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 Canto No. 1Oil on canvas 135 x 180 cm |
 Canto No. 2Oil on canvas 125 x 165 cm |
 Canto No. 3Mixed media on canvas 125 x 165 cm |
 Plegaria No. 1Mixed media on canvas 244 x 122 cm |
 Plegaria No. 15Mixed media on canvas 244 x 122 cm |
 Plegaria No. 16Mixed media on canvas 244 x 122 cm |
No one can be able (Painted prayers and other chants)
I am absolutely convinced that there is no art without adventure. My adventure keeps finding its way within the regular borders delimiting a painting: in it, things happen, stories unfold, traditional means of time and space are disrupted, messages are encoded, mystery can be glimpsed. As it will be clear with this show, I have a certain inclination for risk. A harmless risk, nonetheless, but meaningful for someone who is just a painter. I step into the quicksands of visual narrative, of the anecdote and the metaphor.
I realized on the fly that through art I could try to fill the void left by disbelief. Others have achieved it. These prayers come from looking back at this internal conflict. The contemplation of these paintings requires to run one’s eyes over them. They are made up of several fragments that may be read in a ascendant or descendant way and each one of them makes sense once this glazing has happened and its content has been interiorized.