Feliciano Centurión
Escarabajos verdes [Green Beetles], 1993
Acrylic paint on blanket
67 x 47 cm (79 x 62.5 cm framed)
26 3/8 x 18 1/2 in
26 3/8 x 18 1/2 in
Scattered playfully across a checked blanket, the green beetles belong to the abundant flora and fauna that repeatedly connected Centurión to memories of Paraguay and childhood. Animals in his work...
Scattered playfully across a checked blanket, the green beetles belong to the abundant flora and fauna that repeatedly connected Centurión to memories of Paraguay and childhood. Animals in his work are rarely solemn symbols. They are humorous, tender and vividly alive. Against the familiar pattern of the domestic textile, these brilliant creatures turn an ordinary piece of fabric into a small landscape of memory and vitality.