Landscape 

Editor: Here we have a pastel drawing entitled “Landscape” by Carlos Orozco Romero. I am immediately struck by the almost surreal stillness of the piece. What draws your eye? Curator: Oh, the tranquility! It’s as if time itself has paused within those mountains. Romero uses a cool palette to evoke such silence; what could almost be a stark and lifeless scene is transformed into something quietly magnificent. I see also how he’s structured the plains. Almost architectural, don’t you think? Editor: Now that you mention it, there’s a deliberate arrangement of light and shadow creating lines. What do you think he was aiming to express by using pastels for what feels like quite a rigid structure? Curator: The unexpected choice! Pastel gives such a unique opportunity to soften the very core of what might otherwise appear cold and geometric. Perhaps Romero was reflecting on how even our grandest structures return to dust. Editor: So, the fleeting nature of pastels reminds us of the impermanence of even mountains? Curator: Exactly. Everything flows back to that source. Does it feel more peaceful knowing that now? Editor: Definitely. At first, I saw stillness as stagnation. But it’s more about quiet, persistent change and return, like the very nature it depicts. Thank you. Curator: My pleasure, sometimes all it takes is to reflect to truly begin to see, you know?