El arquetipo del héroe (The Hero’s Archetype), 1975
Metal sheet and mixed media on wood
33 7/16 x 23 9/16 in.
85 x 60 cm
85 x 60 cm
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“El Arquetipo de Héroe,” 1975 is a groundbreaking and rare totemic work that summarizes Gramcko’s archaic imaginary; composed of an earthy chromatic palette provided by a metal sheet and wood...
“El Arquetipo de Héroe,” 1975 is a groundbreaking and rare totemic work that summarizes Gramcko’s archaic imaginary; composed of an earthy chromatic palette provided by a metal sheet and wood with mixed material. Gramcko stated that her aim during this period of the early 1970s was to immerse herself in the cultural roots of Latin America through the study of its archaic civilizations. Using ceramics and casein plastic, the artist made a modern version of bas-reliefs, reinforcing her three-dimensional impulse, and projecting what would be her replacement for a non-funereal nineteenth-century academic sculpture. Gramcko decontextualized a non-Western ritual object by isolating it as an icon.