Einar and Jamex de la Torre
Smakelijk, 2013
Archival pigmented lenticular print, blown glass, and mixed media
40 x 40 x 6 in
101.6 x 101.6 x 15.2 cm
101.6 x 101.6 x 15.2 cm
The savory Smakelijk is a kaleidoscopic array of foods; its symmetry and fruitful colors hypnotize and overwhelm. The contents of the sculpted soup bowls range from french fries to rosaries...
The savory Smakelijk is a kaleidoscopic array of foods; its symmetry and fruitful colors hypnotize and overwhelm. The contents of the sculpted soup bowls range from french fries to rosaries to sleeping babies. The distinctive blur of the image reinforces the hypnotic effect. The bowls spin around the central mask, the only valid fixed point. The mask is adorned with sunflowers and other botanical motifs, its eyes wide and mouth open, as if saying Smakelijk, the Dutch word for tasty.
Exhibitions
Threading Glass: Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, and Einar and Jamex de la Torre, Ruiz-Healy Art, San Antonio, TX, 2025Upward Mobility, McNay Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX; curators: René Paul Barilleaux, and Lauren Thompson, 2024
