
Neo-concreto 005
2016
Neo-concreto 005 presents a modest yet commanding object: a solid concrete block embedded with fragments of coloured glass, measuring 45 by 12 by 6.5 centimetres. The weight and roughness of the cast concrete anchors the work firmly in the physical world, while the glass catches and refracts available light, introducing a chromatic unpredictability that shifts subtly depending on the viewer's position and the conditions of the space. This tension between the inert and the luminous, the industrial and the almost jewel-like, is central to what makes the piece so quietly compelling. The title places the work in deliberate dialogue with Neo-Concretism, the Brazilian movement of the late 1950s and 1960s that sought to restore sensory and phenomenological experience to geometric abstraction. David Batchelor, long celebrated for his investigations into colour, light, and found materials, draws on that legacy without simply restating it. Where the original Neo-Concrete artists worked with paint, fabric, and constructed form, Batchelor grounds his homage in the vernacular weight of concrete, a material associated with urban infrastructure and contingency rather than refined artistic production. The coloured glass functions not as decoration but as a kind of argument, insisting that chromatic experience can survive and even intensify within the most resistant of surroundings. Signed by the artist, Neo-concreto 005 is a fully resolved work in a modest scale that suits both intimate domestic settings and more considered display contexts. It arrives from Galeria Leme, confirming its sound provenance within a programme consistently committed to rigorous, research-led practice. For collectors interested in the intersections of colour theory, materiality, and the expanded histories of geometric abstraction, this work represents a precise and rewarding acquisition.
- Medium
- Concrete and coloured glass
- Overall
- Signed
- Yes
- Spotted At
- Gallery · Galeria Leme
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