Einar and Jamex de la Torre American and Mexican, b. 1963 and 1960
Chimerame, 2023
Blown glass, water jet cut aluminum
34 x 23 x 8 in
86.4 x 58.4 x 20.3 cm
86.4 x 58.4 x 20.3 cm
Further images
Drawing on Greek myth, the title references the fearsome Chimera, a monster with a lion’s head and forelegs, a goat’s head and rear legs, and a snake for a tail....
Drawing on Greek myth, the title references the fearsome Chimera, a monster with a lion’s head and forelegs, a goat’s head and rear legs, and a snake for a tail. Unlike its namesake, this sculpture depicts a deer’s head mounted on an ambiguous humanoid figure. Fire erupts from the sculpture’s top, echoing the Chimera’s legendary breath. The brothers explain that it symbolizes the fear of losing our humanity as we continue to play with genetic recombination for selfish reasons, turning ourselves into distorted trophies.
Provenance
Artist StudioExhibitions
de la Torre Brothers: Psychopomp, Ruiz-Healy Art, New York, NY, 2026Your Magic is Real and Sub(liminal): Alicia Eggert and The de la Torre Brothers, The Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX; curator: Justin Ginsberg, 2025
Upward Mobility, McNay Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX; curators: René Paul Barilleaux, and Lauren Thompson, 2024
