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

Francisco Larios  

This artwork presents an intricate interplay of geometric forms and negative space. Dominated by vertical black and beige stripes, the composition exudes a rhythm reminiscent of musical notes. The angular shapes interspersed throughout inject a dynamic contrast against the orderly background. These forms, resembling abstract figures, seamlessly merge and diverge, invoking a sense of movement and dimension. The strategic layering and precise cuts offer depth, allowing shadows to play across the surface, enhancing its three-dimensional effect. The stark color contrast highlights the meticulous craftsmanship and bold design choices, compelling viewers to ponder the relationship between structure and chaos. This piece stands out for its minimalist yet striking visual impact, challenging perceptions of order and abstraction. Framed in a sleek black border, the artwork demands attention, asserting its presence with modern sophistication.

Untitled, 2019 by Francisco Larios Image Size: 12 in H x 9.5 in W Frame Size: 16.5 in H x 14 in W x 2 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.