Nino Jugando con su amigo invisible, 1995

Edgardo Flores  

The gaze first falls on the thickness of the material. The paint piles up. It stretches in dense layers. Two figures emerge from an olive green background. Their features are sketched with force. The face on the left captures the light with touches of white. Beside it, a silhouette blends into the surrounding tone.

The contrast is established with the appearance of an earthy red. This warm color structures the body and creates a visual anchor point. The gesture is quick. The touch is raw. One senses a palpable tension beneath the surface.

The artist uses the knife or the brush to sculpt the canvas. The forms do not seek realism. They explore sensation. The rendering evokes a certain melancholy. The composition plays on the balance between shadow and clarity. The background remains textured. Slight variations of yellow come to illuminate the lower part of the painting. The whole ends with a red signature in the lower left corner.