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  • Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Gabriel Rico, IX from the series -Unity & Uniformity (La Mitla de hérétiques)-, 2022
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Gabriel Rico, IX from the series -Unity & Uniformity (La Mitla de hérétiques)-, 2022
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Gabriel Rico, IX from the series -Unity & Uniformity (La Mitla de hérétiques)-, 2022
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Gabriel Rico, IX from the series -Unity & Uniformity (La Mitla de hérétiques)-, 2022
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    Gabriel Rico

    IX from the series -Unity & Uniformity (La Mitla de hérétiques)-, 2022
    Brass and two natural feathers
    218 x 203 x 4 cm
    85 7/8 x 79 7/8 x 1 5/8 inches
    Copyright of the artist | Courtesy: OMR, Mexico City
    Photo: Dirk Tacke
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    Das ästhetische Prinzip der Serie 'Unity & Uniformity' beruht auf den 'Grecas“, geometrische Figuren, die als mäanderndes Element die Ruinen der mythischen Stadt Mitla in Oaxaca zieren und aus der...
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    Das ästhetische Prinzip der Serie "Unity & Uniformity" beruht auf den "Grecas“, geometrische Figuren, die als mäanderndes Element die Ruinen der mythischen Stadt Mitla in Oaxaca zieren und aus der frühen Kultur der Zapoteken hervorgegangen sind. Anhand der archäologischen Funde lässt sich nachvollziehen, dass die Menschen dort früh ein Verständnis für Maßstäbe entwickelten, das sich in der Architektur und in geometrischen Zeichen widerspiegelt. "IX from the series -Unity & Uniformity (La Mitla de hérétiques)-" steht wie eine erweiterbare Wandmalerei als Referenz für die Bedeutung von Maßstäben, deren Ursprünge in der Natur liegen. Gabriel Rico greift das Prinzip der Wiederholung auf, wobei zwischen den abstrahierten Abbildungen von Federn aus Messing zwei natürliche Vogelfedern eingefügt sind. Diese bilden die Vorlage für die Vervielfältigung und sind somit ausschlaggebend für das Maß und die Entwicklung der geometrischen Anordnung. Der Kontrast zwischen den echten Federn und den Metallobjekten, die aufgrund ihrer Materialeigenschaft spiegeln, ist in der Gesamtwahrnehmung des Ensembles kaum erkennbar. Diese spielerische Note zwingt uns den ersten Eindruck, der durch die künstlichen Blätter erzeugt wird, zu hinterfragen und die Einzigartigkeit eines Paares natürlicher Federn anzuerkennen. Rico entwickelt in dieser Werkserie ein figuratives Prinzip, das auf gefundenen natürlichen Elementen beruht und sich auf das menschliche Verhältnis zur Natur und die Geometrie als Mittel der Einordnung und Strukturierung bezieht.


    The aesthetic principle of the "Unity & Uniformity" series is based on the "Grecas"; geometric figures that adorn the ruins of the mythical city of Mitla in Oaxaca as a meandering element and which emerged from the early Zapotec culture. Based on archaeological findings, it seems the ancient people there developed a very early understanding of scale, which is reflected in their architecture and geometric signs. IX from the series "-Unity & Uniformity (La Mitla de hérétiques)-" stands like an expandable mural as a reference to the importance of scale and it’s natural origins. Gabriel Rico takes up the principle of repetition, with two natural bird feathers inserted between abstracted images of brass feathers. These form the template for the duplication and are thus crucial to the scale and development of the geometric arrangement. The contrast between the real feathers and the metal objects, reflective due to their material property, is hardly noticeable in the overall perception of the ensemble. This playful touch lets us question our initial impression of artificial leaves and acknowledge the uniqueness of the pair of natural feathers. In this series of works, Rico develops a figurative principle based on found natural elements, referencing the human relationship to nature and geometry as a means of classification and structuring.
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