The framed watercolor artwork diptych combining The Whirler and Creationism Core: The Quilt with Surrealist Women Painters' Objects by Colombian artist Andru Suárez Rojas offers an enchanting journey into folklore, identity, and Surrealist legacy. Synthesizing the delicate illustrative aesthetics of Beatrix Potter with the narrative depth of Remedios Varo and Leonora Carrington, this framed watercolor artwork diptych features anthropomorphic rabbits in Victorian attire engaged in the symbolic acts of spinning and embroidering. The Whirler explores cross-dressing and mythology through a spinning figure reminiscent of Sleeping Beauty, while Creationism Core pays homage to women surrealists through delicate craftsmanship and miniature objects. Signed by the artist and presented in wooden frames, this 16.9 x 27.4-inch diptych bridges classical fairy-tale iconography with contemporary conversations on gender, memory, and art history.
"The Whirler" is a series featuring rabbit-headed creatures in Victorian dresses spinning on a wheel. This concept stems directly from the fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty and the image of the witch secluded in the tower before the princess pricks her finger. Drawing from the classical myth of the spinner, the work presents an anthropomorphic figure who, at first glance, is perceived as a female rabbit, yet is ultimately revealed to be a male rabbit in drag. Though it may appear to be a lady rabbit, it is actually a male rabbit dressed as a woman; the pieces play with dress codes to mislead the viewer in the exact same manner as cross-dressing.
The creationism is a series of works that proposes a visual universe where anthropomorphic rabbits and cats become the architects of the everyday. Through the use of threads and overflowing elements, these characters weave and spin details; the threads act as the physical and conceptual bond that unites matter, representing how human history and routine are woven. The series prioritizes the richness of close-up elements, textures, and subtle nuances over monumental or rigid structures, reinterpreting them through the meticulous labor of these Victorian characters. Each piece in the series functions as an independent narrative, a self-contained universe that tells its own particular story. However, they all share a unifying conceptual core: the constant action of spinning and embroidering. The series is inspired by Remedios Varo's painting, Embroidering the Earth’s Mantle.
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Framed Watercolor Artwork Diptych - The Whirler & Creationism Core by Andru Suár
The Whirler/La hilandera, 2024
Creationism Core: The Quilt with Surrealist Women Painters' Objects, 2024
From The Whirler series and the Creationism series
Watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
Frame size: 16.9 H x 13.3 W x 2 D in.
Image size: 9.4 H x 7.8 W in.
Overall size:
Frame size: 16.9 H x 27.4 W x 2 D in.
Image size: 9.4 H x 15.5 W inDimensions the Whirler:
Frame size: 16.9 H x 13.3 W x 2 D in.
Image size: 9.4 H x 7.8 W inDimensions Creationism Core: The Quilt with Surrealist Women Painters' Objects:
Frame size: 16.1 H x 14.1 W x 2 D in.
Image size: 9.2 H x 7.7 W in.Signed lower front by the artist
Wood frame
Andru Suárez Rojas (b. 1994, Barrancas, La Guajira, Colombia) is a contemporary artist whose work explores the concept of folklore through staged settings and compositions that interrogate identity, transvestism, and time.
Suárez Rojas creates dreamlike, "non-place" environments that evoke the human capacity for preserving histories and memories. His visual language is deeply influenced by the visionary legacy of Surrealist artists Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo, and Frida Kahlo, seamlessly interwoven with the delicate watercolor sensibilities of British illustrator Beatrix Potter.
Literature and everyday scenes serve as foundational pillars for his compositions. Rather than drawing from modern pop culture, the artist's anthropomorphic creatures are rooted in ancient mythologies and folklore:
The Rabbits: While easily mistaken for references to Alice in Wonderland, their presence is intrinsically linked to the concept of transvestism. They find their origin in The Ballad of Mulan, the historic Chinese folk poem detailing a woman who disguises herself as a man to take her father's place in the military.
The Cats: These figures evoke the manifestation of the Egyptian goddess Bastet, acting as a bridge between distinct cultural traditions.
By positioning these symbolic animals within Victorian-inspired landscapes, Suárez Rojas engages in a deliberate process of aesthetic globalization and artistic hybridization. Furthermore, native South American animals, such as the capybara, appear sporadically throughout his work, embodying a sense of serene, quiet observation amidst these complex thematic dialogues.
