Invading #1 and #2. From The Botanical Interruption Series, 2024

Almo  

This striking diptych presents two silhouetted profiles composed of intricate patterns, masterfully juxtaposed against stark white backgrounds. The left profile is alive with a vibrant tapestry of multicolored lines, interweaving like a chaotic yet harmonious network, suggesting complexity and diversity of thought. Contrastingly, the right profile utilizes a cooler palette, with shades of blue forming a mosaic of repeated patterns, evoking a sense of calm and order. The distinct use of color and texture creates a dynamic dialogue between the two halves, exploring themes of duality in human nature—chaos versus calm, diversity versus uniformity. The meticulous attention to detail and the innovative use of form invite viewers to reflect on the complexities of identity and perception, making this work not only visually compelling but intellectually engaging.

From The Botanical Interruption Series . Acrylic paint on cellulose leather 

Overall size: 60 H cm x 100 W cm.  Individual size: 60 H cm x 50 W cm.  Unframed 

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Almo wonders about his identity, the countries he has lived in, his daily routine and how he creates himself. An outsider who has made the world his home, skin, and citizenship, and through his artwork, he safeguards it in an attempt to explore the mysteries that pass through. Whether they are symbols, dreams or marks of the life of each of us. The artist´s work often features heads, floating bodies, trees, dollar signs, cars, laurel branches, and symbolic elements that denounce the cruelties of our borders.  Almo executes his drawings intuitively in these acrylic paintings, aiming for a state of ´semi-trance´ as he himself defines his process.

Almo, Jorge Alberto Morillo Doria, was born in Honduras, spent his childhood in the Phillippines, moved to Italy for his Univesity studies, and now resides in Sao Paulo, Brazil.