The Whirler/La hilandera, 2025
Painting : Watercolour · 23.9 x 19.8 x 0.3 cm 9.4 x 7.8 x 0.1 inch · Ready to hang
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Dimensions ( cm • inch )
23.9 x 19.8 x 0.3 cm 9.4 x 7.8 x 0.1 inch Height x Width x Depth
Artwork dimensions including frame
42.9 x 33.8 x 5.1 cm 16.9 x 13.3 x 2 inch
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A rabbit sits in a quiet, domestic interior. The scene blends Victorian elegance with surrealist charm. A white apron covers a dark dress. The gaze is pensive. This anthropomorphic figure suggests a deeper exploration of identity and gender. Its inspiration stems from the legendary Ballad of Mulan.
The surrounding space feels like a memory. A spinning wheel stands idle. Miniature portraits adorn the wall. These small images pay homage to legendary women and artistic legacies. The composition echoes the visionary spirits of Remedios Varo and Leonora Carrington.
Soft watercolor tones evoke the gentleness of Beatrix Potter. Every detail is precise. Small objects scatter across the wooden floor. A tiny white cat observes from the corner. This artwork creates a timeless non-place where folklore and global history intersect. It transforms a simple room into a stage for cultural hybridization. The lighting is soft. The mood is contemplative. The narrative unfolds through symbolic clues and delicate brushstrokes. Focus rests on the intricate lace of the collar and the subtle textures of the rabbit's fur.
The Whirler is a series featuring rabbit-headed creatures in Victorian dresses spinning on a wheel. This concept stems directly from the fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty and the image of the witch secluded in the tower before the princess pricks her finger. Drawing from the classical myth of the spinner, the work presents an anthropomorphic figure who, at first glance, is perceived as a female rabbit, yet is ultimately revealed to be a male rabbit in drag. Though it may appear to be a lady rabbit, it is actually a male rabbit dressed as a woman; the pieces play with dress codes to mislead the viewer in the exact same manner as cross-dressing.
Andru Suárez Rojas (b. 1994, Barrancas, Colombia) is a contemporary artist who explores folklore through staged compositions that interrogate identity, transvestism, and time. His work constructs dreamlike, "non-place" environments dedicated to preserving history and memory by synthesizing the Surrealist legacy of Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo, and Frida Kahlo with the delicate illustrative sensibilities of Beatrix Potter. Rejecting modern pop culture, Suárez Rojas roots his anthropomorphic figures in ancient mythology, literature, and everyday scenes. Within Victorian landscapes that engage in deliberate aesthetic globalization and artistic hybridization, rabbits symbolize transvestism through the narrative of The Ballad of Mulan, while cats channel the Egyptian goddess Bastet as cultural bridges. Amidst these complex thematic dialogues, native South American animals, such as the capybara, embody a serene and quiet observation.
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Andru Suárez Rojas (b. 1994, Barrancas, La Guajira, Colombia) is a contemporary artist whose work explores the concept of folklore through staged settings and compositions that interrogate identity, transvestism, and time.
Suárez Rojas creates dreamlike, "non-place" environments that evoke the human capacity for preserving histories and memories. His visual language is deeply influenced by the visionary legacy of Surrealist artists Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo, and Frida Kahlo, seamlessly interwoven with the delicate watercolor sensibilities of British illustrator Beatrix Potter.
Literature and everyday scenes serve as foundational pillars for his compositions. Rather than drawing from modern pop culture, the artist's anthropomorphic creatures are rooted in ancient mythologies and folklore:
The Rabbits: While easily mistaken for references to Alice in Wonderland, their presence is intrinsically linked to the concept of transvestism. They find their origin in The Ballad of Mulan, the historic Chinese folk poem detailing a woman who disguises herself as a man to take her father's place in the military.
The Cats: These figures evoke the manifestation of the Egyptian goddess Bastet, acting as a bridge between distinct cultural traditions.
By positioning these symbolic animals within Victorian-inspired landscapes, Suárez Rojas engages in a deliberate process of aesthetic globalization and artistic hybridization. Furthermore, native South American animals, such as the capybara, appear sporadically throughout his work, embodying a sense of serene, quiet observation amidst these complex thematic dialogues.
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