Sin Titulo 1; Sin Titulo 2; Cuarta Pared; and Doble Teatro
These four prints by Argentine artist Guillermo Kuitca explore his signature themes of architecture, isolation, and displacement through richly layered compositions featuring theater seating charts, floor plans, and spatial diagrams. Executed as lithographs with etching in colors on delicate Japanese paper, the works balance precise graphic notation with an evocative, almost dreamlike atmosphere. Kuitca transforms utilitarian maps and blueprints into meditations on human absence and the haunting nature of empty spaces.
- Medium
- Four lithographs with etching in colors, on Japanese paper, with full margins.
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Editions and Works on Paper Including Works from the Piero Crommelynck Collection
April 18, 2017
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Puro Teatro (Pure Theatre)
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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