CARLA AROCHA
The artist, who was born in 1961 in Caracas, Venezuela, studied art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Her large installations have been shown in exhibitions all over the world. They consist of interlocking geometri¬cal shapes made from mirrored materials and are a result of the artist’s deep interest in the properties of surfaces and in materials like acrylic glass, mirror or steel. The syntax and expressive forms of Arocha’s works are influenced heavily by her studies of avant-garde movements such as constructivism and suprematism, hard-edge and Op Art. Her clearly structured patterns engage in a fascinating interplay with the space surrounding the installations, drawing the viewer into complex observations about reflection and transparency. Carla Arocha is based in Antwerp, Belgium.