Situation-reaction

The painting of Kribi Heral (José Antonio Fernández Albero, 1967) strikes a difficult balance between chaos and order, freedom and control and, at the same time, allows us a glimpse of a tragic-comic line that does not diminish the degree of spontaneity of his work. Despite the distance that the media, methacrylate, can impose on the painter, we feel a warmth emanating from the tenderness with which he manages his materials. He denounces the relationship between man and his environment and the use of mass media as a means of manipulation. This explains why the human figure continues to be the main element in his stories, despite the fact that this is often shown with a certain degree of abstraction. In the work of this artist we find a bond between the different languages, pop and the subtle references to theatrical gesturalism of previous decades and more recent graphics. All of this, resting on a narrative base infused with surrealism. 35th Tapiró Prize for Painting, Biennial Art Exhibition 2006.