The fact of constantly returning to the same point or situation, 2021
Photo: Courtesy the artist | Travesia Cuatro
Collection
Vinyl paint on loomstate linen
140 x 113.2 cm
The fact of constantly returning to the same point or situation, belongs to a series of works, based upon research Jose Dávila conducted during the pandemic into the iconography of the circle and its presence throughout art history in the 20th and 21st centuries. Remarking on the phenomenon, Davila observes, “I’m interested in the circle as the most platonic of forms, it has been a constant human desire. The circle is the symbolic element of human progress.” Comprised of new paintings, sculptures, and silkscreens on cardboard, themes of circularity and the recurrent influence and circular forms throughout art history unite these three interrelated bodies of work. In this series of paintings, Davila appropriated and recontextualized from paintings by artists including Hans Arp, Willys de Castro, Sonia Delaunay and Frank Stella, amongst others.
– Sean Kelly Gallery
140 x 113.2 cm
The fact of constantly returning to the same point or situation, belongs to a series of works, based upon research Jose Dávila conducted during the pandemic into the iconography of the circle and its presence throughout art history in the 20th and 21st centuries. Remarking on the phenomenon, Davila observes, “I’m interested in the circle as the most platonic of forms, it has been a constant human desire. The circle is the symbolic element of human progress.” Comprised of new paintings, sculptures, and silkscreens on cardboard, themes of circularity and the recurrent influence and circular forms throughout art history unite these three interrelated bodies of work. In this series of paintings, Davila appropriated and recontextualized from paintings by artists including Hans Arp, Willys de Castro, Sonia Delaunay and Frank Stella, amongst others.
– Sean Kelly Gallery