Carla Arocha
Venezuelan, born 1961
Aqua Trace
INV-1807
Carla Arocha
Venezuelan, born 19611998
Aqua Trace
Carla Arocha Venezuelan, born 1961 →acrylic paintings (visual works)prints and drawing
Date
1998
Medium
Acrylic on white wove paper
Dimensions
60.8 × 45.6 cm (23 15/16 × 18 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Greg Cameron in memory of Márcio Silva
Inspired by fashion and interior design, Arocha earned her BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1991. This drawing presents the visual melding of two distinct patterns: leopard spots and blood cells. Rendered in a bright shade of aqua, the two converging patterns are reminiscent of the animal prints found on fabric. Aqua Trace relates to an installation by Arocha entitled Hide for the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, and which featured leopard-print patterns created with mirrored Plexiglas.
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