Etxekoandre 2012

Curator: What a striking piece! The verticality and texture grab your attention immediately. Editor: Yes, a presence that dominates the corner in which it is installed. We’re looking at Patxi Xabier Lezama Perier’s sculpture, "Etxekoandre," created in 2012. It appears to be a wood carving and assemblage piece. Curator: The use of wood is critical, isn't it? The grain directs your eye, and the assemblage elevates it, almost literally. Do you get the sense that there is the implication of monumentality from the choice of form? Editor: Absolutely, in thinking about monumentality, this artwork evokes a connection to broader historical themes. Lezama Perier's work fits into a lineage of cultural preservation. It appears to use ancestral and pagan figuration to depict matriarchs. Curator: The arrangement of these figures seems crucial. Three distinct faces, each seemingly a study in controlled asymmetry, layered one upon the other with that intriguing addition above…what is your reading? Editor: Considering the sculpture's title translates to "Housewife," it implies layered societal expectations of women or an intergenerational transfer of familial customs. Note that the artist engages in an intentional cultural intervention by employing traditional artmaking techniques and imagery. Curator: You're leading me to understand the work's internal logic through external cultural considerations. From a structural point of view, the forms themselves are so dynamic. How would you assess that juxtaposition of forms and meaning? Editor: Well, Patxi Xabier Lezama Perier presents us with this sculpture—"Etxekoandre," in 2012. And within its presence and construction lies the conversation that is carried by a form rooted in traditional sculpture and modern assemblages. Curator: It is amazing what visual and physical weight this object creates within its context! Editor: Indeed, a potent piece bridging past and present with deft material consideration.