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João Cardoso
Untitled II

2023

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Oil pastel on 350 g/m2 textured paper. With thoughts on 21st century humans and their future, João Cardoso concludes that technology brings tools for two extremes. Thus, technology, as a much needed tool to explore new means of life and solutions for the current world, also, it is responsible for extinguishing value from the human race. João believes that we are now on a big switch towards turning ourselves into mechanical figures and that actually only few of us will be valued only for our human condition. However, despite this fatalistic ideology, his work satirically predicts scenarios in a near future, and mixes it up with concepts of modern life where us humans are both the creators and bodies of study for robots to flourish. With this in mind, questions such as “The matter of love? “, “Will we need a pet to sustain our need for affection?”, “Can low battery mean being close to death?” or “Which moral values will be transported to the digital realm?” are some of the many that end up being reflected in his work through a “pop mechanical figure” named “Creature”. The main aim of João Cardoso work, besides exposing his personal concerns, is to raise awareness among humankind about our frail condition as humans but also to allow space in each persons mind to believe in the array of opportunities that technology can provide us.
  • Creator:
    João Cardoso (1995, Portuguese)
  • Creation Year:
    2023
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 19.69 in (50 cm)Width: 27.56 in (70 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    unique artworkPrice: $676
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  • Gallery Location:
    MADRID, ES
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 00095JCA1stDibs: LU1835214081322
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