El mural Despertar (2014) y la temática del sol dentro de la obra de Juan Luis Rodríguez Sibaja
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González Aguilar, Byron
Santamaría Montero, Leonardo
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Este artículo pretende responder a la interrogante de cómo se traslapan los diferentes lenguajes artísticos
empleados por Juan Luis Rodríguez Sibaja (n. 1934) y de qué manera persisten ciertas temáticas en
su haber, enfatizando en el tema de carácter solar. Como caso de estudio se analiza el mosaico Despertar
(2014), ubicado frente a la Biblioteca Carlos Monge Alfaro de la Universidad de Costa Rica, el cual
es interpretado tras repasar la carrera de Rodríguez como mosaiquista, presentar una reseña de su rol
como innovador dentro de la historia del arte costarricense y estudiar la pervivencia del motivo solar
en su obra plástica. Con respecto a la pregunta de investigación, se determina que el traslape de medios
y técnicas artísticas en Rodríguez responde a necesidades creativas, es decir, el artista no se mantiene
en un continuo proceso de reedición de diseños anteriores, sino que realiza esto para resolver determinados
problemas artísticos; un ejemplo de ello es la Serie solar (1976-2014). Finalmente, el análisis de
Despertar permite dilucidar tres significados en torno a dicho mosaico, a saber: el sol resplandeciente
como representación del conocimiento, el ocaso como reflexión nostálgica y el sol como una invitación
para despertar la conciencia colectiva.
This paper intends to answer the question of how different artistic languages used by Juan Luis Rodríguez (born in 1934) overlap and how certain issues have persisted in his artistic career, emphasizing the sun as a recurrent theme. It will be used as a case study the mosaic titled Despertar ( Awakening, 2014), which is located opposite the Library Carlos Monge Alfaro at the University of Costa Rica. This artwork is interpreted after reviewing Rodriguez’s career as mosaic artist, after providing an overview of his role as innovator within the history of Costa Rican Art and after studying the survival of the solar motif in his artworks. Regarding the research question, it is determined that the overlap of media and artistic techniques in Rodriguez’s career responds to creative needs, in other words, the artist is not maintained in a continuous renewal process of previous designs, but does this to solve certain artistic problems; for example the Serie solar (Sun Series, 1976-2014). Finally, the analysis of Despertar allows elucidate three meanings around this mosaic: the blazing sun as representation of knowledge, the sunset as a nostalgic reflection and the sun as an invitation to awaken the collective consciousness.
This paper intends to answer the question of how different artistic languages used by Juan Luis Rodríguez (born in 1934) overlap and how certain issues have persisted in his artistic career, emphasizing the sun as a recurrent theme. It will be used as a case study the mosaic titled Despertar ( Awakening, 2014), which is located opposite the Library Carlos Monge Alfaro at the University of Costa Rica. This artwork is interpreted after reviewing Rodriguez’s career as mosaic artist, after providing an overview of his role as innovator within the history of Costa Rican Art and after studying the survival of the solar motif in his artworks. Regarding the research question, it is determined that the overlap of media and artistic techniques in Rodriguez’s career responds to creative needs, in other words, the artist is not maintained in a continuous renewal process of previous designs, but does this to solve certain artistic problems; for example the Serie solar (Sun Series, 1976-2014). Finally, the analysis of Despertar allows elucidate three meanings around this mosaic: the blazing sun as representation of knowledge, the sunset as a nostalgic reflection and the sun as an invitation to awaken the collective consciousness.
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Arte costarricense, Arte contemporáneo, Arte público, Juan Luis Rodríguez Sibaja, Artes visuales, Semiótica, Sol, Costa Rican art, Contemporary art, Public art, Visual arts, Semiotics, Sun
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https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/escena/article/view/22584