Juan Arata is a Berlin based artist whose nihilistic paintings explore the contemporary consumer culture and installation. Juan states that we are almost completely shaped by the brands we interact with. The characters in his paintings are miserable, trapped, branded and confused. The miserable, ugly subjects appear to be attempting to copy the lifestyle they have seen depicted in the media but fall short. Juan recently participated in the 'Homage to Frida' group exhibition in June 2011 at 19 KAREN.
Featured are select works by Juan Arata.
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