Mozart Guerra
Humor et réalism
An architect by training, Mozart Guerra has long evolved in the world of theater.
Until he challenged himself and his passion for sculpture won out.
Without academic training, Mozart Guerra will use the materials and techniques used in the theater world and divert them from their primary objective.
His sculptures are disconcerting at first glance. They surprise us, intrigue us, question us, sometimes shake us up while having fun.
We approach it astonished, we walk around it, we observe, we try to understand its meaning.
The omnipresent color, often strong, lively and contrasting, attracts our eyes like a magnet. We smile to see how much Mozart Guerra is having fun.
Breathtakingly realistic as the rope material follows the shape of the sculpture, this second skin where each muscle seems to protrude, brings the subject to life.
"I absolutely insist on total realism for the basis of my sculptures.
However, the dressing and composition of the strings and accessories express the messages that I wish to convey." Mozart Guerra
And yet!... Despite an amused first look, a question emerges from each sculpture.
Why are all these animals pierced by an arrow?
Why is this target so present?
And these geishas with their mouths sewn shut, even “closed”?
Without forgetting the primates with such a human appearance!!!
We quickly understand that a common point connects all these sculptures.
The target is the symbol.
Animals, plants, humans, their already fragile lives are threatened...
Mozart Guerra depicts, through the choice of his subjects, the very contradictory side of our humanity, its schizophrenic side.
Through “Vanities”, he shows us “death playing with death”.
The pomegranate, both fruit and instrument of war, brings this touch of irony that the artist wishes to express.
Yet Mozart Guerra is not a pessimist. The strong marriage between realism and fantasy gives us the breath we need to hope. His humor which shines through his works leads us to question ourselves but not to despair.
With the kind collaboration of Mozart Guerra
Photos Portraits de @ Patrick Béchard
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