Robert Saldarriaga

VISUAL ARTIST - Bogota/New York

COLOMBIAN VISUAL ARTIST BASED IN NEW YORK. MY PRACTICE EXPLORES PRECARIOUSNESS, ASPIRATION, AND THE AESTHETICS OF SURVIVAL - WHERE THE ORDINARY TRIES TO LOOK DESIRABLE.

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Black sculptural form resembling stacked tires on a white background.

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Rueda suelta (2016)

Selected works exploring precariousness and the aesthetics of survival - where the ordinary tries to look desirable.
Bogota / New York

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RUEDA SUELTA /assemblage sculpture / 2016

RUEDA SUELTA / ORIGINAL (Unique piece) / assemblage sculpture / 2016
300 x 300 x 90 cm
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RUEDA SUELTA / (Limited edition / assemblage sculpture / 2018
63 x 63 x 23 cm
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I work at the intersection of the ordinary and the desirable.
My practice explores how objects, materials, and images associated with precariousness, labor, and survival can be transformed into charged visual statements.Through sculpture, painting, and mixed media, I examine value, aspiration, and contradiction—where scarcity meets polish, and necessity becomes display. My work often draws from urban environments, informal economies, and everyday symbols, recontextualized through controlled finishes and deliberate composition.Rather than offering solutions, my work poses questions about success, visibility, and the systems we inherit and reproduce. It is less about answers, and more about friction.

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1K to 1M

1K → 1M is a proposed artistic project exploring the mechanisms of value, belief, and speculation within the contemporary art system. Starting from a symbolic amount, the project examines how narratives, visibility, and expectation transform the perception of economic and cultural value.Conceived as an open-ended process, 1K → 1M unfolds through actions, objects, documentation, and public exposure, questioning the thin line between art, market logic, and collective belief. The project remains intentionally unresolved, emphasizing process over outcome.