Mier signature Juan Pablo Mier

2025 · Bogotá and Medellín

Sinfonía

A Love Affair

A body of work conceived as a symphony and exhibited the same way: four movements, each with its own tempo and atmosphere, shown in sequence across three galleries over 2025.

The structure comes from the concert hall; the voice is his own. Here the score is not interpreted, it is written in paint.

Concept, curation and exhibition design by Adrián Ibáñez, in a collaboration between Adrián Ibáñez Galería, Galería Otros 360° and Arte Alto Galería. Texts by Mónica Ramírez Hartmann.

Sinfonía, Allegro con Fuoco: pinks, reds and violets crossed by blue and black lines that suggest figures
Allegro con Fuoco 1 · Movement IOil on linen · 170 × 240 cm · 2023–2025

The four movements

  1. I Allegro Pasión · Passion Galería Otros 360°, Bogotá
    3 July – 16 August 2025
  2. II Adagio Incertidumbre · Uncertainty Arte Alto Galería, Medellín
    24 July – 13 September 2025
  3. III Minueto Entrega · Surrender Adrián Ibáñez Galería, Bogotá
    13 September – 25 October 2025
  4. IV Finale: Allegro con Fuoco Éxtasis · Ecstasy Adrián Ibáñez Galería, Bogotá
    13 September – 25 October 2025
I

Allegro

Galería Otros 360°, Bogotá · 3 July – 16 August 2025

Shown at true relative scale. Allegro con Fuoco 1, the largest work of the movement, opens this page.

Allegro agitato 6, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Allegro agitato 6Oil on linen · 170 × 170 cm · 2023–2025
Allegro con brio 2, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Allegro con brio 2Oil on linen · 55 × 55 cm · 2023–2025
Allegro giocoso 7, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Allegro giocoso 7Oil on linen · 170 × 170 cm · 2023–2025
Allegro vivace 3, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Allegro vivace 3Oil on linen · 55 × 55 cm · 2023–2025
Allegro risoluto 8, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Allegro risoluto 8Oil on linen · 110 × 110 cm · 2023–2025
Allegro moderato 9, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Allegro moderato 9Oil on linen · 90 × 90 cm · 2023–2025
Allegro moderato 4, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Allegro moderato 4Oil on linen · 55 × 55 cm · 2023–2025
II

Adagio

Arte Alto Galería, Medellín · 24 July – 13 September 2025

Fourteen canvases of the same size, shown at true relative scale.

Adagietto 1, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Adagietto 1Oil on linen · 120 × 75 cm · 2023–2025
Adagietto 2, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Adagietto 2Oil on linen · 120 × 75 cm · 2023–2025
Adagio attenuato 1, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Adagio attenuato 1Oil on linen · 120 × 75 cm · 2023–2025
Adagio attenuato 2, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Adagio attenuato 2Oil on linen · 120 × 75 cm · 2023–2025
Adagio coda d’inverno 1, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Adagio coda d’inverno 1Oil on linen · 120 × 75 cm · 2023–2025
Adagio coda d’inverno 2, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Adagio coda d’inverno 2Oil on linen · 120 × 75 cm · 2023–2025
Adagio con tenerezza, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Adagio con tenerezzaOil on linen · 120 × 75 cm · 2023–2025
Adagio somnus a due, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Adagio somnus a dueOil on linen · 120 × 75 cm · 2023–2025
Adagio grave, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Adagio graveOil on linen · 120 × 75 cm · 2023–2025
Adagio pianissimo 1, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Adagio pianissimo 1Oil on linen · 120 × 75 cm · 2023–2025
Adagio pianissimo 2, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Adagio pianissimo 2Oil on linen · 120 × 75 cm · 2023–2025
Adagio quasi nulla 1, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Adagio quasi nulla 1Oil on linen · 120 × 75 cm · 2023–2025
Adagio quasi nulla 2, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Adagio quasi nulla 2Oil on linen · 120 × 75 cm · 2023–2025
Adagio quasi nulla 3, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Adagio quasi nulla 3Oil on linen · 120 × 75 cm · 2023–2025
III

Minueto

Adrián Ibáñez Galería, Bogotá · 13 September – 25 October 2025

Shown at true relative scale. Hold the cursor over a painting to see its surface.

Minueto

Minueto Grazioso, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Minueto GraziosoOil on linen · 120 × 75 cm · 2023–2025
Minueto a Due, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Minueto a DueOil on linen · 120 × 70 cm · 2023–2025
Minueto Fusi, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Minueto FusiOil on linen · 120 × 70 cm · 2023–2025
Minueto Labirintico, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Minueto LabirinticoOil on linen · 120 × 70 cm · 2023–2025
Minueto Nodo, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Minueto NodoOil on linen · 120 × 70 cm · 2023–2025
Minueto Abbracciato, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Minueto AbbracciatoOil on linen · 120 × 70 cm · 2023–2025
Minueto Intricato 1, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Minueto Intricato 1Oil on linen · 110 × 110 cm · 2023–2025
Minueto Intricato 2, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Minueto Intricato 2Oil on linen · 110 × 110 cm · 2023–2025
Minueto Sovrapposto, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Minueto SovrappostoOil on linen · 90 × 90 cm · 2023–2025
Catarsis, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
CatarsisOil on linen · 120 × 75 cm · 2023–2025
IV

Finale: Allegro con Fuoco

Adrián Ibáñez Galería, Bogotá · 13 September – 25 October 2025

Shown at true relative scale. Hold the cursor over a painting to see its surface.

Éxtasis

Éxtasis 1, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Éxtasis 1Oil on linen · 100 × 200 cm · 2023–2025
Éxtasis 2, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Éxtasis 2Oil on linen · 100 × 200 cm · 2023–2025
Éxtasis 3, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Éxtasis 3Oil on linen · 100 × 200 cm · 2023–2025

Contrapunto

Contrapunto 1, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Contrapunto 1Oil on linen · 55 × 55 cm · 2023–2025
Contrapunto 2, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Contrapunto 2Oil on linen · 55 × 55 cm · 2023–2025
Contrapunto 3, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Contrapunto 3Oil on linen · 55 × 55 cm · 2023–2025
Contrapunto 4, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Contrapunto 4Oil on linen · 55 × 55 cm · 2023–2025
Contrapunto 5, oil on linen, by Juan Pablo Mier
Contrapunto 5Oil on linen · 55 × 55 cm · 2023–2025

The score behind the series

A counterpoint is two independent voices that move together. In painting, two figures share one field, each keeping its own line.

Piano recording from the studio · 2:57
Juan Pablo Mier seated in the studio beside the piano keyboard, black and white
In the studio. Photograph: Felipe Londoño

Works from Sinfonía are available through Adrián Ibáñez Galería and from the studio.

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