2009 Gotas de Tinta
Artist
Teo González
(Spanish, born 1964)
Date1993
Mediumink on paper
DimensionsImage: 17 5/8 x 21 1/8 in. (44.8 x 53.7 cm)
Support: 22 1/8 x 29 7/8 in. (56.2 x 75.9 cm)
Frame: 28 1/16 x 35 3/16 x 1 1/2 in. (71.3 x 89.4 x 3.8 cm)
Support: 22 1/8 x 29 7/8 in. (56.2 x 75.9 cm)
Frame: 28 1/16 x 35 3/16 x 1 1/2 in. (71.3 x 89.4 x 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsDrawing
Credit LineGift of Jonathan Abrams and Fay Pfaelzer Abrams, 2011
Object number2011.16.1
DescriptionConsists of 2009 drops of black ink organized in a lined grid, measuring 41 rows by 49 columns.eMuseum Notes
Spanish-born artist Teo González is known for his grid-like compositions composed of thousands of dots that are visually analogous to cells, Ben-day dots, or pixels. González’s process is reliant on both a systematic visual architecture and the element of chance, as the physics of evaporation cause a dispersion of the color. Within Gonzalez’s paintings and drawings, there is great tension between the repetition of the cells and the individuality of each.
On View
Not on viewTerms
- grids (layout features)
- drops
- cellular
- patterns (design elements)
- Minimal
- microstructure
- Pattern painting
