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Mapa estelar en árbol

2009

Gabriel Orozco

(Mexican, b. 1962)
Culture
Mexico, 21st century
Medium
calcium sulfate (plaster), animal glue, graphite and mango tree trunk
Measurements
Overall: 72.6 x 69.7 x 40 cm (28 9/16 x 27 7/16 x 15 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2009.343
Copyright
© Gabriel Orozco
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
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Description

Orozco incorporates objects from urban and natural settings in his artwork. A fallen mango tree found in the state of Morelos in southern Mexico acts as the base for Mapa estelar en árbol. Indigenous inhabitants of Morelos use wood from mango trees for cooking and heating. Orozco has covered one side of the trunk with an even layer of animal glue, or gesso, on top of which he applied a layer of graphite that he fastidiously etched with a compass point. This process references an old master technique, one of many that Orozco has resurrected as part of his work.
A plaster and wood sculpture depicts an irregular, head-like silhouette in matte black. From the left, a textured, gnarled piece of raw wood protrudes like a nose. The dark face is etched with a complex network of thin, gray lines forming overlapping circles, arcs, and a central grid. This geometric pattern radiates across the entire surface, contrasting the organic wood with a precise, mathematical design.

Mapa estelar en árbol

2009

Gabriel Orozco

(Mexican, b. 1962)
Mexico, 21st century

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