Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas by Carlos A. Lopez

Abstract art offers us its mysteries, a prolific field of nuances and multitudes of interpretations. Through it, our perception is tested - a silent but intensely emotional dialogue occurs. This oil painting by Carlos Lopez is deeply rooted in this dynamic. Communication is established and structured by the colors, shapes, and arrangement of these elements on the pictorial surface. Our eyes instinctively settle on a constellation of warm hues—from textured reds to yellows, punctuated by assertive territories of deep shadow. The overall harmony of the painting evokes an inverted luminosity, a radiant energy emanating from the center to embrace the light background that occupies the first third of the composition. As viewers, we find ourselves almost endowed with the ability to automatically and instinctively associate one sensory domain with another, such as sight with touch or hearing with sight. The canvas becomes a kind of score for the eyes, a visual medium that needs to be translat