TLACTLI, Torso Study takes its name from the Nahuatl word for torso and is one of the drawings behind adelavega's work Caos y Orden (Chaos and Order). Curved, cushion-like modules, each a square bent into a soft convex surface, stack and shift against one another until their outline reads as a body: shoulders, waist, hips. Quick graphite contours define the joints while gray shading turns each panel toward the light, testing how a modular, almost architectural system can carry the weight and presence of a human figure.
Printed on 315 gsm Cold Press Watercolour Paper, the textured matte surface gives the image a tactile, fine-art character while preserving subtle tonal transitions and intricate detail.
Available in four proportional sizes: 9×12, 18×24, 24×32, and 36×48 inches.
Unframed. Limited edition.
Materials and care
To care for this print, never display it in strong ultraviolet radiation, such as direct sunlight, and never without proper framing, ideally including UV filtering glass.
