The exhibition at Ikon consists of new work that extends Andrade Tudela's interest in materials, value, scale and the relationships between them. A number of sculptures derived from minimalist objects, are made from rattan. The weave of this material, layer on layer, produces a psychedelic effect that is characteristic of how the artist employs repetition, rhythm and colour in order to suggest a hallucinatory way of seeing. Thus the artist signals his interest in the possibilities of transforming human perception, making strong reference to sixties counter-culture. Underpinning Andrade Tudela's Ikon project is an installation in a suburban villa in Lima, reflecting the influence of vernacular Peruvian architecture upon his practice. Organised in collaboration with MALI, the Museum of Art, Lima, it took place in October 2009.
Ariane Beyn Boeken




