Tree

Concept

Juan Del Balso was born in Mendoza, Argentina in 1978.
Since his most tender years he has devoted himself to drawing, glimpsing his artistic personality, but before defining himself as a sculptor and painter, Del Balso goes through various trades, such as artisan, making jewelry and dream catchers that he sells in the squares; that of a wall painter, for residents of the neighborhood; or the one of restorer and creator of furniture, in the workshop of Arcidiácono. He also dabbles in music, and is part of several bands.
In 2005 he traveled to settle in Italy for a period of 6 years, where he managed to have his own workshop in the Santo Spirito neighborhood. His way of making art is enriched with live knowledge of the great works of the Renaissance, and a period of artistic experimentation begins that leads him to work on classical and figurative sculptures, to gradually detach himself from that strong influence and begin to carry out works where the line and shape speaks for themselves.
In 2012 he began a series of drawings and paintings in black and white, where his eagerness to express his vision of the world was transformed into magnificent drawn tales, in characters and situations intertwined by ink and enclosed in the lait motif of each work.
Also continues with his series of spots, which, although they have accompanied him since the beginning of his career, it is at this moment that, together with his drawings and paintings, they acquire a maturity and a solidity that transmit and move.