The Lover, one of Carl Jung’s 12 primary archetypes is the impulse explored in Ardiente Paciencia (Burning Patience). Inspired by Antonio Skarmeta’s novel, each work celebrates an aspect of ardor so present in the poetry of Pablo Neruda. The emotional texture of the drawings is created with fire. Literally burning the images of the lovers and gardens within the surface of delicate papers, each couple completely cauterizes the handmade paper, emphasizing the fragility of love. The works are small, detailed by flowers, gardens, and bits of Neruda’s sonnets for his wife. They allude to the flowering of passion between couples. They are the visual equivalents of urgent whispers between lovers.
Previously, The Gardens, also embraced The Lover archetype.
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Desnuda Eres Azul
Burns and watercolor
11″ x 14″
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Te Amo Para Comenzar
Burns and watercolor
11″ x 14″
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Y For Eso Te Amo
Burns and watercolor
11″ x 14″
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Para No Dejar De Amarte
Burns and watercolor
11″ x 14″
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Mi Amor Tiene Dos Vidas
Burns and watercolor
11″ x 14″
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Ardiente Con Ternura
Burns and watercolor
5″ x 5″
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Ardiente Con Caricias
Burns and watercolor
5″ x 5″
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Ardiente Con Beso
Burns and watercolor
5″ x 5″
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Ardiente Con Abrazos
Burns and watercolor
5″ x 5″