Lot Essay
Mesa con estanque is another perfect example of Iturria's phenominal ability to bring life to common, everyday objects. A majority of the artist's images include those pieces--tables, chairs, cupboards and the like--which are usually taken for granted. Here, the artist infuses these objects with life by adding small human figures throughout. The man on the far left of the table jumping rope, the figure behind him standing on a ball, and even the cyclist who rides around the perimeter of the table all transform the otherwise ordinary environment into something extraodinary.
From the beginning of his career Iturria showed, as the catalogue from his 1993 solo exhibition in Washington, D.C. states, 'an indisputable mastery of his formal issues and his thematic vocabulary. Surface color and content are one single proposal...His self styled canvases seem inspired by the most profound desire of being isolated from unnecessary feelings, turning the 'common-place' into an important place in human life...He paints in an unorthodox manner, structuring the space like a scenographic stage, where something has happened, something is presently happening, and something is about to happen.'
From the beginning of his career Iturria showed, as the catalogue from his 1993 solo exhibition in Washington, D.C. states, 'an indisputable mastery of his formal issues and his thematic vocabulary. Surface color and content are one single proposal...His self styled canvases seem inspired by the most profound desire of being isolated from unnecessary feelings, turning the 'common-place' into an important place in human life...He paints in an unorthodox manner, structuring the space like a scenographic stage, where something has happened, something is presently happening, and something is about to happen.'