#38487 Eugenio Chicano

The composition presents a landscape dominated by architectural forms and stylized vegetation. A town or settlement occupies the upper portion of the canvas, its buildings rendered in warm terracotta tones and sharply defined geometric shapes. These structures appear densely packed together, rising from an elevated plateau that is itself delineated with thick, dark green lines. Above this urban mass, a sky filled with swirling, grey-tinged clouds provides a backdrop, contributing to a sense of atmospheric tension.
The foreground is characterized by a series of tall, slender trees or cypress-like forms. These are depicted using a similar geometric vocabulary as the town above – angular shapes and stark outlines – and they appear almost like dark sentinels guarding the scene. A band of green extends horizontally across the lower portion of the painting, acting as a visual ground for these vertical elements. The artist employed a limited palette, primarily consisting of greens, browns, terracotta reds, blacks, and greys, which contributes to a sense of austerity and formal rigor.
The work’s subtexts suggest an exploration of perception and representation. The fractured forms and multiple perspectives deny the viewer a single, unified viewpoint; instead, they present a fragmented vision of reality. This approach implies that the landscape is not being depicted as it objectively exists but rather as it is experienced through a subjective lens. The geometric simplification of both natural and man-made elements suggests an interest in underlying structures and essential forms, moving beyond mere imitation to a more conceptual engagement with the subject matter.
The overall effect is one of controlled dynamism; while the composition appears static due to its geometric nature, the swirling clouds and the sharp angles create a sense of latent energy and movement. The painting seems to be less about portraying a specific place and more about investigating the possibilities of visual language itself – a meditation on how we construct our understanding of the world through representation.