Fig. 8, 2025 transforms repeated line into a complex architectural field composed of four related panels. This Rodrigo Spinel four-panel abstract ink drawing combines delicate grids, angled planes, and densely layered strokes to create the illusion of structures emerging and receding within each composition. Subtle variations of green, blue, rose, and ochre establish distinct chromatic atmospheres while maintaining a visual rhythm across the ensemble. The precision of the parallel marks contrasts with the optical instability of the overlapping forms, suggesting changing light and the movement of shadows. Framed individually and presented as a unified group, the work turns meticulous drawing into a measured study of time and perception.
The project is a series of ink abstract drawings on different surfaces, depicting the solstices and equinoxes of the year through the overlapping of shadows at various times of the day. These shadows suggest the outline of invisible structures, similar to frameworks of beams and columns, which appear static but are actually in motion in relation to the sun.
The technique used is based on the repetition of parallel lines at different angles and colors, a meticulous and meditative process that records the passage of time, stroke by stroke. Although the images are static, the work highlights the difficulty of perceiving movement and the passage of time without a fixed reference, inviting reflection on how the sun and its shadows reveal that everything is in constant transformation.
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Four-Panel Abstract Ink Drawing - Fig. 8, 2025. By Rodrigo Spinel
Fig. 8, 2025
From The Dibujar el Tiempo Series
Indian ink on 350g Strathmore Bristol paper
DIMENSIONS:
Overall Frame size: 22.9 H x 67.5 W x 1 D in.
Overall Image size: 18.1 H x 48 W in.
Individual size:
Frame size: 22.9 H x 16.8 W x 1 D in.
Image size: 18.1 H x 12 W in.
1. Fig. 8 BASE MORADO
2. Fig. 8 BASE NARANJA
3. Fig. 8 BASE VERDE
4. Fig. 8 BASE NEUTRO
Tinted Popped wood Frame
Unique piece
Rodrigo Spinel is an architect from the Universidad de Los Andes in Colombia. His works have been awarded in the National Drawing Salon, Guerrero Arts Academy and Adrian Ibanez Gallery, and in the National Drawing Salon, Guerrero Arts Academy. The artist has had solo exhibitions such as: “Ilusiones de la Línea” (Illusions of the Line) at La Balsa Gallery. Medellín, Colombia, 2024; and “Terms and Conditions” 2.0, Casa Enso Gallery. El Retiro, Antioquia, 2022.







