Chronicle of an instant: luminous section (day)

The title obeys the term that describes certain phenomena of memory recall. Memory recollection is a subject matter that this author stresses in his ensemble of works.

This piece belongs to the series Mantos eólicos (Eolian Mantles) is worked on sealed and polished wood to which numerous coats of acrylic and graphite paint are applied, but without losing the original texture of the wood.

The title Grecia (Greece) is evocative of the Hellenistic world and of his taste for balancing the body’s shape and beauty.

Both pieces refer to subject matters related to the female anatomy and to the mythical characters of beautiful Greek goddesses.

Immersed in the symbolic universe of dreams and in a reality that mingles with legends, the author revealed her inclination towards India’s cosmogony on canvas in Regreso de India (Return from India), in a composition where the characters perform rituals in an eden that maintains the sensual echo of her own equatorial paradises.

The large-scale canvas Mamífero (Mammal) offers a style open to the observer’s interpretation. However, the artist identifies it through the title, which speaks of the indelible stamp of childhood memory, built with recollections of a peasant influence familiarized with zoology, which materializes through a spontaneous painting, with loose spots and brushstrokes, the collage with pieces of animal skin, where emotion flows freely on the canvas.

In Niños jugando (Children Playing), the artist pierces the intimacy of a half-empty room, to catch a playful instant by surprise, by turning back the veil of the enclosed universe where erotic mischief happens, and brings to light the taboo subject of early sexuality to show it with simplicity and limited elements.

Torre de Babel (Tower of Babel), a pencil drawing, leads through satire, to a world of inconsistencies and lack of communication.

The color of the shirt worn by the individual on the left side is a symbolic allusion to blood, an element that was present in his early works and which he later replaced, using it in some detail to soften the content’s drama. The painter substitutes this representation by applying red to objects that he would have painted with blood in his dark and violent stages. The piece belongs to the series Memorias en rojo (Memories in Red), based on the biographic construction of a character that from birth to death wore a piece of clothing that identified him by its color.

Muchachas de vacaciones (Girls on Vacation) is the festive title that the author gave to the depiction of two female characters whose bodies bear testament to having enjoyed the food and drinks.

In Eco (Echo), the Renaissance perspective and the careful fading of color offer a disturbing realism that incites the viewer to delve into an imaginary, tidy and empty space, which gives rise to a visual play between the inner and outer worlds.

This untitled piece, focuses on the theme of the dessert environment and highlights a group of inorganic elements eroded by time. The meticulous drawing of rocks stands out against an ochre and gray background that emphasizes the idea of an arid environment.