Jaime
Alvarado León

Group exhibition SLASH at MAC Parque Forestal featuring Jaime Alvarado and other contemporary artists, showcasing paper cut-out series "Muchas palabras y pocas respuestas."

"SLASH" – Group Exhibition. Mar 29, 2023 – Jun 17, 2023. Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (MAC), Parque Forestal, Santiago. / Exhibición colectiva. 29 de marzo al 17 de junio, 2023. Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (MAC), Parque Forestal, Santiago.

Artists / Artistas: Bernardita Bertelsen, Christian Yovane, Jaime Alvarado, Mabel Sepúlveda, José Calderón, Marcela Serra, Leonardo Murialdo, Milena Gröpper, Tomás Fernández.

The exhibition "SLASH" features "Muchas palabras y pocas respuestas," a series of pictorial exercises that challenge traditional mediums. In a shift toward resource economy, these works forgo brushes, canvas, and paint, being constructed exclusively through colored paper, scissors, and glue. While Alvarado's previous practice focused on density and material weight, these pieces embrace lightness; they are airy and portable structures where the manual cut replaces the brushstroke. /La exposición "SLASH" presenta "Muchas palabras y pocas respuestas", un conjunto de ejercicios pictóricos que desafían los soportes tradicionales. En un giro hacia la economía de recursos, las obras prescinden del pincel, la tela y el pigmento para construirse exclusivamente a través del papel de color, las tijeras y el pegamento. Mientras que la práctica anterior de Alvarado se centraba en la densidad y la carga material, estas piezas abrazan la levedad; son estructuras livianas y portátiles donde el corte manual sustituye a la pincelada.

​Series of fifteen contemporary paper banners titled "Muchas palabras y pocas respuestas" by Jaime Alvarado, made with acid-free paper and wooden rods.

"Muchas palabras y pocas respuestas," 2023. Series of fifteen banners made of acid-free paper, string, and wooden rods. Variable dimensions. / “Muchas palabras y pocas respuestas”, 2023. Serie compuesta por quince banderines hechos en papel libre de ácido, cuerdas y varillas de madera. Dimensiones variables.

Side installation view of Jaime Alvarado's paper banners at MAC Parque Forestal.

Installation view (Side view). /Vista de instalación (Vista lateral).

Side installation view of Jaime Alvarado's paper banners at MAC Parque Forestal.

Installation view (Side view). / Vista de instalación (Vista lateral).

Contemporary paper banner titled Balneario, featuring cut paper suspended from a wood rod.

"Balneario," 2023. Paper, string, and wooden rod. 24.4 x 16.9 in. / Papel, cuerda y varilla de madera. 62 x 42,8 cm. 

Contemporary paper banner titled Honolulu, featuring cut paper suspended from a wood rod.

"Honolulu," 2023. Paper, string, and wooden rod. 23.6 x 16.7 in. / Papel, cuerda y varilla de madera. 60 x 42,5 cm. 

Contemporary paper banner titled Donatello by Jaime Alvarado, featuring cut paper suspended from a wood rod.

"Donatello," 2023. Paper, string, and wooden rod. 24.4 x 15.5 in. /  Papel, cuerda y varilla de madera. 62 x 39,3 cm. 

Contemporary paper banner titled Caminar y hablar, featuring cut paper suspended from a wood rod.

"Caminar y hablar," 2023. Paper, string, and wooden rod. 23.6 x 19.7 in. / Papel, cuerda y varilla de madera. 60 x 50 cm. 

Contemporary paper banner titled Flyer, featuring cut paper suspended from a wood rod.

"Flyer," 2023. Paper, string, and wooden rod. 20.5 x 19.7 in. / Papel, cuerda y varilla de madera. 52 x 50 cm. 

Contemporary paper banner titled Bada Bing!, featuring cut paper suspended from a wood rod.

"Bada Bing!," 2023. Paper, string, and wooden rod. 24.4 x 19.2 in. / Papel, cuerda y varilla de madera. 62 x 48,7 cm.

Contemporary paper banner titled Incendio forestal by Jaime Alvarado, featuring cut paper suspended from a wood rod.

"Incendio forestal," 2023. Paper, string, and wooden rod. 21.7 x 19.6 in. / Papel, cuerda y varilla de madera. 55 x 49,7 cm. 

Contemporary paper banner titled Ghostwriter, featuring cut paper suspended from a wood rod.

"Ghostwriter," 2023. Paper, string, and wooden rod. 21.7 x 19.7 in. / Papel, cuerda y varilla de madera. 55 x 50 cm. 

Contemporary paper banner titled Mitad de tabla de surf, featuring cut paper suspended from a wood rod.

"Mitad de tabla de surf," 2023. Paper, string, and wooden rod. 23 x 19.7 in. / Papel, cuerda y varilla de madera. 58,5 x 50 cm. 

Contemporary paper banner titled Cute & Nasty, featuring cut paper suspended from a wood rod.

"Cute & Nasty," 2023. Paper, string, and wooden rod. 25.6 x 19.7 in. /  Papel, cuerda y varilla de madera. 65 x 50 cm.

Contemporary paper banner titled Servicentro, featuring cut paper suspended from a wood rod.

"Servicentro," 2023. Paper, string, and wooden rod. 22.8 x 19.7 in. / Papel, cuerda y varilla de madera. 58 x 50 cm. 


Contemporary paper banner titled Gelatto, featuring cut paper suspended from a wood rod.

"Gelatto," 2023. Paper, string, and wooden rod. 24.4 x 14.2 in. / Papel, cuerda y varilla de madera. 62 x 36 cm.

Contemporary paper banner titled Curanipe, featuring cut paper suspended from a wood rod.

"Curanipe," 2023. Paper, string, and wooden rod. 19.7 x 20 in. / Papel, cuerda y varilla de madera. 50 x 50,8 cm.


Contemporary paper banner titled Colmillos, featuring cut paper suspended from a wood rod.

"Colmillos," 2023. Paper, string, and wooden rod. 19.7 x 20.7 in. / Papel, cuerda y varilla de madera. 50 x 52,7 cm.

Contemporary paper banner titled Zapatilla, featuring cut paper suspended from a wood rod.

"Zapatilla," 2023. Paper, string, and wooden rod. 24.4 x 13.4 in. / Papel, cuerda y varilla de madera. 62 x 34 cm.

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