Blaubarts-Berg #1
Artist
Bernardo Ortiz
(Columbian, born 1972)
Date2006
Mediumoil on waxed paper
DimensionsFrame: 14 7/16 × 18 7/16 × 1 1/2 in. (36.7 × 46.8 × 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsDrawing
Credit LineGift of Sally and Wynn Kramarsky, New York, 2016
Object number2016.20.6
DescriptionRectangular field of white color with rounded corners and a small square of blue and black color in upper center. Inscribed across the upper left edge: Bartok/Herzog Blaubarts Burg. Stamped: 01 ENE.2007. Double sided frame reveals two strokes of different blue hues horizontally on back.eMuseum Notes
Ortiz’s work can be described as a personal
poetic discourse that communicates place or moments in time, by means of
reductive imagery. In ‘Blaubarts-Berg #1” the simple blue square is centrally
placed, suggesting importance, and referencing the title of the work, which
translates into Blue Beard’s Castle.
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