The University of Miami: When the Curtain Rises by Juan Sebastian

Wednesday, May 8th from 6-9pm the University of Miami presents When the Curtain Rises, a Master of Fine Arts exhibition by Juan Sebastian. When the Curtain Rises, is a retrospective solo show features a collection of 23 exceptional black-and-white and color photographs and a sublime poetic visual installation experience of contemporary Colombian photographer Juan Sebastian, an artist best known for his magical photo-realistic compositions and the richness of emotions captured through his lens. The exhibition encompasses an important body of work which reflects on four fundamental axes: self-portrait as search for identity; time; the body as the space for intimacy, and motifs from fashion as symbolic of theater, death, and simulation. In each series these focuses intertwine, and the artist explores not only formal qualities, but as well his own humanity, and uses photography as means of communicating with his viewers. Exhibition on view from May 8 – 26, 2019.