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This 14 page research paper offers a comprehensive overview of the art included at a retrospective exhibit of the art of Gabriel Orozco, which was held at the Tate Modern Art Museum in London between January 19 and April 25, 2011. The writer describes and analyzes numerous works that were part of this exhibit. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
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This overview will demonstrate that varied and interesting display of Orozcos art showed this artist to be delightfully creative, but also playful, as his sculptures and photos demonstrate his insight
into the human condition, as well as his inventiveness ("Gabriel Orozco"). A native of Mexico, Orozco is cosmopolitan in his orientation to art, and global in his worldview. Known for
his ceaseless experimentation, he is renowned for his use of found objects, which typically alters slightly, in his sculptures ("Gabriel Orozco"). As this suggests, Orozcos sculptural works are largely characterized
by the inclusion of found objects that interest this artist and his use of them compels the viewer to see these familiar objects from a different perspective ("Gabriel Orozco").
Examples of Orozcos striking photography were also part of this exhibit. Here, also, Orozcos perspective on the world causes the viewer to reevaluate the experiences of everyday life, as his
photos capture moments of beauty that abound within the course of everyday experience, but are typically fleeting and therefore overlooked. His art also indicates Orozcos interest and fascination with games;
and, here, also, his reference to game playing in his art causes the viewer to consider these games from a different perspective that is both interesting and enlightening. Gabriel
Orozco, biographical information and his art philosophy Orozco was born in 1962 in Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico and studied art at the Escuela Nacional de Arte Plasticas, which is located in
Mexico City, as well as at the Circulo de Bellas Artes in Madrid, Spain ("Biography"). (The student researching this topic should note that the Tate Modern introduction to Orozco spells
the city in which he was born with an "X", i.e., "Xalapa.") As Orozco travels extensively, a prominent feature of his art is that he utilizes the objects he finds
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