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Ugo Rondinone — Small Red Mountain
Ugo Rondinone

Small Red Mountain

2016

A smooth, naturally formed stone painted in a bold, uniform red sits atop a simple concrete base, its organic shape contrasting with the stark minimalism of its presentation. Rondinone's treatment transforms an elemental fragment of the natural world into a meditative object, stripped of geological context and reimagined through vivid, artificial color. The work invites contemplation of the boundary between the found and the made, the natural and the constructed.

Medium
painted stone and concrete base

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Ugo Rondinone, Small Red Mountain, 2016

A smooth, naturally formed stone painted in a bold, uniform red sits atop a simple concrete base, its organic shape contrasting with the stark minimalism of its presentation. Rondinone's treatment transforms an elemental fragment of the natural world into a meditative object, stripped of geological context and reimagined through vivid, artificial color. The work invites contemplation of the boundary between the found and the made, the natural and the constructed.

Medium
painted stone and concrete base
Year
2016
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Abstract Art, Stone Medium, Male Artist, Sculpture, Outdoor Installation, Contemporary Artist, Landscape Abstraction, Red Monochrome, 21st Century, Swiss Artist, Minimalism

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Alex Capecelatro, Lisa Rembrandt, Nicholas Blum, Paul McNally