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Gabriel Orozco
Description
- Gabriel Orozco
- Atomist: Making Strides
- computer generated print mounted on aluminum
- 199.1 by 199.4cm.; 78 3/8 by 78 1/2 in.
- Executed in 1996, this work is number 2 from an edition of 3.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2004
Literature
Exhibition Catalogue, Los Angeles, The Museum of Contemporary Art; Mexico City, Museo Internacional Rufino Tamayo; Monterrey, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey, Gabriel Orozco, 2000-01, p. 146, illustration of another example in colour
Condition
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Catalogue Note
Orozco has become renowned internationally for his utterly distinctive and diverse body of work, presenting viewers with unexpected juxtapositions and utilising ‘found’ objects or images in wholly unexpected circumstances. Geometrical abstraction is combined with commercial source imagery to create an artistic language that investigates the possibilities of representing movement - on canvas or in combination with photography - through non-objective means. The artist frequently employs ovals or circles to provide an added layer of meaning and symbolism to his paintings and images, and has discussed the importance of the circle within his work: “The circle for me is a very useful Instrument in terms of movement, in relation to gravity and erosion. It's the tendency of objects when they're in movement and are eroded by friction...” (the artist cited in: Exhibition Catalogue, Venice, Giardini di Castello, Arsenale, LI Biennale di Venezia: The Experience of Art, 2005, n.p.)