José Miguel Rojas
La Taza de TéInquire about availability
- Year
- 2000
- Technique
- Screen Print
- Dimensions
- 56 × 43 cm
- Status
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Curatorial analysis
Curatorial analysis
The weight of the scene does not rest on the infusion promised by the title, but on the overwhelming lack of communication that separates the two figures. On the right, a burly man cropped facelessly by the upper edge wears an earthy brown suit, holding a cup of tea and a spoon with meticulous poise. On the left, a woman in a light blue slip and black bra leans languidly against a vertical plane, her gaze distant and her hand tugging at the hem of her fabric. Between them, domestic silence is not a respite, but a thick psychological barrier.
The graphic construction rests upon a severe geometric partitioning of space. The background is divided into flat planes of ash blue, white, and a peach-toned floor that frame the encounter within an environment stripped of any decorative anecdote. This compositional rigor contrasts vividly with the carnal vulnerability of the female figure, outlined with swift black marks and brownish shadows over pale skin. While he is an opaque mass, nearly an architectural block asserting his presence through the sheer volume of his silhouette, she embodies an exposed fragility, evoked by the veiled transparencies of her garment and a tilted posture that avoids confrontation.
Through the screenprinting medium, Rojas meters the ink layers to establish disparate levels of density: the almost porous texture of the man's suit converses with the watery, trembling washes that model the woman's body. The teacup, diminutive in contrast to the server's scale, functions as the sole visible narrative knot, a ritual pretext that fails to bridge their connection. The scene thus crystallizes a latent tension in which power, vulnerability, and routine coexist suspended in a moment of eloquent estrangement.
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21 works
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- Marilyn Monroe IIIJosé Miguel Rojas · 2019
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- Belleza MelancólicaInquire about availabilityJosé Miguel Rojas · 2016
- JulietteInquire about availabilityJosé Miguel Rojas · 2015
- De la Serie: La noche hace sus secuestrosInquire about availabilityJosé Miguel Rojas · 2018
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