Untitled, 2017
Courtesy the artist
Collection
Wood, plastic, wax
58 x 7 x 9 cm
The artistic practice of Dr. Lakra, aka Jerónimo López Ramírez, reveals him to be a collector of objects and concepts. His work draws on both ethnographic and pop cultural references – which he uses prodigiously in his collage, painting, drawing, and more recently, sculptural work. His interest in tattoos and tradition, the indigenous and contemporary, the folkloric and art historical, as well as fetishes, myths, histories, and rituals of a number of cultures are juxtaposed, resulting in works that are both a subversive tribute and a provocation. There is an element of the shaman in his sculptures, which incorporate corporeal objects, like a bird’s claw or a spider, with spiritually weighty iconographic objects. The works both elevate the everyday and humble the sacred – an accomplishment befitting contemporary existence.
*1972 in Oaxaca, Mexico | Living and working in Oaxaca, Mexico
58 x 7 x 9 cm
The artistic practice of Dr. Lakra, aka Jerónimo López Ramírez, reveals him to be a collector of objects and concepts. His work draws on both ethnographic and pop cultural references – which he uses prodigiously in his collage, painting, drawing, and more recently, sculptural work. His interest in tattoos and tradition, the indigenous and contemporary, the folkloric and art historical, as well as fetishes, myths, histories, and rituals of a number of cultures are juxtaposed, resulting in works that are both a subversive tribute and a provocation. There is an element of the shaman in his sculptures, which incorporate corporeal objects, like a bird’s claw or a spider, with spiritually weighty iconographic objects. The works both elevate the everyday and humble the sacred – an accomplishment befitting contemporary existence.
*1972 in Oaxaca, Mexico | Living and working in Oaxaca, Mexico