Untitled 

Curator: We’re now viewing an untitled pencil drawing by Armando Reveron. The artwork offers a look into the artist's sketch practice. What are your initial impressions? Editor: Stark, almost haunting. The bare lines seem to reveal more than conceal. There's a raw quality that makes you feel like you are right there with the artist as he worked. It's also quite difficult to see - deliberately obscure, I think. Curator: The rapid, sketchy lines certainly construct a scene, or rather suggest one, playing with visibility and concealing to evoke an emotive visual experience. Consider how the artist’s deliberate application of pencil strokes, sometimes light, other times dense and dark, creates depth and dimension on what is, in fact, a very flat plane. The composition guides our eyes—do you perceive a compositional balance or a deliberate asymmetry? Editor: Definitely asymmetrical. The figure on the right is far more defined. Speaking of application, it’s fascinating to observe the materiality here. You can practically feel the texture of the paper and the varied pressure of the pencil. The looseness feels very modern. This wasn't about precision or realism but capturing an atmosphere. I would suggest that Reveron’s process here reflects his interest in, if not his active negotiation of, the space between craft and high art. What appears informal, the 'sketch', requires deep skill and deliberate selection in media. Curator: I agree. It highlights the liminality that the work is intended to highlight and how the artist attempts to find forms through suggestion rather than through depiction. Also note the tonal contrasts and the dynamic interplay of light and shadow—aspects that highlight Reveron’s mastery, specifically his rendering of the figure and his use of the formal elements to convey something that I would say is not quite knowable in terms of form or meaning. Editor: The materiality and process feel deeply intertwined with Reveron's pursuit of that intangible "something". This sketch stands as a testament to art making as a form of embodied thought, capturing movement and emotion, fleetingly present in the textures and varied applications. Curator: Indeed. By focusing on these abstract and ethereal qualities, we gain deeper insight into the essence of the piece. Thank you for your insightful comments. Editor: And thank you, a refreshing consideration.