Edgar A. Reyes (a.k.a. UNDO)
Abhisambodhi, 2016
Sun Blessings series
Silk-screen print on 300 gsm acid-free paper
35.3 x 23.6 inches
Signed by the artist en verso
Each work in the series is sold and shipped unframed. If you prefer to have the work professionally framed by the gallery, please inquire about options and pricing.
Abhisambodhi is the Sanskrit word for "Illumination."
UNDO's "Sun Blessings and Peace Flags" series arose from the artist's need to feel and, above all, to share hope. The recurrent use of the sun, in particular the rising sun, led him to study solar cults. He explains of the series: "Since the beginning of civilization, human beings have recognized the benefits and the strength of the elements and the celestial objects that surround us. Through rituals and sacrifices we have sought to benefit from it. The Sun, symbolically speaking, represents knowledge, protection, reasoning, enlightenment, a spiritual awakening. With the Sun as main character, this series' images attempt to evoke that moment of awakening, even if it is to what Slavoj Zizek calls 'the desert of the Real.'"
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Edgar A. Reyes (a.k.a. UNDO) is a Mexico City-based artist and designer whose work has been exhibited in the United States, Latin America, and Europe. In 2005 he started UNDO visual thinking, a personal project where he mixes his interests in symbology, contemporary art, stenciling, and propaganda.
His work, has been published in magazines including Matiz, DX, Tiypo, and TipoGráfica. He has also been featured in a number of books, including Inside the World of Board Graphics: Skates, Surf, Snow, edited by Rockport Publishers; 100 Years of Graphic Design in Mexico: 1900-2010, edited by Artes de México y del Mundo; and World Graphic Design: Contemporary Graphics from Africa, the Far East, Latin America, and the Middle East, edited by Merrell Publishers. For more information about the artist, please click here.