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Besos Parabólicos, by Carlos Tapia. An intense magenta background anchors a metropolis of hybrid nature where architectural structures, mechanical devices, and fantastic botany merge without fixed hierarchies.
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Carlos Tapia

Besos ParabólicosSold

Year
2018
Technique
Acrylic
Dimensions
150 × 160 cm
Status
Sold
Palette
muted magenta, cerulean blue, warm orange, apple green, dark purple
Brushwork
Dense and uniform color planes defined by thick, calligraphic black contours.

Curatorial analysis

An intense magenta background anchors a metropolis of hybrid nature where architectural structures, mechanical devices, and fantastic botany merge without fixed hierarchies. In this large-format, verticalized scene, the buildings rise not as inert concrete blocks, but as conscious organisms crowned by watchful domes, slender spires, and branching forms that terminate in satellite disks.

The space is articulated through a pronounced geometric compartmentalization, reminiscent of stained glass, where each chromatic segment is contained by firm, dark outlines. A clear upward rhythm organizes the picture: the two central towers converge toward the top in an almost gestural dialogue, leaning toward each other to prompt a subtle exchange of waves and visual impulses in the magenta air. This suspended proximity imbues the whole with an unusual affective pulse between entities that outwardly belong to industrial assembly.

On the right, the emergence of zoomorphic beings and serpentine boughs introduces a narrative tension that challenges the linear rigor of the opposite flank. A green, sinuous-necked bird appears to emit or decipher signals before a nest of angular strokes, while the spheroidal antennas on the left act as mute receivers. The paint is applied neatly, relying on flat, saturated color fields that forgo traditional chiaroscuro, trusting all depth to planar overlap and the vibrant collision of complementary tones.

This confluence of anthropomorphic architecture and technological botany unfolds a fable about connection and affective transmission in mechanized worlds. The architectural bodies cease to be mere habitable containers, becoming instead emitters and receivers of affection, where invisible airwaves take on tangible weight upon the surface.

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