Sombra Projectada de Christa Maar 1968

Here is Lourdes Castro’s "Sombra Projectada de Christa Maar," a work of art defined by a single colour. It's like a pink dream, or maybe a memory fading at the edges, a form caught between presence and absence. I imagine Castro in her studio, experimenting with light and shadow, a kind of alchemist transmuting the everyday into something ethereal. What I mean is, this isn’t just pink paint on a surface; it’s an environment, a mood, a question about what it means to see and be seen. It reminds me a little bit of Warhol’s screen prints, the way he used repetition and color to flatten and elevate his subjects. The figure is traced with precision. The artist's hand is evident, the tiny imperfections in the line revealing the human touch behind this image. It's as if Castro is in conversation with other artists, borrowing and transforming ideas, participating in a grand, ongoing dialogue across time. This piece captures a transient moment, and offers new ways of seeing, thinking, and experiencing the world.