Orrico presents works that delve into his exploration of surface and the various dichotomies that occur through application of his body; proximal and distal initiation, continuous and dynamic posturing, control and release. In the work waning Orrico uses friction between the graphite and the wall to trace the contour of the body in four standing orientations.  When Orrico meets a fold, or joint, in his body he releases muscular tension ultimately causing the dead weight of his body to propel across the wall leaving the evidence of the action in the trailing lines.  After the performance is finished, Orrico reproaches the lines to solidify action into sediment through color blocking bilaterally.  He does this while alternating pressure between left and right hand creating a dissonant rhythm between pressure, a lateralization of the mind and movement.

The final gallery houses the artifact of /Vessel for Governing and Conception/ alongside the film CARBON set. The film exhibits Orrico’s performances over a period of a week at Polyforum Siqueiros, Mexico City in 2012, and presents narratives beyond drawing, confounding surfaces and transformation of mediums within his practice. In /Vessel for Governing and Conception/ Orrico maps out his innate sense of bodily geography using loose graphite that he releases from barrow negro pottery. He begins by locating his center line, then further divides his body into segments; signifying the simultaneous balance and opposition of energy that flows both Yin and Yang until completely consumed by graphite.  This performance further embodies Orrico’s symmetry practice in which he pushes his awareness of point and line, peripheral expansion, levitation and suspension.

Tony Orrico has been presented and exhibited in the US, Australia, France, Germany, Mexico, the Netherlands and Spain. His visual work is in the permanent collections of The National Academy of Sciences (Washington DC) and Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporáneo (MUAC) in Mexico City, as well as prominent private collections. He has been presented at New Museum (NYC) and Poptech 2011: The World Rebalancing. As a former member of Trisha Brown Dance Company and Shen Wei Dance Arts, Orrico has graced such stages as the Sydney Opera House, Teatro La Fenice, New York State Theater, and Théâtre du Palais-Royal. Orrico’s Penwald: 4: 8 circles: 8 gestures is included in the exhibition Simple Shapes at Centre Pompidou-Metz, Metz, France from June 13th through November 5, 2014.