IN CHARLES BARRETO’S CREATIONS, RED IS
IN CHARLES BARRETO’S CREATIONS, RED IS
MORE THAN A COLOR —
MORE THAN A COLOR —
IT IS STRUCTURE, GESTURE, PRESENCE.
IT IS STRUCTURE, GESTURE, PRESENCE.
IN HIS PAINTINGS AND ASSEMBLAGES,
IN HIS PAINTINGS AND ASSEMBLAGES,
THIS HUE TAKES ON EMOTIONAL AND
THIS HUE TAKES ON EMOTIONAL AND
SYMBOLIC WEIGHT,
SYMBOLIC WEIGHT,
REVEALING LAYERS OF URBAN PULSE,
REVEALING LAYERS OF URBAN PULSE,
SUBTLE AFFECTIONS, AND INNER
SUBTLE AFFECTIONS, AND INNER
COMBUSTIONS.
COMBUSTIONS.
RED MOVES ACROSS SURFACES, FABRICS,
RED MOVES ACROSS SURFACES, FABRICS,
AND OBJECTS — STITCHING NARRATIVES
AND OBJECTS — STITCHING NARRATIVES
AND PROVOKING SILENCE.
AND PROVOKING SILENCE.
IT IS LIVING MATTER, CAUGHT IN
IT IS LIVING MATTER, CAUGHT IN
AESTHETIC COMBUSTION.
AESTHETIC COMBUSTION.
IN CHARLES BARRETO’S CREATIONS, RED IS
MORE THAN A COLOR —
IT IS STRUCTURE, GESTURE, PRESENCE.
IN HIS PAINTINGS AND ASSEMBLAGES,
THIS HUE TAKES ON EMOTIONAL AND
SYMBOLIC WEIGHT,
REVEALING LAYERS OF URBAN PULSE,
SUBTLE AFFECTIONS, AND INNER
COMBUSTIONS.
RED MOVES ACROSS SURFACES, FABRICS,
AND OBJECTS — STITCHING NARRATIVES
AND PROVOKING SILENCE.
IT IS LIVING MATTER, CAUGHT IN
AESTHETIC COMBUSTION.