Artist
Gyula Kosice (Argentinean, 1924–2016)Argentinean, 1924–2016
CultureArgentinean
Titles
- Röyi no. 3
Date1944
MediumWood joined with bolts and wing nuts
Dimensions47 1/4 × 25 3/16 × 5 7/8 in. (120 × 64 × 15 cm) (variable)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2004.1654
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 205
On view
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Department
Latin American ArtObject Type
Reconocidamente, Röyi
es la primera estructura articulada producida en Latinoamérica. Kosice interconecta
ocho elementos modulares con tuercas de mariposa propiciando su manipulación
por el observador-convertido en-participante. Mediante interacción táctil directa,
se convierte en una estructura dinámica en constante transformación. La obra esencialmente
dejaría de existir si no hubiera interacción. El título Röyi es una juguetona invención cuya rareza subraya la mera espontaneidad
que el acto creativo estimula.
ProvenanceThe artist, Buenos Aires; purchased by MFAH, 2004.
Exhibition History"Inverted Utopias: The Avant-Garde in Latin America, 1920-1970." Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 20–September 12, 2004.
"Brought to Light: Recent Acquisitions in Latin American Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 13, 2005–January 2, 2006.
"Constructing Abstraction: Selections from the Permanent Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 20–September 23, 2007.
"Modern Art from the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, December 12, 2007–April 6, 2008.
"North Looks South: Building the Latin American Art Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 7–September 27, 2009.
"Constructed Dialogues: Concrete, Geometric, and Kinetic Art from the Latin American Art Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 16, 2012–January 6, 2013.
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Jennifer Trask
2007
Sterling silver, 18k, 22k, and 24k gold, copper, shakudo, steel, ivory, hematite, carnelian, garnet, hessonite, moonstones, butterfly wings, pandora moth wings, dragonfly and cranefly wings, feathers, snakeskin, glass eyes of fish and reptiles, eyeshadow made of fish scales, gold powder, mica powder, bronze powder, gold and mica flakes, crushed shells, bronze shavings, ficus leaf, and rust
2009.1660.1
Gyula Kosice
1968
Plexiglas, light, water pump, and formica
2004.1656
Gyula Kosice
1970
Acrylic, Plexiglas, paint, and light
2009.29.1
