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Minneapolis Institute of Art
Amazon River Basin, from Echo #3

Amazon River Basin, from Echo #3, Rafael Villares, 2015–19

RRafael VillaresCuban

Amazon River Basin, from Echo #3

2015–19 · Drawings, Works on Paper

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Minneapolis Institute of Art

Minneapolis, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked: 3 days ago
In this state since: Sep 25, 2026
Source: The museum

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About the work

Rafael Villares’ suite of ink drawings, Echo 3, is part of an extensive body of work titled “Morfología del eco” (Morphology of the Echo), which the artist regards as a research project that endeavors to reveal visual representations of the essential truths of nature and the divine. Here, Villares depicts the intricate branching systems of various river systems, plant roots, lightning bolts, and human blood vessels, compiling observational data that demonstrates their morphological similarities. For Villares, these structural correspondences lends evidence to the presence of a universal spiritual force that controls the natural world.

Minneapolis Institute of Art

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Accession number: 2019.132.7.9

In the catalog

Drawings & watercolors Ink Contemporary art 21st century Cuba

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Minneapolis Institute of Art
Image: Minneapolis Institute of Art — © Rafael Villares

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