
My father played chess. Chess has very clear rules, a very defined board, and what you can or cannot do, yet it can still fill you with surprises. It seems that between those black-and-white pictures, the nuances go unnoticed by most of us, as happens with practically everything today, thanks to the polarization of opinions and media management. When I watched the Netflix series "The Queen's Gambit," I fell in love with the subtle but intense performances, the beautiful art direction, and the disruptiveness of its story. When I saw it, I saw my style present in one way or another, and I knew I had to do it. The handling of geometric figures that merge organically with their surroundings is, for me, something characteristic of my style, and also of this series, where the boxes and the board are superimposed on situations that are not at all something "conventional." . That said, like Beth, I started seeing boxes and pieces everywhere. This painting represents a mixture of techniques, a clear definition of my style, and an example of the human being's ability to simultaneously be meticulously methodical and amazingly unpredictable.