Identity No. 1
Original painting by Iker García Barrenetxea.
2005.
Oil on canvas.
Identidades Collection.
An Interactive Exhibition
Identidad Exhibition at Niu Bcn Gallery was part of BAC!06 International Festival of Contemporary Art in Barcelona (2006).
The exhibiton showcased 25 paintings that interacted with the viewers at the gallery and through an interactive blog. The text below created by the artist invited viewers to imagine the lifes and personalities of the fictional characters:
"Do you know who these characters are? What's their name? Where were they born? Who are their parents? What economic, geographical, sentimental or mood situations have they and their ancestors been throughout? Have they been healthy? How do their voices sound when they introduce themselfs to someone new? What language or languages do they speak? Are they religious? How do they gesticulate? is that inherited from family or unconsciously acquired from a friend? Is their behaviour influenced by an actor, an actress or from a musician they admire? What's their sexual orientation? Where are they at in life...are they looking back to the past, focused into present or are they day dreaming about the future? What makes them happy, ungry or nervous? What do they fear? What are their passions? Who do they love? What do they think of you?"
