XRTC 4

Gabriel Orozco

1996

A rubbed-graphite drawing that records the repeating perforations of a found object, turning its surface into a quiet, centered trace on the paper.

A narrow vertical rectangle of small, concentric circles repeats like a patterned barcode at the center of a wide white field, its crisp imprints softened by smoky graphite smudges and a few darker filled-in dots.

Part of Orozco’s exploration of traces and chance, this work collapses sculpture and drawing by making the overlooked textures of everyday objects into a delicate record of touch and time.

Palette

Art Terms

Frottage Drawing Graphite Found object Contemporary art Abstraction

Exhibitions

Orozco: Studies for the Dartmouth Murals

1961

Paintings from the Museum Collection

1949

Rauschenberg, 34 Drawings for Dante's "Inferno" and Selections from...

1988

Twenty Centuries of Mexican Art

1940