Fig. 9 BASE NARANJA presents a precise interplay between geometry, repetition, and optical depth. In this Rodrigo Spinel orange abstract ink drawing, hundreds of fine lines intersect to form a luminous central grid, while angled planes and translucent tonal variations suggest an architectural structure caught between expansion and contraction. The warm orange palette gradually shifts in density, creating subtle shadows and a sense of movement within an otherwise static composition. Executed in Indian ink on 350g Strathmore Bristol paper and presented in a tinted popped wood frame, the work transforms meticulous mark-making into a meditation on light, 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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Orange Abstract Ink Drawing - Fig. 9 BASE NARANJA, 2025. By Rodrigo Spinel
Fig. 9 BASE NARANJA, 2025
From The Dibujar el Tiempo Series
Indian ink on 350g Strathmore Bristol paper
DIMENSIONS:
Frame size: 28.8 H x 22.8 W x 1 D in.
Image size: 24 H x 17.9 W in.
Tinted Popped wood Frame
Unique piece
Framing Options: This artwork is currently framed, but can be shipped unframed and rolled in a tube for a discount. This option significantly reduces shipping costs and ensures safer international transit
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.

















