SINCE I WAS A CHILD, I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CAPTIVATED BY THE CURIOSITY THAT ANIMALS HAVE TO KNOW THEIR ENVIRONMENT. THE PROTAGONIST IN THIS WORK, A YOUNG LION THAT IMMOBILIZES ON A MOUNTAIN BETWEEN GRASS AND FLOWERS OBSERVES THE HORIZON, VERY ATTENTIVE AND INTRIGUED OBSERVING EVERYTHING AROUND HIM, REFLECTING IN HIS LOOK THAT EXPRESSION THAT EVOKS THE SENSATION OF BEING OBSERVED
CURIOSITY THAT PART OF HUMANS THAT WE SHARE WITH MANY ANIMAL SPECIES, INSPIRING ME TO CREATE THIS WORK TO TRANSMIT THAT SENSATION OF OBSERVING AND BEING OBSERVED, TO SHARE WITH THE SPECTATOR THAT TENDER AND CURIOUS PART THAT ANIMALS PUT WHEN THEY ARE OBSERVING
THE TECHNIQUE IS COMPLEX BECAUSE IN ORDER TO CRYSTALIZE THE INK MULTITUDE OF COLOR LAYERS ARE APPLIED, TO CREATE GLAZES AND TEXTURES IN THE PICMENTS, BEING VERY LABOROUS AND SLOW, TO PREVENT THE TONES FROM BLENDING AND OVERLAPPING BECAUSE THE DEGREE OF MOISTURE WILL THE INK MUST BE SUITABLE SO THAT THE LOWER LAYERS DO NOT MIX AND THUS BE ABLE TO MAKE THE COLORS DENSE, BRIGHT AND VIBRANT, GETTING A TEXTURE LIKE OIL. THE VISUAL EFFECT OF THE INK WHEN IT CRYSTALIZES IS ALMOST THREE-DIMENSIONAL, ACCENTUATING THE DEPTH AND VOLUMES WE GET A WINDOW EFFECT, WHICH LOOKS LIKE YOU CAN ENTER THE WORK. DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE WORK, IT MAY TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS TO FINISH IT, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO RESPECT THE DRYING TIMES OF THE MENTOS.
THIS WORK IS BASED ON THE BASE MATERIALS, ACID-FREE VIRGIN CARDBOARD FOR PRESERVATION OF THE PICMENTS AND COLOR QUALITY. THE PICMENTS USED IN CHINESE INK, GOLD AND SILVER, FINAL SPRAY LACQUER FINISH TO PROTECT THE PAINTING OVER TIME.
