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Gabriel Orozco
Octopus (Pulpo)
- Estimate
- $8,000 - 12,000
$8,750
Lot Details
Dye destruction print.
1991
18 5/8 x 12 1/2 in. (47.3 x 31.8 cm)
Signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/5 in pencil on the verso.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Another print of this image is in the collection of the Guggenheim Museum, New York.
Provenance
Gabriel Orozco
Mexican | 1954Gabriel Orozco's diverse practice, which includes sculpture, photography, painting and video, is centered on the rejection of the concept of a traditional studio. Alternatively, Orozco's conceptual process involves using quotidian objects as commentary on urban society. In the widely exhibited La DS (1993), Orozco cut a Citroën DS car into thirds, eliminating the central section and reconfiguring the remaining parts.
Another important motif in Orozco's lexicon is that of the colored ellipses. In his seminal series, Samurai Tree Invariants, the artist employs fragmented colored circles as the basis for geometric compositions, exploring the movements made by a knight on a chessboard. These not only represent Orozco's conceptual practices but illustrate his interest in both the geometric and organic world.
Browse ArtistAnother important motif in Orozco's lexicon is that of the colored ellipses. In his seminal series, Samurai Tree Invariants, the artist employs fragmented colored circles as the basis for geometric compositions, exploring the movements made by a knight on a chessboard. These not only represent Orozco's conceptual practices but illustrate his interest in both the geometric and organic world.