Ida Ochoteco: Sarambí

GYR, 2021, Collage, 11 x 14 in.

Artist’s Statement:
Sarambí is a Guaraní word meaning chaos. A departure from the textures of traditional collages, Ida Ochoteco’s work has a smooth resin finish. Underneath this clean surface, colors, textures, and geometrical shapes dance in an “organized mess”, bursting with energy. Many of Ochoteco’s collages include paper pieces with incongruous colors and patterns, a subtle rebellion amidst the orderliness of her artwork. She encourages all interpretations of her unique work and wants the viewer to follow their intuition and gut instinct. She hopes that what visitors see in Sarambí challenges them.

Artist’s Bio
Ida Ochoteco was born in Germany and spent her formative years in the United States, Japan, Mexico and Uruguay before taking her Basque-Italo-Uruguayan roots around the world, ultimately settling in New Jersey. Inspired by artists Piet Mondrian, Joaquín Torres-García, and Andy Warhol, she creates abstract collages.