Gabriel Orozco

Black Kites, 1997, human skull etched with checkerboard design in graphite

Cats & Watermelons, 1997

Using diverse media, Gabriel Orozco examines objects and relationships.  Wanting to satisfy his curiosity he uses diverse media to explore and understand objects.  he blurs boundaries in all of his pieces, sometimes mixing round and flat.

A round human skull etched with checkerboard normally found on flat surface confuses flat game boards with thinking humans.  The brain gets a checkerboard personality.  It thinks move up, move down, move across.  Don't drop the pieces. 

Cats & watermelons whimsically combines fat organic shapes with solid geometric cans.  Watermelons wear hats, not very comfortable or easy to balance.  Cat heads sit on fat round bodies, eyes cast down asking what happened to my body.    Processed meat contrasts with fresh fruit.  Flat bottom cans play on the round melons.  Orozco played with the products at the market and gave them new meanings.

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