CILDO MEIRELES, Acrylic on Canvas, titled Campos de Jogo, Signed and dated and inscribed " Campos de Jogo III 88/89, on the back.
Provenance privat collection
The work of Cildo Meireles might initially seem eclectic in scale and form, and yet it possesses an incredible conceptual rigor and contagious sensibility. Having emerged as an artist in the late 1960s, his work is often described as one of the key proponents of a politicised version of conceptualism. This, however, would be a somewhat restrictive description of his production. As the artist himself argued, 'In some way you become political when you don't have a chance to be poetic. I think human beings would much prefer to be poetic'.
Today Meireles is an internationally recognised artist whose work relates more to universal human sensibility than to specific socio-cultural characteristics of his native Brazil. His work nevertheless arises from the articulation of deeply personal insights, often drawing on childhood memories, and from his insightful understanding of the significance of Marcel Duchamp. Such is the case of his early investigations into Euclidean geometry.
DIMENSIONS : Height 55 inch / 140 cm
Length 43 inch / 110 cm