The Price of Heaven, 2006, from the "Bar Code Series"
Mixed media/laser cutter on wood panel with gold leaf under plexiglas
Signed and dated on the back mat lower left: Guillermo Bert
Panel: 47.5" H x 16" W

Provenance: The Carolyn J. Adrian Collection, South Pasadena, CA

Notes: This lot is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity issued by the artist on September 20, 2008.

Guillermo Bert's work has been exhibited in the United States as well as South America and is included in the collections of numerous museums. He is the recipient of many awards and grants and has been commissioned to create several public artworks. Recently Bert participated in several important exhibitions at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, CA, the San Diego Museum of Art in San Diego, CA, the Fowler Museum at UCLA, the Museum of Tolerance, and the Architectural Design Museum both in Los Angeles. In the last few years, he has also had solo exhibitions at Peter Blake Gallery in Laguna Beach, CA, 415 Gallery in San Francisco, and the Fremont Gallery in South Pasadena. Bert is involved with an ongoing series called "Bar-codes," which is based on the Universal Bar-Code symbols. This series has evolved from a commentary on consumerism to a commentary on the issues of identity in today's global culture. This notion of identity has led to the current series of textile pieces in which the indigenous stories from the Americas are encrypted on bar codes and then woven by various native artisans from the same communities using their traditional loom techniques. These works were exhibited at the Pasadena Museum of California Art in Pasadena California in 2012.

Good condition. Framed floating and mounted to the back mat. Not examined out of the frame.

Frame: 57.25" H x 25.25" W x 2" D