THE COLLECTION

15.07.16 - 23.07.16

For this recent body of work Leyva transformed common local fast food items into sculptures of gold and platinum, imposing the value of the fast food industry onto the food item itself in an astute metaphor. To construct each ‘fast food’ sculpture, Leyva utilized various modelling techniques including casting, molding, air-brushing and gold-leafing to recreate each item in superbly realistic detail.

ALL THAT GLITTERS / JUAN LEVYA