Untitled 24 From the Mexican Ry?an-ji Series, 2019

Francisco Larios  

This striking artwork captivates with its geometric precision and elegant use of color. Dominated by a lustrous gold palette juxtaposed against a deep black background, the piece exudes a sense of opulence and balance. Its composition is a masterclass in symmetry, featuring a complex arrangement of squares, diamonds, and rectangles, each etched with meticulous detail. Intriguing patterns within the shapes—some filled, others outlined—create a rhythmic visual harmony. The contrasting colors highlight the depth and dimension of each element, drawing the eye across the canvas. The work’s clean lines and angular forms suggest influences from Art Deco design, yet it stands alone in its modern abstraction. The artwork's sophisticated interplay of form and color makes it both timeless and contemporary, inviting viewers to explore its intricate layers and appreciate its refined craftsmanship.

Untitled 24, 2019 by Francisco Larios Lacquer, Acrylic, oil, and gold leaf on MDF Deep Image Size: 23.6 in. H x 19.75 in. W Frame Size: 25.6 in. H x 21.75 in. W x 1.5 in. D One of a kind 

From the Mexican Ryōan-ji Series. Ryōan-ji is the Japanese Zen temple in Kyoto, a monastery that gave rise to the idea of ​​the purely abstract Zen garden that inspired this series Francisco Larios’ works are done by hand with hundreds of layers of gold leaf. The artist’s goal is to allow the work to age along with the collector, which is why some works will appear unbalanced in color. Parts of the work will have different tones, burnish spots, or small, soft cracks.

* Francisco Larios works with painting, open concept drawing and 3D modeling software. In this series of works, postmodern influences are recognized by simplified forms, lines and sacred geometry. works are done by hand with hundreds of layers of gold leaf. The artist’s goal is to allow the work to age along with the collector, which is why some works will appear unbalanced on the color. Parts of the work will have different tones, burnish spots, or small, soft cracks. Francisco Larios practices painting, open-concept drawing and the use of software to create two and three-dimensional visual environments. In his imaginary, the post modern condition is achieved in terms that contemporary culture is the starting point for the elaboration of sceneries that manifest the return to sacred references, philosophical themes and immemorial fabulations. In Larios' work landscape is treated conceptually, sometimes, as the space where studies of the dreamlike, the bond between human beings and their surroundings, and the nature of objects develop; in other cases as the practice of graphic representation of mathematical, physical and musical principles which part from the idea of horizon as divisive line and as limit. Larios production is a poetic, ironic and reflexive exploration on the state of our relationship with faith, will and destiny.