Juan Bolivar Caracas, Venezuela, b. 1966
Juan Bolivar (b. Caracas, Venezuela 1966) paintings negotiate the tension between meaning and form. The central preoccupation in recent works has been the intertextual merging of references from early European avant-garde (painters like Malevich, Mondrian and Van Doesburg), with popular culture and rock music references (bands like AC/DC, Def Leppard and Thin Lizzy). Both are specialisms in their own right so for example few may have heard of Ivan Kliun, a contemporary of Malevich, or Tygers of Pan Tang, from the ‘new wave’ of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) in the late 1970s.
Bolivar presented his solo exhibition High Voltage at JGM Gallery in 2017. He has twice been a recipient of a Pollock-Krasner award. His works are included in The Government Art Collection, and selected for significant exhibitions such as New British Painting at John Hansard Gallery, University of Southampton and East International at Norwich School of Art. His work was included in Nanjing Museum’s first international exhibition of contemporary art where he was a prize winner. Recent projects include a residency at Macro Museum, Rome, and Bauhaus 100: Utopia in Crisis; a group exhibition travelling to Weimer, Germany.
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Juan BolivarAC/DC (after Mondrian 1933), 2021Acrylic on canvas26 x 21 cm
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Juan BolivarAscension, 2021Acrylic on canvas18 x 190 cm
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Juan BolivarBlack Sabbath (after Albers 1963), 2021Acrylic on canvas26 x 21 cm
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Juan BolivarCliff Edge, 2021Acrylic on canvas60 x 60 cm
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Juan BolivarDionysius, 2021Giclee printH 30cm x W 21cm H 11.82" x W 8.27"
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Juan BolivarGoofy and Barney, 2021Giclee printH 30cm x W 21cm H 11.82" x W 8.27"
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Juan BolivarGoofy and Barney, 2021Giclee printH 30cm x W 21cm H 11.82" x W 8.27"
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Juan BolivarHealing the Blind, 2021Acrylic on canvas46 x 46 cm
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Juan BolivarI Heart Albers I, 2021Acrylic on canvas26 x 21 cm
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Juan BolivarI Heart Albers II, 2021Acrylic on canvas26 x 21 cm
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Juan BolivarI Heart Albers III, 2021Acrylic on canvas26 x 21 cm
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Juan BolivarIconoclasm, 2021Acrylic on canvas53 x 53 cm
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Juan BolivarPinnacle, 2021Acrylic on canvas213 x 94 cm
83 7/8 x 37 1/8 inches -
Juan BolivarPredella, 2021Acrylic on canvas89 x 215 cm
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Juan BolivarPredella, 2021Giclee printH 42cm x W 60cm H 16.54" x W 23.63"
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Juan BolivarRush (after Noland 1961), 2021Acrylic on canvas26 x 21 cm
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Juan BolivarSchool of Rock, 2021Giclee printH 42cm x W 30cm H 16.54" x W 11.82"Edition of 20
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Juan BolivarStyx (after Louis 1961), 2021Acrylic on canvas26 x 21 cm
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Juan BolivarThin Lizzy (after Noland 1961), 2021Acrylic on linen26 x 21 cm
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Juan BolivarThomas, 2021Giclee printH 60cm x W 42cm H 23.63" x W 16.54"
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Juan BolivarAngel, 2020-21Acrylic on canvas190 x 158 cm
74 3/4 x 62 1/4 inches -
Juan BolivarAnnunciation, 2020-21Acrylic on canvas72 x 89 cm
28 3/8 x 35 1/8 inches -
Juan BolivarApostle, 2020-21Acrylic on canvas150 x 150 cm
59 1/8 x 59 1/8 inches -
Juan BolivarBaptism, 2020-21Acrylic on canvas150 x 150 cm
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Juan BolivarDionysius, 2020-21Acrylic on canvas172 x 123 cm
67 3/4 x 48 3/8 inches -
Juan BolivarEight Station, 2020-21Acrylic on canvas187 x 143 cm
73 5/8 x 56 1/4 inches -
Juan BolivarEntombment, 2020-21Acrylic on canvas40 x 40 cm
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Juan BolivarExpulsion from The Garden of Eden, 2020-21Acrylic on canvas30 x 20 cm
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Juan BolivarGabriel, 2020-21Acrylic on canvas54 x 54 cm
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Juan BolivarHail, 2020-21Acrylic on canvas40 x 40 cm
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Juan BolivarLazarus, 2020-21Acrylic on canvas150 x 150 cm
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Juan BolivarMaestà, 2020-21Acrylic on canvas143 x 187 cm
56 1/4 x 73 5/8 inches -
Juan BolivarResurrection, 2020-21Acrylic on canvas166 x 127 cm
65 3/8 x 50 inches -
Juan BolivarThe Agony, 2020Acrylic on canvas112 x 112 cm
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Juan BolivarThe Way to Calvary, 2020Acrylic on canvas80 x 80 cm
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Juan BolivarKiss (after Mondrian 1935), 2019Acrylic on canvas26 x 21 cm
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Juan BolivarThe Jack (After Malevich 1928-29), 2018Giclée printH 40cm x W 30cm H 16" x W 12"Edition 3/10
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Juan BolivarHigh Voltage' (B Side) (after Malevich, 1915), 2016Acrylic on canvas160 x 80 cm
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Juan BolivarAC/DC (after Malevich 1915), 2015Acrylic on canvas26 x 24 cm
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Juan BolivarScorpions (after Noland 1961), 2012Acrylic on canvas26 x 21 cm
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Juan BolivarDrumsticksAcrylic on paperH 50cm x W 50cm H 19¾" x W 19¾"
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Merchandise Window
Juan Bolivar 8 Jul - 7 Aug 2021We have transformed our window gallery into a Merchandise Shop for POWERAGE with limited edition prints, t-shirts and badges available. T itled after the 1978 album of Australian rock band...Read more -
Powerage
Juan Bolivar 7 Jul - 7 Aug 2021ThE second solo exhibition of Bolivar's at JGM Gallery, which presents an ambitious new body of paintings and limited-edition prints, is titled after the 1978 album of Australian rock band...Read more -
MERRY-GO-ROUND
12 Nov 2020 - 20 Feb 2021A exhibition of British and International painting, sculpture and ceramicsRead more -
The Collectors Room
20 Mar - 13 Jun 2020JGM Gallery's largest group exhibition to date. Curated by artist Karen David and inspired by HoudiniRead more -
Adazzle
11 Dec 2019 - 1 Feb 2020The London exhibition presents British and International paintings and sculptureRead more -
Summer Show
26 Jul - 7 Sep 2018An exhibition of British and International paintings and sculptureRead more -
High Voltage
Juan Bolivar 22 Sep - 21 Oct 2017A solo exhibition of paintings by London-based Venezuelan artist, Juan BolivarRead more