23 August 2021
In these two moorings all the tension is in the middle part, in the strong movements of the ropes and in the chromatic contrasts between the wood of the poles and the water. From the center, the tension descends downward, sinking downward as if it is an abyss. It is a dramatic picture, and the presence of the colour purple goes well with this feeling. I can’t say that I enjoy it when I paint dramatic pictures, but I think […]
28 June 2021
My relationship with the canvas is always very dynamic: sometimes I feel that the rhythm while I’m painting is a bit bland and that’s where I feel the urge to get to a point. In these large-format Moorings (150x180cm), the first rope at the bottom right, with the help of the squeegee that I often use to trace the ropes and wires, came out as a point of light, which surprised me and dictated the rhythm of the other strings. […]
24 May 2021
In this series of four moorings there is an almost brutal beauty, given by the yellow water a color that is not real, but it is sophisticated and lived-in. Then these poles, so unique that they spires each one as it is, vertical, dense with matter. There is a detail that I would like to point out to you and it is the second pole starting from the left, the element of the rope as it rests on the knot, […]
25 January 2021
The port is my favourite place: walking far and wide and seeing the reflections of the ropes in the water is a sensation that always arouses so much tranquility. In this painting the boats are stationary, everything is mirrored because the water is very clear and my eyes always fall there, in those physical strings that come towards me. Their line breaks that apparent calm and creates a feeling of expectation, of something that is about to happen in that […]
