Blanton Museum of Art

Untitled

ca. 1938
20th century
22 cm x 16.7 cm (8 11/16 in. x 6 9/16 in.)

Joaquín Torres-García (Montevideo, Uruguay, 1874 - 1949, Montevideo, Uruguay) Primary

Object Type: drawing

Artist Nationality: Latin America, Uruguay

Medium and Support: Ink with pencil on paper mounted on heavy paper

Credit Line: Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of Charmion von Wiegand, 1969

Accession Number: G1969.2.2

In 1934, Joaquín Torres-García returned to his native Uruguay with the objective of developing his theory of Constructive Universalism into a major art movement. He Americanized his project by using local references and pre-Columbian symbols in his work. At top, Inti, the Inca sun god, shines over all realms of existence, while at bottom, a figure stands next to a stepped building. These archetypes symbolize the indigenous peoples of the Andean region and their great cultural and architectural contributions to human history.

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ornamental

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Uruguayan Drawings