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Artworks

Adrián Gaitán

Insomnia I

Pillow, grease and wood

31 1/2 * 19 3/4 * 4 in.

2015-2024

Adrián Gaitán

Sin título

Soil on wood, cardboard frame, wooden shelf and plants

16 1/2 * 28 3/4 * 7 3/4 in.

2024

Adrián Gaitán

Sin título

Soil on wood

59 * 90 1/2 in.

2024

Adrián Gaitán

Sin título

Sideboard

56 3/4 * 90 1/2 * 10 3/4 in.

2024

Adrián Gaitán

Paleta

Wood, resin and soap

11 3/4 * 55 * 1/1 in.

2016 - 2024

Adrián Gaitán

Sin título, de la serie guantes negros 3/5

Cuts on rubber glove, wooden box and glass

15 * 10 1/4 * 4 1/4 in.

2024

Adrián Gaitán

Sin título, de la serie guantes negros 3/5

Cuts on rubber glove, metal box and glass

26 3/8 * 18 7/8 * 4 3/8 in.

2024

Adrián Gaitán

Bastón

Wooden beam, soil, hay and marbles

114 1/4 * 11 3/4 * 12 1/2 in.

2024

Adrián Gaitán

Enjambre

Lamps, soil, polyurethane and lights

39 1/4 * 60 * 39 1/4 in.

2024

Adrián Gaitán

Metamorfosis I

Table and totumos

29 1/2 * 36 1/4 * 23 1/2 in.

2024

Adrián Gaitán

Caballo blanco

Nightstand, mud, hay, branches and marbles

45 1/4 * 21 3/4 * 15 in.

2024

Adrián Gaitán

Caballo negro

Nightstand, mud, hay, branches and marbles

45 1/4 * 21 3/4 * 15 in.

2024

Adrián Gaitán

Sin título

Vanity, tree trunk and colophony

29 1/4 * 46 3/4 * 15 3/4 in.

2024

Adrián Gaitán

Piano Grabadora (inmersión)

Recorder, wood, tree trunk and vegetable shortening

45 1/4 * 22 3/4 * 32 1/4 in.

2024

Adrián Gaitán

Sin título

Sideboard, clay tiles, soil, glass, metal and cane

65 * 59 * 19 5/8 in.

2024

Adrián Gaitán

Línea

Desk, harness, wooden log, pulley, pillow, glass, soil, resin, colophony and light

Variable dimensions

2024

Insomnia I
Sin título
Sin título
Sin título
Paleta
Sin título, de la serie guantes negros 3/5
Sin título, de la serie guantes negros 3/5
Bastón
Enjambre
Metamorfosis I
Caballo blanco
Caballo negro
Sin título
Piano Grabadora (inmersión)
Sin título
Línea

Artist

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Adrián Gaitán

Adrián Gaitán's body of work focuses on deconstructing and re-evaluating symbols associated with high culture, the most representative images in the history of Western art, and the aesthetic references imported from Europe to Latin America.

The materiality of his works is crucial for understanding his art. Through the use of materials, he critiques the triviality of objects possessed by the privileged and the fragility of the concepts and images we associate with art and culture. Materials such as soil, cardboard, motor oil, used plastic, wood, and mattresses—often considered poor, recycled, or abject—highlight Gaitán's interest in how these materials can challenge and unsettle seemingly rigid concepts.

Gaitán shares his vision with us, which, under careful analysis, leads to more complex readings that question how we establish criteria for valuing things. Often, the images he uses, as well as his reflections, revolve around domestic spaces. His sculptures frequently feature furniture elements such as grand pianos, Persian rugs, and chandeliers made from street-collected materials that are transformed to scrutinize the notion of "good taste."

Gaitán endows elements associated with "low culture" with symbolic significance, turning these images into both devotional objects and critiques of aspirational values, questioning the modern cult of materialism.

"I met Marcel Duchamp, and that was the turning point. Then came Dadaism, Surrealism, and the accumulation of real materials that have had a previous use but are given new symbolism and meaning. I liked this because I was also a recycler, but in a more intuitive way, focusing on a more functional aspect: the interaction between culture and popular objects that are almost obsolete or out of fashion."