CONSUELO RESTREPO PRÍAS ANALYTICAL CUBISM

Consuelo Restrepo Prias  Colombian plastic artist, workshop leader and cultural manager. “Melody of Love”, the figure is holding a musical instrument, which adds a narrative component. The way the lines and colors divide the face creates a sensation of dynamism and multiple perspectives on the same plane, a classic resource of analytical cubism. “Fan” the woman with a fan presents a stylized face with an asymmetrical structure and organic lines, suggesting an art nouveau influence on decorative aesthetics, with floral patterns and sinuous lines.

Color and expressiveness: The use of color is vibrant and expressive, with warm and cold tones contrasting in harmony. The colors do not seek to imitate reality, but rather to generate an emotional and aesthetic sensation, something that is more related to expressionism. There is a use of shadows and colored reflections on the face that are reminiscent of the work of artists such as Franz Marc or August Macke, who also explored the fragmentation of color to express feelings beyond visual reality.

Technique and execution: It appears that the artist has employed a technique of colored pencils or pastels on paper, allowing for a richness of texture and soft gradations of color. The mixture of tones in some areas gives a painterly sensation, while in other areas the lines and colors seem applied with a more graphic intention, reinforcing the collage effect typical of cubism.

Influences and message: This artist appears to be exploring a visual language that combines synthetic cubism with a more contemporary and ornamental sensibility. There is a play between geometric structure and organic fluidity, which could be interpreted as a dialogue between reason and emotion. Furthermore, the female presence and the associated objects (instrument and fan) could allude to themes of identity, cultural expression and personal symbolism.

Conclusion: The artist achieves an interesting synthesis between various currents of modern art, combining the deconstruction of cubism, the expressiveness of expressionist color and the decorative elegance of art nouveau. His work evokes a sense of introspection and movement, inviting the viewer to analyze each segment of the painting as if deciphering a visual story.

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