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Gabriel Orozco
Making Strides
- Estimate
- £1,000 - 1,500•
Lot Details
screenprint on Somerset satin paper
signed and numbered 'GABRIEL OROZCO 21/100' lower edge
image 18 x 18 cm (7 1/8 x 7 1/8 in.)
sheet 56 x 50 cm (22 x 19 5/8 in.)
sheet 56 x 50 cm (22 x 19 5/8 in.)
Executed in 1996, this work is number 21 from an edition of 100 plus 12 artist's proofs.
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Catalogue Essay
'Artangel turned me onto Gabriel Orozco. A terrific artist, his work makes you ask questions about your environment.' - Michael Hue-Williams
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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.