Modern Tango World N° 11 (Paris, France) | Page 33
For her, nothing is impossible. If I wish for something,
she will try to make it possible for me.
My paintings are dark, because I try to only give an
idea. Not every detail. I prefer to paint the moods in
color, so the viewer gets a sense of what is being felt.
Painting is a wonderful way of communicating with
people. It can be hard to explain everything that I
feel and, in some way, people understand when they
look at my art better than I could ever say it.
He likens his painting to music.
I compare color and technique with music and
rhythm, the subject matter and composition with
lyric and poetry. I want to invite the viewer to remain
in front of my paintings, not feel rejected by them.
The longer they linger, the better my chance to com-
municate with them. When music is gentle, people
will listen to it. I take things that people like to look
at and then they see more deeply into it.
The scenes from his youth in Argentina reflect a time that,
in his view, were more romantic than the present day.
A time when the man would take pride in shaving or
simply fixing his tie. And the woman would follow a
routine of slow and sensual movements, seducing a
man just by lighting a cigarette.
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