Lot 31: Gabriel Barredo (1957-2020) Birth to Nothing

Est: $40,000 HKD - $60,000 HKDPassed

Bonhams Admiralty, Hong KongNovember 27, 2021

Item Overview

Description

Gabriel Barredo (1957-2020)
Birth to Nothing
1998

aluminium, steel, resin, and brass sculpture

90 by 81 by 27 cm.
35 7/16 by 31 7/8 by 10 5/8 in.
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Artist or Maker

Gabriel Barredo

Provenance

Provenance
Private Collection, US

蓋伯瑞·博瑞多
空無
一九九八年作

鋁鋼鐵玻璃樹脂黃銅雕塑

來源
美國私人收藏

Breaking away from traditional forms of artistic expression, Gabriel Barredo was an early pioneer of Kinetic art in the Philippines. He is a graduate of the University of Santo Tomas, where he studied both sculpture and advertising. Barredo is primarily known for his chimeric creations, where he incorporates relatively mundane everyday objects, repurposing them through juxtaposition into theatrical and rather unexpected compositions. Individual elements such as machine parts from cars and household items, electric fans, bed springs, bottle caps, conveyor belts and other surprising materials can be found in his works.

His work is strangely beautiful and thought-provoking at the same time, like a fantastic machine whose purpose one does not understand. Yet, one recognises the individual elements of which it is composed in an intrinsic and familiar way. Barredo's work confronts and challenges us to question the consumerism so rampant in our society today. His incredible automatons evoke a playful and spectacular retro-futuristic aesthetic that conveys an unconventional hypnotic beauty.

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Auction Details

Southeast Asian Modern & Contemporary Art

Bonhams

November 27, 2021, 10:00 AM HKT

One Pacific Place, Suite 2001 88 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong, 999077, HK

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