Nido de Serpientes 1987

This "Serpent's Nest," by Ramirez Villamizar, is made of iron, it appears, like an industrial ruin reclaimed by nature. It's hard to tell what came first: the careful planning or the chaotic assembly. The rusty texture is what grabs me, that deep orange-brown that tells a story of time and weather, a reminder that even the sturdiest materials are always changing. Each beam casts a shadow. Each joins creates a new angle. It's like the sculpture is constantly redrawing itself, depending on where you stand. The geometry feels both precise and accidental, like a cityscape designed by a very organized, but slightly mad, architect. I get a kick out of how the title suggests something organic, yet the sculpture is pure structure. Villamizar’s interest in geometric abstraction reminds me of Sol LeWitt’s modular structures, but with a warmer, more human touch. It’s a conversation across time, where artists borrow and transform each other’s ideas. Art, like a serpent, sheds its skin and keeps moving forward.