Artist statement

Roberto Rivadeneira (b. 1991) Quito - Ecuador
My work navigates the dynamic interplay between technology and abstraction, challenging conventional perceptions of space, form, and light. Central to my practice is the concept of relations—how different elements interact and influence one another.
I use technology as my primary medium, pushing beyond traditional art practices to explore new dimensions. Digital manipulation allows me to stretch the boundaries of materials, creating works that transform everyday scenes into layered, abstract compositions. This process opens up new avenues of artistic expression and conceptual depth.
My focus on abstraction is not just about capturing the essence of reality but transforming it. Through this transformation, I invite viewers to engage with my work in a dialogue that questions their perceptions and the relationships they have with their surroundings.
I approach my creations with a playful yet methodical mindset, experimenting with form, materiality, and color. These elements are not just aesthetic choices; they carry symbolic meanings that prompt viewers to reconsider their perceptions and the world around them.
In essence, my practice is an ongoing exploration of the boundaries between the real and the abstract, the physical and the digital, the observed and the perceived. I aim to create a layered narrative that unsettles conventional understandings of art, technology, and everyday life, inviting us to rethink the spaces we inhabit and the relations we form within them.

Upcoming

2024 - Contemporary art center Quito.Group Exhibition / Quito - Ecuador

Solo & Duo exhibitions

2024 - Fahrenheit Space.Solo Exhibition / Berlin - Germany
2023 - Reality Tour.Hosek Contemporary / Berlin - Germany
2021 - Overdue. B-Murals / Barcelona - Spain / Together with Gamze Yalcin
2019 - Casi Despierto. Más Arte Galeria / Quito - Ecuador
2019 - Transiciones. A7MA Gallery / Sao Paulo - Brasil
2018 - Color Dialects. Volume Gallery / Berlin - Germany

Group Exhibitions & Art Residencies

2024
New Fears Gallery.Pay to Play .  Curator / Berlin - Germany
Espacio La Joya.Meet.  Group Exhibition / Valencia - Spain
Spoiler Zone.MASS.  Group Exhibition / Berlin - Germany
Tian Contemporary. Seeing the Unspoken.  Group Exhibition / Montreal - Canada
Galerie Bessaud.Constructions. Group Exhibition / Paris - France
2023
Ventana Project / Rainbow Unicorn.Repair the Shadow.   Group Exhibition / Berlin - Germany
MasArte Galeria / Bienal de Cuenca. 20 Million Km2. Group Exhibition / Cuenca - Ecuador
No Lugar. Art Residency / Quito - Ecuador
MACHT KUNST! - Deutsche Bank Stipend / Germany
Ventana Project.Solo Showcase / Berlin - Germany
Outset Gallery.Lost and Found.   Group Exhibition / Galeway - Ireland
We Collect Gallery.Art Residency / Madrid - Spain
Corner Gallery.Group Exhibition / Madrid - Spain
2022
Biesenbach Gallery.Art Matters 6  / Online & Cologne - Germany
Grotta AIR. Art Residency / Andalucia - Spain
Glue Berlin.Inner City.Group Exhibition / Berlin - Germany
Centro de arte Contemporaneo. Brazil Art Prize   / Quito - Ecuador
No Point Atelier.Art residency / Gabrovo - Bulgaria
2021
SWAB art Fair. Mas Arte Galeria  / Barcelona - Spain
B Murals.Art Residency / Barcelona - Spain
Messe in St Agnes.König Gallery   / Online & Berlin - Germany
Circus Network.Overlay.   Group Exhibition / Porto - Portugal
Quellen Gallery. Group Exhibition / Stuttgart - Germany
2020
Weserhalle.Still connected.  Group exhibition / Berlin - Germany
Concept Gallery.Walk on my shoes.  Group exhibition / Istanbul - Turkey
2019
Stockroom Gallery.30 x 30.  Group exhibition / Melbourne - Australia
Das Ministerium. Group exhibition / Berlin - Germany
Soho House. Lost in the highway.  Group exhibition / Istanbul - Turkey
X Lane. Graphic days.  Group exhibition / Berlin - Germany
2018
Voodoo55 Gallery.Visual Sound.  Group exhibition / Berlin - Germany
2017
The Haus. Group exhibition / Berlin - Germany
Neurotitan Gallery.Wheel to wall.  Group exhibition / Berlin - Germany
2015
Juddy Roller.A study on Power.  Group exhibition / Melbourne Australia
The Standard.Put it on Wax.   Group exhibition / Sydney - Australia

Murals / Public art projects

2022. NUMU Festival. Ambato - Ecuador
2021. B Murals - Via Favencia. B Murals / Barcelona Spain
2021. Niko Movement. Batumi Georgia
2021. Mostar Street arts festival. Mostar Bosnia & Herzergovina
2021. Mural Antalya. Antalya kultursanat / Antalya Turkey
2021. Residency installation. PADA Studios / Lisbon - Portugal
2020. One wall - Mural.Urban Nation / Berlin - Germany
2019. Numu Festival.San Antonio / Ecuador
2019. Festival Asalto - MuralZaragoza / Spain
2019. Calle Libre - MuralVienna / Austria
2019. Duk Festival - MuralCacak / Serbia
2019. Atea CDMXMexico City / Mexico
2018. Izmir Mural FestivalIzmir / Turkey
2018. Stray art festival.Siros / Greece