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Grass Roots, from Echo #3, Rafael Villares, 2015–19
Rafael VillaresCuban

Grass Roots, from Echo #3

2015–19 · Drawings, Works on Paper

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Where is “Grass Roots, from Echo #3” now? Collection: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Minneapolis, United States

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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
2019.132.7.10

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Drawings & watercolorsInkContemporary art21st centuryCuba

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