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"Carlos Pérez-Franco" Excerpts from review by Carol Damian Ph.D. |
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"Large,
flat, boldly painted figures - predominantly women - dominant the colorful
canvasses of Uruguayan artist Carlos Perez-Franco. Involved in a variety of
ordinary daily activities, the figures are reduced to minimal line and color,
yet easily express personality and gesture and a sense of oneness with the
world around them. Generally painted in subtle monochromatic ranges of color,
the figures and background blend harmoniously to evoke particular moods
characteristic of the activities represented. Color also helps to secure a
compositional balance between the painting’s design elements and its context.
The large body
of a seated female gazing at a bouquet of white lilies in La Vista (The View)
has been flattened out and distorted to give her the significance and dignity
usually accorded aristocratic portraits. The turban tied around her head
identifies her with the peasant community, no less important to the reality
depicted by the artist....Perez Franco said recently of his work, ‘Through my
painting, I attempt to encourage the viewer to delve deeper, evoking a
passion for life...and all aspects of the daily ritual.’ His distinctive
characters do precisely that." Carol
Damian, Ph.D. Art
Critic / Historian Latin
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