(b. Clark Air Base, Phillippines, 1965).
Juhasz-Alvarado creates elaborate sculptural installations that compel a viewer not merely to see, but to investigate, piecing together complex arrangements formed by three-dimensional parts, participatory events, and emblematic narratives. Juhász-Alvarado entices spectators into his world through ambitious, oversized, toy-like objects, appealing colors, and tactile materials. Juhász-Alvarado’s work exhibits libidinal themes, furthered by his seductively glistening objects and unsettling narratives. They are open-ended, dream-like propositions intended to liberate the imagination despite the confines of the museological structure. Works like Canal de la Mona: Zona de Turbulencia fills the gallery with curvy strips of wood lathing that create turbulent waves and a human figure. A large, stuffed, sea-creature and a fanciful yellow submarine are suspended . He employs allegorical animals and exquisitely crafted sculptu
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