Diego Gabaldon
Winter 2026 Cycle – Art
Miami, FL threatappraisal.pro
INSIGNIAS, Lower East Coast, Miami, FL, installation view, 2025 Dimensions variable
Gunners for Desire Kit Case, 2025 Jersey, acrylic, ABS, aluminum, hydraulic cement 32 x 43 x 6 in
INSIGNIAS, Lower East Coast, Miami, FL, installation view, 2025 Dimensions variable
National Exertion Kit Case, 2025 Jersey, acrylic, ABS, aluminum, automotive paint, hydraulic cement 32 x 43 x 6 in
Champion’s Proof (set), 2025 Silkscreen on Stonehenge paper with embedded ABS and aluminum football cleats 33 x 35 in each (set of 3); 102 x 35 in overall
Champion’s Proof (1), 2025 Silkscreen on Stonehenge paper with embedded ABS and aluminum football cleats 33 x 35 in Edition of 10
Champion’s Proof (2), 2025 Silkscreen on Stonehenge paper with embedded ABS and aluminum football cleats 33 x 35 in Edition of 10
Champion’s Proof (3), 2025 Silkscreen on Stonehenge paper with embedded ABS and aluminum football cleats 33 x 35 in Edition of 10
Champion’s Card: Restraint Variant, 2025 Injection-molded polystyrene, ultrasonic weld, UV hologram, printed cardstock 3.25 x 5.25 in
SPEEDFRAME #1, 2025 ABS, polymer, rubber, aluminum, automotive paint, UV print on acrylic 18 x 14 x 3 in
SPEEDFRAME #2, 2025 ABS, polymer, rubber, aluminum, automotive paint, UV print on acrylic 20 x 15 x 3 in
SPEEDFRAME #3, 2025 ABS, polymer, rubber, aluminum, automotive paint, UV print on acrylic 14 x 18 x 3 in
Descender #1, 2026 ABS, polymer, stainless steel, automotive paint, UV print on acrylic 26.5 × 35.5 × 2.5 in
Descender #1, 2026 ABS, polymer, stainless steel, automotive paint, UV print on acrylic 26.5 × 35.5 × 2.5 in
Artist Statement Biography
My work is produced at the intersections of the psychologies of competition, masculinity, mass media, and the post-human body. Primarily influenced by the cultures of bodybuilding and organized sport, I am interested in how competition, ultra-fanaticism, and the obsession with physical transformation shape identity—particularly within a media environment where accelerated images and circulating trends embed themselves into the collective psyche.
Structured through the logics of sport, my work abstracts athletic equipment and tools into apparatuses that frame, contain, and probe desire, identity, and violence. Within these apparatuses, I encapsulate constructed images and manipulated reference material, drawing from a range of sources, including archives that celebrate football ultra-fanaticism, online bodybuilding forums, and digital fitness subcultures. Within this framework, bodily autonomy and the drive to belong are examined as they are constructed, conditioned, and externalized through processes of remarkable excess.
My work is produced at the intersections of the psychologies of competition, masculinity, mass media, and the post-human body. Primarily influenced by the cultures of bodybuilding and organized sport, I am interested in how competition, ultra-fanaticism, and the obsession with physical transformation shape identity—particularly within a media environment where accelerated images and circulating trends embed themselves into the collective psyche.
Structured through the logics of sport, my work abstracts athletic equipment and tools into apparatuses that frame, contain, and probe desire, identity, and violence. Within these apparatuses, I encapsulate constructed images and manipulated reference material, drawing from a range of sources, including archives that celebrate football ultra-fanaticism, online bodybuilding forums, and digital fitness subcultures. Within this framework, bodily autonomy and the drive to belong are examined as they are constructed, conditioned, and externalized through processes of remarkable excess.
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