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“Core” (2024) by Pipe Yanguas. A copper-colored spherical sculpture covered in intricate interconnected dots and lines, elevated on a thin support above a black square base.Artist Pipe Yanguas holding his copper-colored spherical sculpture “Core” (2024) in a lush tropical setting, wearing a black apron decorated with his signature dots-and-lines patterns.

ARTWORK

Core

Core, 2024

Mixed media sculpture

7.87 in diameter (20 cm diameter)

 

S-BR.3.1.24JNY

 

“Core” explores the emotional essence that connects all human beings, suggesting that beneath our individual differences lies a shared foundation of feelings and experiences. At the center of this connection is the heart, a symbolic core from which our emotions emerge and guide the way we experience the world.

 

Through its spherical form and intricate network of dots and lines, the sculpture represents the universality of human emotions. Love, fear, joy, sadness, surprise, disgust, and anger transcend geographical and cultural boundaries, reminding us that our emotional experiences are fundamentally connected despite the differences that distinguish us.

 

“Core” invites us to recognize this shared emotional foundation as a source of empathy, compassion, and understanding. By acknowledging what unites us from within, we become more conscious of our common humanity and the invisible connections that bring us together.