A pictorial chronicler capable of sublimating the already sublime beauty of his home country. This is how we observe the rich work of an outstanding artist of the Chilean pictorial scene.
Javier Molina has brought to life a territory that he finds visually exciting, using vibrant colours and expressive techniques to capture the essence and energy of the scenography he deploys in his works and his actors, both arranged in perfect slides, worthy of posters that mix pop and magic realism. This faculty adds a dynamic and exciting aspect to his work, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in the beauty, vitality and mood of Chile.
Molina infuses a vibrant technicolour into the landscape, counteracting the monotony and greyness of the contemporary urban environment. His focus on the vibrancy and vitality of landscapes offers a renewed and optimistic perspective, with a touch of humour, inviting reflection on the relationship between nature and modern society. Undoubtedly, this last visual equation has allowed him, through the consistency and evolution of his style, to create his own aesthetic codes, with the authority of an artist who has remained faithful to his gaze.
It is curious to observe enormous surfaces daily crowded with people, devoid of inhabitants in his works, thus recreating impossible landscapes, inserted in the fantasy of clean surfaces and ideal environments, free of human presence, free of the dirty and chaotic aspect of the big cities.
His ability to eternalise these landscapes not only in his own biography, but in that of all the inhabitants of Chile, endows each of his works with an unconscious emotional charge.
His activity as a painter and visual chronicler is invaluable for understanding and appreciating the history and identity of Chile in the period after the 1990s.
Javier Molina's painting technique shows a clear influence of the so-called masters of realism in Chile and, in turn, of two-dimensional and compositional aspects of illustration. Each brushstroke and detail contributes to the depth and emotional intensity of his paintings, which always seek to transport us to common places, to that visual home from which we unfold our scripts.
His iconographic approach transcends temporal limitations, creating an aesthetic that goes beyond specific dates and events. His unique use of colour and composition allows his paintings to endure over time, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in a timeless world of beauty and emotion.
Javier Molina's work has the power to transport us through time and space, as if we were looking through the slides of a personal album. His paintings capture the essence and nostalgia of Chilean landscapes, rescuing species, icons, customs and routines, evoking shared memories and common experiences of people from different generations. We probably find ourselves in front of that rare species of artists who, aware of the briefness of their earthly lives, seek to eternalise the landscape itself, bearing witness to a beauty in danger of being forgotten.