HOMAGE TO GOYA

No one can doubt Goya’s global significance within the History of Art, as one of the main points of reference for many artists on a technical and thematic level, and in the way he conceived art. However, one of the elements most focused on today is how relevant his art has remained. That is why Romulo felt he should pay close attention to the maestro’s work, creating a series inspired by, and in tribute to, him.

Specifically, those pieces that most interested Romulo and are still the subject of great interest today were the series that were part of his graphic work, The Caprices and The Follies, and his pictorial work, The Black Paintings.

These pieces make us wonder whether something has happened, or is on the point of happening. For Romulo, the artist and narrator of this story, addressing these taboo topics is vital. They might look like they are part of imaginary words, but that doesn’t mean they are not tangible. Dystopian ideas that warn us and allow us to escape from this world, to consider freedoms and their reality, as Goya did more than two centuries ago.

And, as has been expressed by many Goya scholars, these pieces specifically, selected as sources of inspiration, will have as many interpretations as they do interpreters. That is Romulo’s starting point and aim, as the artist’s intention is for the viewer to complete the story, submerging themself in it, and taking it forward.

PhD. Alejandra Rodríguez Cunchillos Curator and PhD in Art History