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En Busca de Nuevos Horizontes, by Marijose Terán. An unexpected sweep of red fabric interrupts domestic stillness and organizes the entirety of the space.
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Marijose Terán

En Busca de Nuevos HorizontesSold

Year
2016
Technique
Mixed Media
Dimensions
150 × 132 cm
Status
Sold
Palette
carmine red, off-white, grayish ochre, charcoal black, burnt sienna
Brushwork
Superimposed layers of collage, textural scrapings, and charcoal drawing with reddish and acrylic glazes.

Curatorial analysis

An unexpected sweep of red fabric interrupts domestic stillness and organizes the entirety of the space. Seated in profile upon a chair with a carved backrest, the woman fixes her gaze toward the right edge of the canvas, just beyond the frame, while the skirt of her dress unfurls in an expansive parabola toward the opposite quadrant. This weightless diagonal connects her figure with the attentive presence of a dachshund that, standing alert in the lower left corner, watches the cascading fabric. A silent dialogue unfolds between them: the animal's grounded stillness set against the imminent departure suggested by her poised posture.

The surface operates as a palimpsest where rigorous draftsmanship coexists with fragmented matter. Scraps of print, veiled typography, and sandy textures filter through washes of off-white, ochre, and gray, giving the background the quasi-architectural resonance of an eroded wall. Across this orthogonal framework of vertical bands, the linear contours outlining the female anatomy mingle with splatters and stains of carmine red that encroach upon the textile like an organic bloom or a mark of wear. The solidity of her bodily volume, built up through dry graphite or charcoal shading, deliberately dissolves along the edges, where the body seems to absorb the newsprint and lime wash of the background.

Through this play of anchorage and dissipation, the scene projects an atmosphere of intimate transition. The title anticipates flight, yet her bare feet and the grounding weight of the furniture hold the subject in a suspended present, where the horizon is not a visible contour in the landscape, but an impending resolve that charges the air just before rising.

En Busca de Nuevos Horizontes

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