Drawing for Phytotron: Hydroponic Environment for Plants

Luis Fernando BeneditWW-1972-M031710

1972·Watercolor, felt-tip pen, ballpoint pen, pencil, colored pencil, crayon, ink, transfer type, and pasted paper on colored paper·22 1/8 x 30" (56.0 x 76.0 cm)

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Year: 1972
Medium: Watercolor, felt-tip pen, ballpoint pen, pencil, colored pencil, crayon, ink, transfer type, and pasted paper on colored paper
Dimensions: 22 1/8 x 30" (56.0 x 76.0 cm)
Collection: Museum of Modern Art
Artist: Luis Fernando Benedit

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Luis Fernando Benedit

Luis Fernando Benedit was an Argentine artist and architect whose practice bridged sculpture, installation, and environmental design. Active from the 1960s onward, he created immersive works that often incorporated living systems, water, and organic materials to explore the relationship between nature and constructed space. His installations frequently engaged viewers in direct sensory and physical interaction with their environment. Benedit's work emerged from postwar experimentation with kinetic and participatory art in Latin America, establishing him as a significant figure in conceptual and environmental practices.

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