sources of inspiration do not necessarily come from art but also from other forms of fiction such as comics, literature, the classic tale and cinema.
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