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"Artists can no more
speak about their work, than plants can speak about horticulture." Jean Cocteau Artist |
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"Carlos is a prolific artist, with dozens of paintings reminiscent of Spanish sunsets. These are romantic cityscapes with an edge of intelligence, dramatic emotions painted with coolness. His perspective is often from a distance, rendered with watery shapes and warm colors -- his work is perfect for salons and cafes around the world. Carlos' work was recently featured in a solo show at CafeTeArte in Madrid".
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Style: Carlos Pardo's painting shows us a figurative, though speculative, form of expression in which the town, the real protagonist of his paintings, becomes an autonomous plastic element, surreal and metaphysical. Its anonymous inhabitants, and especially its mysterious women, are part of its hectic movement or are silent, dazed spectators of its enormity; they are part of the spell. The shapes distorted by passion, the rapid passage of time, the use of predominantly warm colors, the free brushstroke ... Asymmetry, perspective and always a surprising compositional brilliance that transports us to alternative realities without losing the perception of reality. Sometimes he uses dark backgrounds, other times lightones or the deliberate play with space. His works refer us to remote influences such as El Bosco, El Greco or Goya and other closer ones such as Romanticism (Friedrich), Modernism (Ramón Casas, Klimt), Fauvism and Expressionism even Futurism. From this elements the artist creates his own language, in constant search and evolution. Lately Pardo is entering in more abstract and symbolic phase including recognoscible human, plant figures aswell, as elements of storytelling. The importance and mutual influence of human feelings and behavior and new technologies is a constant throughout his work. M. Vázquez Critics & Soul |
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"The Traveling Yeti" Prestigious alternative magazine from Ohio, EE.UU. April issue 2010 Review about my artwork. |
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Magazine of Art-Logopress December 9, 2008:"Galician Carlos Pardo shows its magical cities". Cafetearte |
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AbsolutMadrid.com Guide of Madrid: One of more visited Sites Information about Madrid |
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Logopress, Spanish Art News Magazine |
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La Región, Ourense, (Spain) |
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Diario de Arousa, Vilagarcía de Arousa, Pontevedra, (Spain) | ![]() |
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