This painting draws the viewer in with its soft, luminous palette of teal, turquoise, and pastel pinks, inviting contemplation of the interplay between form and light. The vertical composition and translucent layers of color evoke the sensation of looking through stained glass, an allusion to the title, Juegos de Vitrales [Games of Stained Glass]. Forms appear to dissolve and reappear, creating movement as though they were in a constant state of transformation. The artist’s statement about form and movement emerging from color parallels this dynamic, as the shapes seem to "dance" with the flow of color, much like how light interacts with stained glass in a church or cathedral.
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This painting draws the viewer in with its soft, luminous palette of teal, turquoise, and pastel pinks, inviting contemplation of the interplay between form and light. The vertical composition and translucent layers of color evoke the sensation of looking through stained glass, an allusion to the title, Juegos de Vitrales [Games of Stained Glass]. Forms appear to dissolve and reappear, creating movement as though they were in a constant state of transformation. The artist’s statement about form and movement emerging from color parallels this dynamic, as the shapes seem to "dance" with the flow of color, much like how light interacts with stained glass in a church or cathedral.
Comparatively, the work of South American artists like Carlos Cruz-Diez and Jesús Rafael Soto, who explored color and perception, comes to mind, yet this painting takes a more introspective approach. While Cruz-Diez and Soto use kinetic movement to activate space, this piece seems more focused on the poetic relationships between color and form. The structural forms of triangles and abstract shapes in pastel tones, as well as the dots, could suggest fragments of stained glass illuminated by the sun, creating a narrative about light, color, and geometry. This visual "play" of transparency and opacity makes the painting not only a study of form but also a reflection on movement and rhythm within stillness.