Mr. and Mrs. Rabbit Go to Town 1982

I imagine Carlos Almaraz conjured "Mr. and Mrs. Rabbit Go to Town" with pastels. Look at the dominant strokes of electric blue, hot pink, and lime green, how they vibrate against each other. I can almost feel him wrestling with the image, layering and scraping back, seeking the right balance between chaos and harmony. I imagine Almaraz was captivated by the contrast between the natural world and the urban sprawl. I feel like he's asking: how do we reconcile our animal instincts with the artificiality of modern life? The rabbits, rendered in a bold, almost cartoonish style, seem to represent a primal innocence thrust into a world of towering buildings, shadowy figures, and grinning faces. Do you see the three grinning faces, floating in a row? Are they welcoming or menacing? The pastel is thick, applied with a fervor that conveys a sense of urgency. Almaraz, like other painters, is in an ongoing dialogue with the history of art, remixing his vision with ours. Painting is this embodied expression, embracing ambiguity and uncertainty.