Artists Barrio, Coursil, and Ortega explore chaos-monde through depth aesthetics in mixed media works

Artur Barrio, Jacques Coursil, and Damián Ortega each created mixed media artworks that engage with materiality non-dialectically, focusing on figures of depth. Barrio's coffee-grounds installations from 2000 to 2008, Coursil's avant-garde jazz album Clameurs from 2007, and Ortega's action Moby Dick from 2004 offer aesthetic experiences of depth. These works propose an approach to questions of relation and chaos-monde, as addressed by Édouard Glissant, through plasticity and assemblages. The article, published by Fernanda Negrete on February 5, 2014, examines how these pieces unhinge from anthropocentrism and signification. Content for the article is available at MIT Press under a subscription-only model. The analysis highlights the artists' contributions from the Americas, emphasizing their engagement with material depth. No specific exhibition or location details are provided in the source material. The discussion centers on the theoretical implications of these artworks within contemporary plastic arts.