installation “Sweet Naïveté” (2005-2006)
mixed media on canvas - sculptures : candy + acrylic paints
“sweet naiveté”
the element, chosen by carlos perez for his new installation,
is meant to give expression to a sense of emptiness, of frustration,
“marshmallows” … a highly personal memory, akin to that of a child in search of
tenderness, which engulfs the surface and space of his work in an almost
infectious way.
the artist tells us a story by using “painted-objects” in order to exorcise a
dormant memory, using the idiom of “minimal art“ to create an austere look as
well as to objectify, and food as a unique substance for ingestion but
ultimately also as an emotional act.
viewing the object one notices the reflection of a physical light, plastic and
shiny, smooth and mirrored, punctuated by matt parts, as if to soften the effect.
the eye glides over the icy surface like a wave as it heals the soul’s wounds.
carlos perez recaptures the monochrome dimensions of basic geometric shapes such
as circles, squares or rectangles,
be they on a small or a large scale, and builds on a sentiment of frustration to
alter oneself and on a very personal relationship with luxury and desire.
through duplication, the repetition of the syrupy, melting aspect, he produces
an obsessive loop of works that radiates and reacts within a space.
carlos perez translates the divide between the intensity of childhood and his
memories in maturity, from vivid recollections which still linger.
martial thomas.