ABOUT THE WORK

In this work by Anton del Castillo, the viewer sees the juxtaposition of the natural world and the world created by men — expressed by a series of mountains capped with tell-tale signs of civilization: the soaring spires of Gothic cathedrals, minarets, and pagodas. Emerging from wave-like formations are modern renditions of buildings, such as what you see in the different urban capitals of the world. With a recent show titled The Given Order exhibited at the Lopez Museum, del Castillo has been exploring Biblical passages as jump-off points to his forays into figuration. Is the artist, through this work, alluding to the Tower of Babel? Set against a golden background, the mountains with their respective structures are evidently places of privilege and power, creating a self-contained world that seems to transform right before the viewer’s eyes.