België
1984
A haunting and desolate interior scene rendered in muted, somber tones, depicting a sparse room with a bed or mattress bearing a map-like diagram, evoking themes of displacement, isolation, and the tension between domestic space and geographic identity. Kuitca's early work here reflects his characteristic preoccupation with maps, blueprints, and architectural plans as metaphors for human vulnerability and longing. The painting's restrained palette and psychological weight establish the Argentine artist's signature visual language of absence and existential unease.
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
Notes
Execution: Painted in 1984.
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
March 8, 2002
Estimate: $8,000 – $12,000
Lot 69
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Guillermo Kuitca received international accolades at a young age when he was invited to participate in the XVIII São Paulo Biennal in 1989 and has since exhibited extensively worldwide, including major shows at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid. While his early paintings investigated areas like architecture, theater and cartography, his recent body of work continues to develop into new arenas. The present lot utilizes an architectural floor plan as its base, yet faceted paint layers obscure the viewer’s full comprehension of the represented space, both blocking the didactic nature of the map and simultaneously demonstrating a preoccupation with Cubism. This work relates to Kuitca’s powerhouse exhibition at the Venice Biennale in 2007 and shows his aptitude for disrupting the traditional notions of painting by optically exploring three-dimensional space.
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