Rubble 9
Jorge Tacla
Rubble 9, 2007—2008
Acrylic, oil and marble powder on canvas
254 x 254 cm
Installation view
Photo by Alfredo Rubio
Overview
Jorge Tacla’s Escombros series (signifying 'rubble' or 'debris' in Spanish) depicts a bombed-out cityscape inspired from photographs of Beirut after the July 2006 Israeli War. Against melancholic and earthen tones, Tacla’s meticulous, compulsive, diminutive black strokes seem like etchings. Tacla’s representational and emotive universe invokes contemplation on injury and ruin.
April 2011
This project was part of Sharjah Biennial 10
Artwork Images
Rubble 17
Jorge Tacla
2010
Acrylic, oil and marble powder on canvas
91.4 x 86.4 cm
Detail view
Rubble 21
Gorge Tacla
2010
Acrylic, oil and marble powder on canvas
203.2 x 152.4 cm
Detail view
Rubble
Jorge Tacla
2007—ongoing
Series
Acrylic, oil and marble powder on canvas
Dimensions variable
Installation view
Photo by Alfredo Rubio
Rubble
Jorge Tacla
2007—2010
Series
Acrylic, oil and marble powder on canvas
Dimensions variable
Installation view
Photo by Alfredo Rubio
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