graphite & putty eraser/30x20cm
With all justificatory explanation as previously, this drawing is the latest to be processed in the project exploring a hauntological representation of the 1974 football World Cup.
In formal terms, it further establishes/entrenches the commitment to the modernist grid, with a distinct portrait subject forming from the matrix of toned squares as they accumulate & coalesce, being on this occasion, Enrique Chazarreta of the Argentinian squad, another name previously unknown to me from hazy, mostly generalized recollections of the event, hence the monochrome representation.
Research reveals that, in addition to being selected to appear in the FKS ‘Wonderful World of Soccer Stars World Cup 1974’ stamp album from which the original image upon which the drawing is based is sourced, Chazarreta made one brief appearance at the tournament itself, as a 78th minute substitute during Argentina’s second First Round group match , a 1 – 1 draw with Italy.
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