Tag: Yago Hortal

  • Color. Yago Hortal.

    Color. Yago Hortal.

    Monochromatic.  Neutral. Boring.  Does it ever seem like life just flows from one ordinary and unremarkable day into the next?  In a world dominated by screens and engines, we’ve created a universe that seems devoid of real life and color.

    Barcelona artist Yago Hortal embraces the color many of us run from. In fact, his work seems to revel in all its brash boldness and audacity.

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    It seems like we try to curb the color in our lives, perhaps not literal but metaphorically.  That friend, she’s way too “out there”, so we minimize the time we spend with her.  We homogenize our relationships so that everyone we interact with looks like us, talks like us, thinks like us.  So much sameness that it becomes jarring to encounter anyone who is different.  But it is those differences that enrich us and teach us.  Let’s embrace the color in our lives, no matter what hue it may be!

    To see more of Yago Hortal‘s work, please visit his website.

    All images are via the artist’s website.

  • Color Harvest: Saturated Spring

    Color Harvest: Saturated Spring

    Often when we think of spring, our thoughts turn to light, pale pastels but this season, I’ve noticed just how saturated everything around me seems.  Maybe it’s just a shock to my eyes following the white and grey winter or perhaps this has just been an unusually sunny and bright season.  In any case, I’m finding myself more drawn than usual to heavy doses of color and I’m blaming this saturated spring!

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    Here are just a few of the full color palettes inspiring me on Pinterest lately–

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     found here here here here here and here

    I’ve even started a new series of paintings on paper inspired by this glorious season!  How has spring been inspiring you, Artsies?

    Want to see more Color Harvesting?  Check out the archives!

    Top image by Artsy Forager.  All other image sources linked above.