Daniel Icaza

Daniel Icaza (1986) - Costa Rica

Daniel Icaza currently lives and works in his native country.
He studied Fine Art and Metalsmithing at the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts (Arizona State University) in the United States, where he received a BFA with a focus on metal work and jewelry.

Icaza has exhibited his art internationally in art galleries and museums in the USA, Costa Rica, Europe and China. Among the most important exhibitions he has participated in, is the 2012 Biejing International Art Biennale (China).

He is an awarded artist, having won prizes, grant and scholarships throughout his artistic education and career.He is a current member of the Costa Rican Association of Visual Artists (ACAV).


Portfolio:

Universal Metaphor

During my life time I have and continue to create art from many different materials and for various reasons; to convey an emotion, as a response to the world around me, as a form of meditation or perhaps for the simple act of creating. Having said that, this series of circular drawings serve as a metaphor for life and a form of personal meditation.
As many cultures have observed in the past and as science seems to be revealing today life appears to flow in repetitive circular cycles; one needs only to stare out at the stars or down into a microscope to see how closely the macrocosm and microcosm mirror each other. These drawing serve as a visual reminder of these life cycles and the repetition and similarities between all things around us.

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Universal-Metaphor/1073051

Multiverse “Multiverse”

Materials: Mixed Media on Paper
Dimensions: 11" x 15"
Date: 2012

Illusion “Illusion”

Materials: Mixed Media on Paper
Dimensions: 11" x 15"
Date: 2012

Benevolence “Benevolence”

Materials: Mixed Media on Paper
Dimensions: 11" x 15"
Date: 2011

Inert “Inert”

Materials: Mixed Media on Paper
Dimensions: 30" x 22½"
Date: 2011

Analogous “Analogous”

Materials: Mixed Media on Paper
Dimensions: 11" x 15"
Date: 2011

Eye Opener “Eye Opener”

Materials: Mixed Media on Paper
Dimensions: 11" x 15"
Date: 2011

Concsiousness “Concsiousness”

Materials: Mixed Media on Paper
Dimensions: 30" x 22½"
Date: 2011

Hot Spots “Hot Spots”

Materials: Mixed Media on Paper
Dimensions: 24" x 20"
Date: 2010

Across the Sky “Across the Sky”

Materials: Mixed Media on Paper
Dimensions: 12" x 9"
Date: 2010

Life “Life”

Materials: Mixed Media on Paper
Dimensions: 9" x 6"
Date: 2011

Rings

One of a kind, hand fabricated rings by artists and metalsmith Daniel Icaza.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/danicaza/sets/72157629296454611/

Aurea Purpura “Aurea Purpura”

Aurea Purpura, Daniel Icaza, 2012, 18kt Yellow Gold, 5.8ct Ametrine, 1ct Amethysts
www.danielicaza.blogspot.com/2012/08/aurea-purpura.html

Galam “Galam”

Galam, Daniel Icaza, 2012, Sterling Silver, 21ct Red Corundum ("Ruby")
danielicaza.blogspot.com/2012/07/shiny-red-stones.html

Purpura Luna “Purpura Luna”

Purpura Luna, Daniel Icaza, 2012, Sterling Silver, 1ct Amethyst, 1ct Moonstones
www.danielicaza.blogspot.com/2012/07/purpura-luna.html

Lacerta Oculo “Lacerta Oculo”

Lacerta Oculo, Daniel Icaza, 2012, Sterling Silver, 11.5ct Light Green Corundum ("Green Sapphire")
www.danielicaza.blogspot.com/2012/07/lacerta-oculo.html

Rubrum Crucis “Rubrum Crucis”

Rubrum Crucis, Daniel Icaza, 2012, Sterling Silver, 12.5ct Red Corundum ("Ruby")
danielicaza.blogspot.com/2012/07/shiny-red-stones.html

Adamas Intra “Adamas Intra”

Adamas Intra, Daniel Icaza, 2012, Sterling Silver, 8.5ct Green Sapphire (Corundum), 2ct Yellow Sapphire (Corundum)

Triangulum Volantis “Triangulum Volantis”

Triangulum Volantis, Daniel Icaza, 2012, Sterling Silver, 5ct Red Carnelians, 5ct Dendritic Quartz

Spina de Corde “Spina de Corde”

Spina de Corde, Daniel Icaza, 2012, Sterling Silver, 20ct Red Rutilated Quartz

Rosea Luna “Rosea Luna”

Rosea Luna, Daniel Icaza, 2012, Sterling Silver, 2.25ct Moonstone, 1ct Pink Tourmaline (x2)

Monetary Bondage

Creating an abstraction of percieved value.

100 Dollars? “100 Dollars?”

TITLE: 100 Dollars?
MEDIUM: Copper, Vitreous Enamel, Silver, Brass, Copper/Nickel Mokume-Gane, Paper Money
DIMENSIONS: 6½”, 3”, ¼”
DATE OF COMPLETION: 2009

3 Dollars? “3 Dollars? ”

TITLE: 3 Dollars?
MEDIUM: Copper, Vitreous Enamel, Silver, Brass, Paper Money
DIMENSIONS: 6½”, 3”, ”
DATE OF COMPLETION: 2009

5 Colones? “5 Colones? ”

TITLE: 5 Colones?
MEDIUM: Copper, Silver, Paper Money
DIMENSIONS: 6½”, 3”, ¼”
DATE OF COMPLETION: 2011

Half Dollar? (V1) “Half Dollar? (V1)”

TITLE: Half Dollar? (Filigree)(V1)
MEDIUM: Copper, Brass, Silver, Gold, 1942 Liberty Half Dollar
DIMENSIONS: 3”, 3”, ¼”
DATE OF COMPLETION: 2009