Robert Saldarriaga

VISUAL ARTIST - Bogota/New York

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RUEDA SUELTA / Tire assemblage / 2016
CLIFF HOUSE / Assemblage in cardboard, wood, metal and plastic / 2015
OBRA NEGRA / Found materials assemblage / 2016
THE DREAM / Cardboard assemblage / 2025
UNHAPPY / Cardboard assembly / 2025
MASK / 3D sculpture (standar size) / prints (multiple size) / 2020
PALAFITOS SERIES / Assemblage sculpture / 2017
CARROSA / Found materials assemblage / 2018

RUEDA SUELTA / ORIGINAL (Unique piece) / assemblage sculpture / 2016
300 x 300 x 90 cm
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About

I work at the intersection of the ordinary and the desirable.
My practice explores how objects, materials, and images associated with precariousness, labor, and survival can be transformed into charged visual statements.Through sculpture, painting, and mixed media, I examine value, aspiration, and contradiction—where scarcity meets polish, and necessity becomes display. My work often draws from urban environments, informal economies, and everyday symbols, recontextualized through controlled finishes and deliberate composition.Rather than offering solutions, my work poses questions about success, visibility, and the systems we inherit and reproduce. It is less about answers, and more about friction.

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Black sculptural form resembling stacked tires on a white background.

1K to 1M

1K → 1M is a proposed artistic project exploring the mechanisms of value, belief, and speculation within the contemporary art system. Starting from a symbolic amount, the project examines how narratives, visibility, and expectation transform the perception of economic and cultural value.Conceived as an open-ended process, 1K → 1M unfolds through actions, objects, documentation, and public exposure, questioning the thin line between art, market logic, and collective belief. The project remains intentionally unresolved, emphasizing process over outcome.