Forms

Joaquín Torres-García

1933

Forms by Joaquín Torres-García, 1933

Joaquín Torres-García loved grids, but not the boring kind! In this 1933 sketch signed 'J.T.G,' he creates a playful maze of wobbly lines and scribbled black blocks that look like a child's map of a mysterious city. This little drawing is a perfect snapshot of his 'Constructive Universalism' style, where he blended the strict geometry of modern European art with the ancient symbols of his native South America. It's like watching a master architect doodle on a napkin, figuring out how to fit the whole universe into a square.

Technique
Ink drawing
Material
Paper
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