Aleijadinho Et Eius Proditores - Central Panel Right 2014

Paulo Tercio made this panel, "Aleijadinho Et Eius Proditores - Central Panel Right," and it’s a painting that pulls you into its shadowy depths. There's a real process at play here, an unveiling, with the layers of dark paint almost scraped back to reveal flickers of light. The texture is key; it's built up, lending the piece a tactile quality that makes you want to reach out and touch it. Look at the way the light catches on the ridges and valleys of the surface – it’s like Tercio is sculpting with paint. That single streak of fiery orange, snaking up from the depths, feels like a vital spark, a moment of intensity in all that darkness. It reminds me a little of Anselm Kiefer, in the way he uses texture and layering to evoke a sense of history and memory. But Tercio brings his own voice, a raw, almost urgent quality. It's a reminder that art isn't about answers, but about opening up spaces for questions.