JOSE SOTO

ARTIST STATEMENT:

I use photography, video, sculpture and installation to transform the complex visual structures of nature into artistic objects. Grounded in the formal and aesthetic strategies of Formalism, Minimalism and the Gestalt principles, my work invites the viewer to consider his or her own perception of form and light in the natural landscape. 

Recently, I have furthered my artistic exploration by creating a series of wall bound sculptures and installations, made of white Plexiglas, in which the geometric abstractions of natural forms are repeated, re-imagined, and filled with light. Forms appear multistable, popping back and forth between alternative interpretations. These geometric structures are diagrams of the kind of order that can be seen in nature. Through their patterns and repetitions the work evoke the rhythms of the universe. They call to mind the concepts of sacred geometry as well as Plato’s Timaeus and his account of the formation of the universe.

The use of industrial materials like Plexiglas and LED lights, and a technology like laser cutting, are indicators of the economy where my works are inscribed.