NOTA NOSTÁLGICA 1, 2013
Mixed media on cardboard
9.65h x 33.07w in
24.50h x 84w cm
PIEDADE, 2013
Mixed media on cardboard
9.06h x 40.16w in
23h x 102w cm
INTERCESORA, 2010
Graphite pencil and black gesso on paper
9.65h x 12.20w in
24.50h x 31w cm
SAUCES AMARILLOS, FUEGO DE OTOÑO, 2017
Mixed technique on canvas
43.31h x 64.96w in
110h x 165w cm
DAMA EN EL LAGO, EL AGUA PROFUNDA, 2011
I.D. and mixed media on aluminum
11.81h x 15.75w in
30h x 40w cm
DAMA EN EL LAGO, ARIADNA, 2009- 2011
I.D and mixed media on dibond
31.89h x 39.37w in
81h x 100w cm
DESAYUNO SOBRE LA ARENA, 2014
Mixed technique
39.37h x 39.37w in
100h x 100w cm
NIÑOS VISITANDO EL GRAN CUADRO DE CARLOS FRANCO EN EL MUSEO WALDORFFER, 2016-2017
Mixed media about dibond
47.24h x 47.24w in
120h x 120w cm
HERMES Y AFRODITA. SATISFACCIÓN, 2008
Mixed media and collage on screen-printed canvas
23.62h x 31.50w in
60h x 80w cm
NOTA NOSTÁLGICA 2, 2018
Mixed technique on canvas
35.83h x 114.17w in
91h x 290w cm
AL OTRO LADO DEL ARRECIFE, 2016
Acrylic on canvas
39.37h x 39.37w in
100h x 100w cm
ARIADNA LIBERÁNDOSE DE TESEO, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
39.37h x 39.37w in
100h x 100w cm
CAMINO RECTO ENTRE SAUCES, 2017-2018
Mixed technique on canvas
43.31h x 64.96w in
110h x 165w cm
METE Y SACA, 2008
Chinese ink on paper
12.60h x 15.75w in
32h x 40w cm
LEDA, 2009
Drawing on paper
8.27h x 11.81w in
21h x 30w cm
ENBAIA, 1998
Chinese ink on paper
13.78h x 9.84w in
35h x 25w cm
The work of Carlos Franco, born in 1951 in Madrid, is characterized by the representation of color as a medium for the expression of the senses. It is a figurative and humanistic style of painting influenced by Western global art, combining the history of different places and their cultures and charged with classical symbols and meaning. Drawing has been the main protagonist of his work throughout, since the beginning of his career to his most current work. It is for this reason that he is one of the most recognized contemporary artists in his field, spanning from figurative art to landscapes using this technique.
He has exhibited at ARCO since 2000 represented by different galleries. His work is present in Museums and Collections as among those that stand out the Reina Sofía National Art Center Museum or the Caixa collection, among others.
HG Contemporary Madrid, is pleased to present the exhibition "Visto, No Visto" (Seen , Unseen) by Carlos Franco, made up of a series of works painted with different techniques, created mostly within the last year, 2018.
These are works of a special lyricism that reflect many of the tendencies and elements already present in his career but which acquire a special harmony between drawing and color, almost on parallel paths, the oneiric and the traditional and, in general, the construction of images and scenes full of vivid cultural and personal references.
We wanted to included some previous works into the exhibition which convey the seed from which this new line of work now finds its splendor. "Visto, no visto" refers to these last works in which the suggested is imposed on the literal view of the present so that what we see opens immediately, as in a game, a torrent of imaginary elements.
