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Artworks
Edgar Orlaineta Mexican, b. 1972
Pinocchio, 2021Wood, Book and rope30 x 30 x 30 cm
11 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 inWIZARD GALLERYUnlike Marcel Duchamp, who selected banal objects for his ready-mades, Orlaineta, chooses the opposite objects, full of important visual charge, and then brings a life into them. His method of...Unlike Marcel Duchamp, who selected banal objects for his ready-mades, Orlaineta, chooses the opposite objects, full of important visual charge, and then brings a life into them. His method of manipulation with the objects requires a high level of manual skills and technical ability. for Pinocchio Underwater Edgar takes inspiration from the metaphor of Pinocchio’s fairy tale: Geppetto’s love for his puppet is so big that it can transform a trivial piece of wood into a real child. The story of Pinocchio represents for Edgar a point of departure of the relations established between craftsmanship, design and art. It explains how in a completely natural way, through a craftsmanship we can create even a new life (art).1of 3
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