%C2%A9 Rafael Villares
Lightning Bolt in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2001, from "Echo #3", 2015-2019
Rafael Villaresexpand_more
Brown ink on paperexpand_more
Gift of Mary and Bob Merskyexpand_more 2019.132.7.12
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Rafael Villares’ suite of ink drawings, Echo 3, is part of an extensive body of work titled “Morfología del eco” (Morphology of the Echo), which the artist regards as a research project that endeavors to reveal visual representations of the essential truths of nature and the divine. Here, Villares depicts the intricate branching systems of various river systems, plant roots, lightning bolts, and human blood vessels, compiling observational data that demonstrates their morphological similarities. For Villares, these structural correspondences lends evidence to the presence of a universal spiritual force that controls the natural world.
Details
- Title
- Lightning Bolt in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2001, from "Echo #3"
- Artist Life
- born 1989
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2019.132.7.12
- Provenance
- The artist, Havana, Cuba, sold to Mersky, 2019; Robert B. Mersky, Minneapolis; given to MIA, 2019.
- Curator Approved
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