Painting ccomission: Caribbean (Vinyl #1042020175121)
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Caribbean (Vinyl #1042020175121) Diameter: 121 cms
Mixed media / canvas . SOLD
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In these times of quarantine, very human needs shine: eating, talking with family and friends, and also experiencing art. Suddenly, we find that music becomes essential to carry us through the day. We observe actors reciting the words of screenwriters in our favorite series, our preferred writers sharing a space in our recliner with the view of some art hanging on the wall, and then we realize our place in the universe.
In another part of the world, a collector was scrolling through her social networks and stumbled upon the online gallery where she sells art. A painting of mine caught her attention, and this is typically the circuit through which I sell my work. However, there was a detail this time.
You should know that the way I paint involves layers, layers that cover the previous ones but not entirely. They allow the first ones to be visible, and just as in life itself, it is the mixture of these layers that forms the final work that I consider finished. Much like good or bad decisions have an effect, different textures and colors are generated in our lives to form an identity for which we are responsible, and no, there is no going back. An episode from some period of our life can be repaired, but the layer above will not be able to hide it completely; there will be a slight mark, a trace of that step of our brush. This makes each "frame" unique.
Our new collector spoke with the gallerist to find this work called "Vinyl #010520192030," a circular format painting 121 centimeters in diameter. As the title indicates, it is inspired by my taste for listening to music in high resolution, specifically in the vinyl format.
In addition to being an audiophile, the ritual of placing each vinyl and listening to each track without doing absolutely anything else gives me a feeling of finding my position in space, taking the time to know the existence of each passing second. Contrary to the excess speed of these times where faster and more compressed seems better, I stop and listen, meditate, and, in this case, enjoy someone's work.
For many people of the new generations, they might find it an exaggeration to listen to vinyl. Beyond the issue of the ritual of knowing how to listen, I can explain this audiophilia in a more mundane way. Let's say that any spirit can have alcohol and can "taste" like Tequila, Mezcal, etc. But maybe someone who really knows about good distillation processes, types of water, types of agaves will even go to meet the producer of this type of distillate, which they know is finer and healthier, without so many chemicals. You will then know that preferring the good when you know it is normal, in the same way as seeking out good food and knowing that the freshest, most insecticide-free food is often not found in the supermarket.
It seems that we are not interested in our own health, and we continue eating fast food. Then we are surprised by our, I repeat, health. In fact, not listening to compressed formats like MP3 is very healthy and has been proven in studies. Here, I share the link of the Audio Engineering Society that talks about the damage and how listening to MP3 alters our body: [
Well, returning to the topic of the painting…
In addition to being inspired by the music process, the color palette is relatively new. These ranges have been part of my work for about four years, more or less, and are recurring themes.
They came about because, for some reason, they remind me of the sea, both the Pacific and the Caribbean. For me, the sea is how I could define the word "Art" without using words.
This painting, after I uploaded it to the networks, remained unchanged for about four months. Then one day, returning from a walk, I felt that it needed to change since I was thinking about other things. Each painting is a life and a world, and I decided to make some alterations.
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Vinyl. *WWH20 Diameter: 121 cms Mixed media / canvas . SOLD |
Even when I saw it finished, the title changed to WWH (Wish you were here) in honor of the Pink Floyd album and that an inside cover of it made me think about the final result of my painting. So I made the update on the website but I didn't remember that its other version was still registered on Pinterest.
The collector reach Saatchi Art for this first version ..
I explained to the gallerist, when she contacted me about "that" painting, the changes I made, and how it had now taken on a new appearance. After discussing it with the gallery owner and the collector, they inquired if I could create a painting similar to the first one they had seen.
Let's remember that my works are usually abstract, and the allure of chaos is precisely what fascinates me about my artistic process. Amidst so many rules and Big Data, my processes always allow me to rebel in such an ordered world.
I gladly accepted this new challenge. For this work, I considered it akin to reinterpreting a song I had already written. Let's liken it to reinterpreting a Jazz musical theme. In Jazz's structure, there is a main theme, but no interpretation is the same since the solos and improvisations are always different, making it great and unique.
In this manner, in a month and a half, I achieved a new version of "Vinyl," which would be called Caribbean (Vinyl #1042020175121)
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