Horacio Cardozo

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Sleeping Nude

Oil on canvas - 122x61cm (48x24in) - 2012
© Horacio Cardozo

This nude is just magnificent in her liquid grace where line and color flow with each other creating this remarkable soft, delicate image of pure floating beauty breathing out blissful peace of the mind. Robert Hilger. Chicago, IL

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Two Red Boats

Oil on canvas - 167x61cm (66x24in) - 2012
© Horacio Cardozo
Private collection

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Oranges & Pomegranates

Oil on canvas - 122x83cm (48x33in) - 2012
© Horacio Cardozo

Every aspect of Oranges and Pomegranates is illustrated with patient attention to detail. The reflections of orange slices on the knife blade, the bright golden contours of pulp, the red glow of each delicate pomegranate seed and their shadows strewn across the wooden table – all rendered with particular care. This delicious ensemble is supported by a cast of finely composed porcelain that leaves the viewer with an impression of spatial depth and weight. Treated to a metaphor for both the bitter and sweet parts of life, the viewer’s mouth waters at the stark depictions of these traditional and exotic fruits.

Comment by Antonio Estevez

Friday, December 16, 2011

Standing Nymph

Oil on canvas - 153x101cm (60x40in) - 2011

In Standing Nymph, abstract and classical figurative elements are combined in a most contemplative work. The background treatment evokes Rothko’s multiforms. The gold and umber tones provoke thoughts of nature: autumn leaves and tree bark. The girl stands in a pensive, almost ambiguous pose; half of her existing in our world, the other half part of another. Her gaze is distant. Her eyes long for moments filled with song and dance. She is conflicted and clutches herself, in search of a kind of safety, as her purity (symbolized by the white drapery) slips away from her bare skin.

Comment by Antonio Estevez

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Two Boats on the Beach

Oil on canvas - 101x101cm (40x40in) - 2011
© Horacio Cardozo

Two Boats on the Beach tells a story of recent arrivals, possibly even intimate friends who have chosen to escape from chaotic lives to find relaxation and exploration on a sandy shore. The proximity of the boats with their shadows touching, denote a close relationship between the travelers. The wooden trim of the exteriors are similar in model and size and composed with equal diligence. But it is in the crafts’ differences that the painter expresses the characters of both the vessels and travelers. One is bare, simple and proper condition. The other is complex, worn, more experienced.

Comment by Antonio Estevez