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Artist Slices Car, Flies Through Time
9 Oct
Summary
- Artist Gabriel Orozco reimagines childhood dreams through art.
- His famous 'La DS' work involved slicing a Citroën DS car.
- Orozco finds poetry in everyday objects and simple gestures.
Artist Gabriel Orozco is showcasing a significant collection of his work in London, blending familiar pieces with new creations. His artistic journey, inspired by childhood posters of Picasso and Formula 1, notably includes his famous 'La DS' creation from 1993. This piece involved meticulously slicing a Citroën DS car into three sections and reassembling it, a process that took a month.
Orozco's exhibition, 'Chronotopic,' at the White Cube Gallery features this reimagined car, alongside other works. These range from simple ready-mades like yogurt lids and shoe boxes, highlighting his conceptual approach, to more recent installations. These new works incorporate elements like toilet paper rolls on ceiling fans and repurposed Japanese temple beams adorned with toy racecars.
The artist emphasizes that small gestures and finding moments of poetry in the mundane can profoundly impact the world. He views his art as nonspectacular, aiming for a deeper connection with an active audience. Orozco also reflects on artificial intelligence, describing current AI as 'stupid' for merely reproducing existing online knowledge without genuine creativity or poetic insight.
