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"WB: On the other hand, “beauty” is often considered a key attribute in photography. Do you feel an affinity with photography?
CS: Yes, sure. My work enters into a pretty direct dialogue with photography. For the Volta show I experimented with silkcreen as a medium. It’s one of the few methods that combines aspects of both photography and painting. While the form follows photography, the way of applying the colors is connected to the process of painting."
Above portrait of Christian and all artwork courtesy
by
Weston Bingham
15-MAR-09
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"En la mayor parte de tus obras aparecen chicos jóvenes y desnudos. ¿Intentas plasmar esa belleza eterna y frágil?
Si, la belleza es primordial, me parece la mejor vía para comunicar, pero no me interesa lo eterno, lo eterno no es real y creo que lo efímero es más cercano, directo y accesible. La fragilidad y la fractura también forma parte de esa belleza efímera, pone al descubierto nuestras inseguridades, las realza y las reafirma."(Jordi Fluolife blogspot)
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Pencil Crayon Drawings by Paul Petro
“Examining these images in retrospect they become imbued with gravity. These faces are chosen for their ability to communicate, within their expressions and physiognomies, ideas of boyishness, lust, fascination and compulsion. From smiley and buoyant to brooding and melancholic to startled and confused, their countenances illustrate a rich spectrum of emotions present during male adolescence, especially when burgeoning masculinity is confronted with the often self-shattering presence of homosexuality. The figures are pictured from the shoulders up and alone, confusing their pornographic origins and dignifying them with the historical conventions of portraiture, and creating an allegiance with one another from picture to picture because of the similar implications which bring them together. Their combined effect resonates with a consideration of the more delicate and volatile potentials of young men in general."
September 2002