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Untitled
This image is for study only, and may not accurately represent the object’s true color or scale…
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Untitled

Primary (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1928–2009)
NationalityArgentinean, South America
Date1972
MediumPlexiglass and aluminum
DimensionsOverall: 20 7/16 × 27 1/2 × 3 1/16 in. (51.9 × 69.9 × 7.7 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of Barbara Duncan, 1986.312
Rights Statement
Collection AreaLatin American Art
Object number1986.312
On View
On view
Locations
  • exhibition  BMA, Gallery, C7 - Susman Galleries
Label Text
Miguel Angel Vidal combined his interest in abstraction, optical perception, and scientific advancements in this piece made of Plexiglass, a relatively new material in the early 1970s. Vidal affirmed, “The revolutionary realities of science, research in cybernetics, bioengineering, [and] astronautics… awaken in me a series of questions that incite me to the great creative adventure.” Here he explores the translucency of Plexiglass in combination with aluminum’s reflective surfaces, creating a geometric grid with kaleidoscopic qualities. The small, curved piece missing from the work seems to echo its convex/concave interior illusions, and to add to the artwork’s visual richness rather than detracting from it.