El ojo
The Eye
1968
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Albert Porta adopted the artistic personality of Zush in 1968 while a patient in a psychiatric institution. Admitted for ‘maladjustment to the environment’, it was here that a fellow patient baptized him with his new identity. Zush’s work is characterised by the construction of a personal and autobiographical mythology, based on images that seem to overflow and the creation of his own style of writing, leading to multiple parallel universes that maintain a subtle balance where the rationale of the composition barely keeps chaos in check. The desire to desacralise the figure of the artist, together with his other diverse interests, has led Zush to use multiple supports and to collaborate regularly with creators of different disciplines, such as designers, writers and musicians. An example of outsider art, the series of works presented here is connected to the psychedelic movement and its aspiration to open the doors of perception. Zush is interested in exploring imaginary states in which categories are blurred and different worlds are created.

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original title
El ojo
artist
year of acquisition
1989
type of object
Painting
dimensions
163 x 122 cm
Copyright
© Evru/Zush, VEGAP, Barcelona
registration number
R.0044
date
1968
fonds
MACBA Collection. MACBA Foundation
media
Gouache and acrylic on wood
credits
MACBA Collection. MACBA Foundation
original title
El ojo
registration number
R.0044
artist
date
1968
year of acquisition
1989
fonds
MACBA Collection. MACBA Foundation
type of object
Painting
media
Gouache and acrylic on wood
dimensions
163 x 122 cm
credits
MACBA Collection. MACBA Foundation
Copyright
© Evru/Zush, VEGAP, Barcelona
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