Escondida (Hidden) Collage

Composition of poetic character built from the dramatization of the characters, chromatic contrast and rhythms of matter. Emphasing the portrait, the work also results from the fusion of influences of several contemporary artists. The introduction of standards like Kehinde Wiley, the technique and strength of Graham Dean's own watercolor, the dramatization of Nathan Ford's models, and Ali Cavanaugh's transcendent context are all cited. There is, however, the original imprint on the pursuit of serenity and the introduction of a standardized and decorative Lusitanian element: the tile ("Azulejo"). In this way, the essence is sought for the roots, the values, the humanization. Composition is impregnated with duality: the geometric rigidity of patterns opposing the organic forms of the centers of interest, the identifiable to the unknown, translated by the uncertainty of a look whose protected face and the child's hand interpellate the attention of the observer. Shyness? Fear? Courage? Dare? Curiosity? There is a whole possibility of expressive intentions that are innate to the human genesis. The blue color is premeditatedly dominant (associated with the feeling of tranquility) and the tonal valorization of the models is intentionally intensified to give strength to the narrative. The background is only utilitarian, simple structured ornament in mosaics that are revealed proportionally diminished against the weight of the masses of the models. The children placed in the foreground assume a protagonism materialized by the tonal vitality, the gesture and the verticalities of the forms (representative of spirituality). 300 gsm Arches paper Sennelier Watercolour