Planta Agave. Ref. 96028 and Trichocereus, 1997
Miguel Angel Ríos  

Painting : oil, acrylic · 251.5 x 348 x 2.5 cm 99 x 137 x 1 inch · Ready to hang

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This diptych presents a refined study of botanical forms. The artist employs a meticulous technique to capture the essence of desert flora. Two distinct paintings stand side by side. On the left, a vibrant green agave unfolds against a deep plum background. Its sharp leaves curve with organic precision. The right panel features a towering cactus topped by a luminous white flower. This blossom glows against a stark black void. 
The composition balances saturated color with dramatic contrast. Each element is rendered with scientific accuracy and artistic grace. The aesthetic reflects a disciplined approach to nature. These paintings explore the intersection of organic growth and structured space. The juxtaposition of the purple and black backgrounds creates a rhythmic tension. The light catches the delicate petals and the waxy surface of the leaves. This artwork transforms botanical observation into a contemplative experience. It highlights the resilience and beauty of American landscapes. The precision of the brushwork emphasizes the architectural strength of the plants. The final result is a sophisticated meditation on form and color.

In the late nineties, and after traveling to regions as diverse as the Amazon basin and the Chihuahua desert, Ríos began to develop a body of work through which he addressed the meaning of hallucinogenic plants in the indigenous cultures of the American continent; a new cartography of the Americas but this time through other means of representation that account for the artist's subjective voyage into the territories of alterity. This art work it's part of the collection of Bernardino Arocha and Mrs. Ríos chose to use specific mediums for the “documentation" of each experience. A series of drawings made under the influence of the Peyote cactus convey in the manner of automatic writing the delirium of the artist under the effects of the drug. P

Provenance Fernando Quintana gallery Mounted on a stretcher Hand-signed by artist Overall size: 99 H x 134 W x 1 D in 
Individual size Planta Agave. Ref. 96028: 99 H x 82 W x 1 D in. Acrylic on Canvas 
Individual size Trichocereus: 75 H x 55 W x 1 D in. Oil on Canvas

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Diptych Artworks

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Argentina  • 1943

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Miguel Angel Ríos studied at the Escuela de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires before moving to New York in the 1970s to escape the military dictatorship in Argentina. He subsequently relocated to Mexico and now divides his time between the USA and Mexico.

In his work, Ríos pairs a rigorous conceptual approach with a meticulously constructed and often handmade aesthetic. Since the 1970s, he has made work about the concept of the "Latin American," using this idea as both an artistic strategy and a political problem. In the 1990s, he began creating a series of maps, which he carefully folded and pleated by hand. Marking the 500th anniversary of the "discovery" of the Americas, the maps indicate long histories of power and colonial experience, and they reference traditional Indigenous arts in the Americas, including the Andean quipu.

Since the early 2000s, Ríos has also delved into the medium of video to create symbolic narratives about human experience, violence, and mortality. For example, his videos of spinning tops--trompos--use the childhood game of tops as a backdrop for a meditation on the transience of life and the mechanics of power. In his 2012 Untitled video from The Ghost of Modernity, Ríos references high Modernism--with direct nods to John Cage, Marcel Duchamp, and Donald Judd--in the midst of the Mexican desert. "Is this ghostly geometric figure a lens through which the world can be reinterpreted?" the artist asks. "Or is it the paradigmatic principle of modernist thought that organizes the world around it? Are we inside or outside the cube? "

Ríos's works have been shown in a number of important solo exhibitions, including Landlocked, Arizona State University Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, USA (2015); Miguel Angel Ríos: Walkabout, Des Moines Art Center, Iowa, USA and Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil (MACG), Mexico City, Mexico (with exhibition catalogue) (2012); Miguel Angel Ríos, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin, New Zealand (2010); Manhattan Códice, John Weber Gallery, New York City, New York, USA and Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil (MACG), Mexico City, Mexico (1999); Miguel Angel Ríos: Neither Colour, nor height, MUCEM, Marseille, France (2017);Miguel Angel Ríos, Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA), Argentina (2009); On The Edge, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD), California, USA (2009); Miguel Angel Ríos: On the Edge, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), Texas, USA (2019); A Morir, Phoenix Art Museum, Arizona, USA (2007); and No Way Out, Röda Sten Konsthall, Gothenburg, Sweden (2019).

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