The series El Horóscopo de Jesús [Jesús’s Horoscope] consists of seven sculptures that Gabriel Rico describes as “odes,” a term that implies greater compositional complexity.
The series starts from the contemplation of geometrical shapes and the absence of perfect forms in nature. It explores the figurative possibilities that emerge from the chance encounter between humankind’s intellectual legacy and nature.
Reflecting on the meeting of the two Rico selects the elements that make up each of the seven sculptures. The process starts by finding a branch —curved perhaps, or with an angle of some kind— to be used in the configuration of the three basic geometrical shapes: circle, square, and triangle. These are also configured by industrial materials such as brass or neon. The process speaks to the power that both geometry and the manipulation of matter have given to humankind.
Another key element in this series is the seven animals associated with the shamanic worldview of humanity in the Americas: coyote, hare, fox, lynx, wolf, jaguar, and stag. Within these sculpture the animals are captured at a point of observation (and consternation) vis-à-vis the geometrical shape conceived by humankind. This symbolizes our contemporary relationship with nature.
The title of the series refers to the possibility of transforming something divine into something mundane.