Sin título [Untitled] (2004)
Polychrome wood carving
120 x 35 x 35 cm
BA Collection
Inventory No.: 2004.104.1
This work is one of Kiko’s first sculptural works, made at BilbaoArte in 2004. An installation was later made to be exhibited at the centre. It is a series of sculptures worked in work then subsequently polychromated. In fact, the trunk used to carve each sculpture still remains at the bottom, as a pedestal. According to the artist, these beings were designed to act together, as a single piece, located on a wooden dais. Created being become building elements.
Kiko uses a chainsaw to work the wood, which gives the pieces the rougher, not so polished look that characterises his work. He first traces the drawing on the wood and then sculpts it. The sculpture we see in the image depicts a man with a backpack. The colours are quite neutral, but at the same time striking, with the green of his jacket and the red of the backpack standing out.
Kiko Miyares (Llanes, 1977) graduated in Fine Arts from the UPV/EHU (2002). After initially studying painting, he began to focus on sculpture in 2004 and thanks to a BilbaoArte Foundation grant. He has since continued to experiment with different types of wood, to which he applies polychrome and creates different forms – which are always human and mainly heads – subjected to twists and deformation. He is particularly interested in analysing perception.