Francisco Rodríguez Pino

Francisco Rodríguez Pino - Man Looking Through The Wall

Technique: Oil on canvas

Artist Biography: Francisco Rodríguez was born in 1989 in Santiago, Chile. For Francisco Rodriguez painting is not only a way of seeing or thinking, but, even more radical, a way of being seen by thinking and seeing out loud. His imagination clings to the mind like heavy wool or damp winter air. Consisting of firmly delineated figures that populate dark or gray-toned landscapes: men in shadows, packs of red-eyed dogs, and crows occupying the central space of a canvas, Rodriguez's canvases do not exchange conventional stories or pretend to portray realistic landscapes, beyond, that is, freely noting some recognizable elements. Instead, they evoke atmospheres that propose questions rather than answers, enigmas rather than direct meanings. As a whole, these works are unexpected narra6ves, like Japanese haiku, full of insinuations and ambiguous ellipses. But it is not only in their signifying projection that Rodriguez seems to establish his relationship with Japan; his flat, solid-color paintings, drawings and simple compositions also make reference to Japanese graphic animations and drawings.

 

Francisco Rodriguez's paintings are a kind of journey into intriguing spaces and situations, sometimes obscure and sometimes inexplicable; sometimes ordinary and often impenetrable. As a whole, these works are unexpected narratives, like Japanese haiku, full of insinuations and ambiguous ellipses. But it is not only in their significant projection that Rodriguez seems to establish his relationship to Japan; his flat, solid-color paintings, drawings and simple compositions also make reference to Japanese graphic animations and drawings and to that tradition that inspired so many post-impressionists.