Solo exhibition paintings and video by Carlos Pesudo

On display are a new series of paintings produced during an extended artist residency at SomoS, dealing with the ambiguity of perception and scale, while reflecting on the artistic process itself. Working primarily in large-scale abstract painting and video, Pesudo focuses on the process of creative gestation, using the allure of the unfinished, the “non-finito.” The artist takes influence from art movements such as Spanish Art Informel, Abstract Expressionism, and the Zero movement, combining them with visual cues taken from the modern urban environment, such as Brazilian “Pichação,” or the bulbous 3D lettering of graffiti writing, techniques that share his work’s keen sense of urgency, fast execution, and dynamism. Indeed, “notation” and “writing” and also “scribbling” may describe his impulsive, often session-based way of painting well, as it continuously references language, however cryptic. Pesudo is interested in “how the action and non-action are balanced on the canvas,” adding: “the kind of painting I aim to achieve is based on gesture and spontaneity, but also on reflection and pause.”

Also featured in the exhibition is a video piece shot through a macro lens, bringing into view what the naked human eye does not see. The highly magnified video content is then abstracted, removing the subject matter from a perceptual reality that pertains to the human scale.

Followers of abstract painting, young Spanish art, or those interested in experimental video should not miss the opportunity to see Carlos Pesudo’s new work in his German debut at SomoS. For more information about the exhibition and artist, please visit SomoS website.