Switzerland
• 1976
Biography
Genet Mayor’s drawings and sculptures fall within a daily process of collect and assembly.
Words, patterns and A4 sheets are recovered, quoted, diverted and, respectfully or not, they play together with their respective shapes and meanings. Made of wood pieces and geometric painting, Genet Mayor’s sculptures are catchy artifacts, as hooks placed in front of thoughts like tempting questions.
His use of painting extends in a modular, serial and geometric way, but the free-hand drawing and improvised rhythm liberates the artist from any constructive historical legacy like Concrete Art or Neo-Geo.
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Words, patterns and A4 sheets are recovered, quoted, diverted and, respectfully or not, they play together with their respective shapes and meanings. Made of wood pieces and geometric painting, Genet Mayor’s sculptures are catchy artifacts, as hooks placed in front of thoughts like tempting questions.
His use of painting extends in a modular, serial and geometric way, but the free-hand drawing and improvised rhythm liberates the artist from any constructive historical legacy like Concrete Art or Neo-Geo.
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The year of birth of the artist is: 1976