Large, white canvas with crisscrossing pencil grid lines; abstract, quilt-like motif following gridlines at center of canvas, bursting into grid in greens, blue, yellow, and gold leaf

%C2%A9 Gabriel Orozco

Untitled, 2016

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Starting from the center, as both a vanishing point and a center of gravity, the composition begins as a dense cluster of triangles that mimic the tesserae pattern of a mosaic. This motif radiates outward from the center with varying density, gradually dissipating as it moves further away, creating a dizzying ripple-like effect similar to that of waves reverberating in a puddle. In the past, the artist has likened similar compositions to that of the Big Bang, explaining, “The bubbling, it starts with that, the universe being a big bang from a bubble and the bubble grows— it’s kind of a universe in expansion.”

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Title
Untitled
Artist Life
born 1962
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2017.100
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Large, white canvas with crisscrossing pencil grid lines; abstract, quilt-like motif following gridlines at center of canvas, bursting into grid in greens, blue, yellow, and gold leaf

© Gabriel Orozco

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