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Jose Dávila

Mexican • b. 1974

Biography

Jose Dávila was born in Guadalajara, Mexico in 1974, where he still lives and works. Formally trained as an architect, Dávila creates assemblages, installations and photographic works that probe the transitory nature and spatial occupation of physical structures. He references artists and architects such as Donald Judd, Mathias Goeritz and Sol LeWitt in his works, reappropriating modernist architectural principles and addressing the failure of their utopian premise. His works, often constructed out of painted wood, found objects and plastics resembling quasi-functional structures, are at once critiques of and homages to twentieth-century avant-garde artists and architects. His style and vocabulary is born of a deep wealth of allusions and imagery, both artistic and architectural.

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In 2014, Dávila won the ArtNexus Latin America Art Award.
In 2002, Dávila co-founded Oficina para Proyectos de Arte, which he considers to be the first space in Guadalajara to show contemporary art. International artists are invited to come and produce work here and are given free creative reign.

"[I'm interested in] how materials react to certain forces […] working with gravity and tension without any engineering calculations."

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Jose Dávila
Helix
Estimate £7,000 - 10,000
Sold for £4,064
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Jose Dávila
A Distance to Emphasize Naturalistic Tendencies (Duchamp)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $27,720
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Jose Dávila
Buildings You Must See Before You Die
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $52,920
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Jose Dávila
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $27,720
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Jose Dávila
Untitled
Estimate $22,000 - 28,000
Sold for $47,880
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Jose Dávila
Conjunto habitacional
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $16,250
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Jose Dávila
Homage to the Square
Estimate $18,000 - 25,000
Sold for $37,500
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Jose Dávila
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $37,500
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Jose Dávila
Auto-marca 1
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
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Jose Dávila
Auto-marca 2
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $3,125
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Jose Dávila
Topologías
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $37,500
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Jose Dávila
Topologies of identity
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $30,000
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Jose Dávila
Conjunto habitacional
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
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Jose Dávila
Ejercicios de lo posible
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $30,000
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Jose Dávila
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $18,750
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Jose Dávila
Paisaje topográfico
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $13,750
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Jose Dávila
Paisaje topográfico (Tríptico)
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $20,000
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Jose Dávila
Untitled
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $37,500
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Jose Dávila
Giant Beetle
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $18,750
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