Darío Escobar
Construcción Geométrica Nº 5, 2014
Wood, iron and paint
179 x 625 x 122 cm
70.47 x 246.06 x 48.03 in
70.47 x 246.06 x 48.03 in
DE14022
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'Construcción Geométrica Nº 5' by Dario Escobar transforms a fragment of everyday visual culture into a refined geometric composition. Drawing on the hand-painted panels commonly found on trucks across Central...
"Construcción Geométrica Nº 5" by Dario Escobar transforms a fragment of everyday visual culture into a refined geometric composition. Drawing on the hand-painted panels commonly found on trucks across Central America, Escobar isolates and recontextualizes these motifs, presenting them as sculptural reliefs.
In this work, color, line, and structure are carefully balanced, evoking the formal language of modernist abstraction while remaining rooted in vernacular traditions. The piece brings into dialogue pre-Hispanic sensibilities, popular craftsmanship, and the legacy of geometric modernism, questioning established hierarchies between “high” and “low” forms of art.
By translating a functional, mobile surface into a static, contemplative object, Escobar invites reflection on how modernism circulates across contexts – suggesting that it may not be a distant or imported ideal, but something that has long existed in parallel, embedded in everyday visual practices.
In this work, color, line, and structure are carefully balanced, evoking the formal language of modernist abstraction while remaining rooted in vernacular traditions. The piece brings into dialogue pre-Hispanic sensibilities, popular craftsmanship, and the legacy of geometric modernism, questioning established hierarchies between “high” and “low” forms of art.
By translating a functional, mobile surface into a static, contemplative object, Escobar invites reflection on how modernism circulates across contexts – suggesting that it may not be a distant or imported ideal, but something that has long existed in parallel, embedded in everyday visual practices.
Exhibitions
2014: 5 - RPM (Revolutions per minute), 9.99 Gallery, Guatemala City, GT
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