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El corazón de Luis

Portrait Gallery

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    Object Details

    Artist

    Gaspar Enríquez, born 1942

    Associated Person

    Luis Jiménez, 30 Jul 1940 - 13 Jun 2006

    Exhibition Label

    This ceramic heart is integral to Gaspar Enríquez’s portrayal of his friend Luis Jiménez. Forming a diptych, the acrylic airbrushed likeness Luis Jiménez and The Heart of Luis, are meant to be shown together. At the center of the heart, one can see an image of Jiménez’s iconic Vaquero. The raised lines on the heart’s surface occurred by accident, specifically from wet paint reacting to heat. Upon recognizing the similarities between the lines and the veins of a heart, the artist embraced this chance event as part of the process. (Enríquez recently made this heart to replace the original one, which was damaged.)
    Este corazón de cerámica es parte integral del retrato de Luis Jiménez realizado por su amigo Gaspar Enríquez. Formando un díptico, el retrato en acrílico con aerógrafo Luis Jiménez y El corazón de Luis se hicieron para exhibirse juntos. En el centro del corazón puede verse una imagen del icónico Vaquero de Jiménez. Las líneas en relieve en la superficie del corazón ocurrieron por accidente, específicamente por la reacción de la pintura mojada al calor. Al notar la similitud entre las líneas y las venas de un corazón, el artista acogió este hecho casual como parte del proceso. (Enríquez hizo este corazón recientemente para remplazar el original, que había sufrido daños.)

    Credit Line

    National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; donated from the collection of Jerry and Michelle Wright (El Paso, Texas) December 1st, 2016

    Date

    2016

    Object number

    NPG.2016.144.2

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Copyright

    © 2017 Gaspar Enriquez

    Type

    Sculpture

    Medium

    Ceramic, acrylic paint, acrylic decal, metal, copper, brass

    Dimensions

    Heart: 8.6 × 10.2 × 13 cm (3 3/8 × 4 × 5 1/8")
    Base: 15.2 × 29.4 × 31.8 cm (6 × 11 9/16 × 12 1/2")

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    National Portrait Gallery Collection

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Data Source

    National Portrait Gallery

    Topic

    Portrait

    Metadata Usage

    Usage conditions apply

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4c553aefd-a798-41ab-9f0c-c367ffa8f37d

    Record ID

    npg_NPG.2016.144.2

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