“ In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who do not.”
By Blaise Pascal
The series represents one of my core beliefs: a painting needs contrast to create drama or visual tension, which translates into a narrative.
The combination of an accentuated black background and minimal color emphasis gives this belief great weight; therefore, I developed a technique that puts the theoretical method into practice almost literally.
The technique is a hybrid of drypoint etching and brushwork on a controlled surface of charcoal dust, thinned with turpentine.
Charcoal and acrylic paint are used as materials to create the contrasting narrative according to the basic principle: light and dark, knowledge versus ignorance, good versus evil.
The color element exists within a black-and-white environment, where perceived autonomy depends solely on its surroundings.
Once this framework is understood, the final step follows: the spiritual, where universal interpretation comes into play.
Artistic Direction: Jason Ayala Pacheco
Curatorship: Jessica de Facci & Jason Ayala Pacheco
