Jose Dávila (Guadalajara, MX, 1974)

Jose Dávila’s work is a constant search for moments of shared reciprocity between contradictory elements. By means of a structural intuition Dávila produces constructive situations in which tension and stillness, geometric order and random chaos, fragility and resistance, are fluctuating commonplaces for materials in continuous transformation.

Based on the specificity of the materials that he uses, Dávila highlights their inherent contradictions, pushing the boundaries of perception in order to challenge the relation between form and content. The spectator is compelled to reexamine the ways in which we understand and consume the visual culture that surrounds us. 

The sculptural work created by Dávila aims to materialize physical phenomena such as gravity, resistance and the exchange of forces. These complex relations and their effects are reflected in the behavior of the sculptures and how they achieve to maintain their form thanks to a successful reciprocity. The materials used by the artist are engaged in an act of balance. This is replicated in a symbolic dimension, since Dávila is constantly dissecting the historic evolution of sculpture through these situations that approach the possibility of collapse.

Dávila’s work has been exhibited internationally in institutions such as Museum Haus Konstruktiv, Zürich, Switzerland; Yuz Museum, Shanghai, China; Museo Universitario del Chopo, Mexico City, MX; Franz Josefs Kai 3, Vienna, Austria; Sammlung Philara, Düsseldorf, Germany; SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, US; Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar, Netherlands; Museo Jumex, Mexico City, Mexico; among others. He has presented different projects of public sculpture in venues such as the Central Wharf Park, Boston, US; the Malecón Habanero, Havana, CU; Rockefeller Plaza, New York, US; Regent’s Park, London, UK; Camden Art Centre, London, UK; West Hollywood Park and multiple locations around Los Angeles, US; and has a permanent sculpture project at San Jacinto Park, Guadalajara, MX.  His work is included in numerous private and public collections such as Inhotim Collection, Brumadinho, Brazil; Pérez Art Museum Miami, US; Centre Pompidou, Paris, France; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain; Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Vienna, Austria; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, US; Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporáneo (MUAC), Mexico City, MX;

Jose Dávila lives and works in Guadalajara, Mexico.