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Mexican Artist Spends 40 Years Drawing Infinity

Eduardo Terrazas blends yarn and wax to manipulate the same geometric structures ad infinitum.
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Possibilities of a Structure: Grid 1.4.12, 1974-2015. Wool yarn on wooden board covered with Campeche wax. 35 1/2 x 35 1/2 in. All images © Eduardo Terrazas, courtesy Timothy Taylor, London

Acclaimed Mexican artist Eduardo Terrazas does not shy away from a long-term project: Since the mid-'70s, he's been working on a series of works entitled Possibilities of a Structure. The works go on view today at Timothy Taylor gallery in London, marking the 79-year-old artist’s first solo exhibition in the UK.

For Possibilities, Terrazas manipulates the same geometric structures ad infinitum, finding new ways to manipulate form and color while drawing within set lines. Through these permutations, he gives shape to the infinite possibilities of the universe, knowing full well that the potential for different variations is, in fact, inexhaustible.

Exhibition view. Courtesy Timothy Taylor, London.

Possibilities of a Structure: Nine Circles 1.2.15, 2014-2015. Wool yarn on wooden board covered with Campeche wax. 59 1/2 x 59 1/2 in.Possibilities of a Structure: Cosmos 1.1.13, 1976-2015. Wool yarn on wooden board covered with Campeche wax. 47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.Possibilities of a Structure: Cosmos 1.1.11, 1974-2015. Wool yarn on wooden board covered with Campeche wax. 47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.

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