The essence of art, as in the rest of the materials that make up the world, is found in its most extreme purity, in finding a form, an idea, a colour … that it manages to transcend. Flat colours become important pieces of that puzzle, key elements that are associated with musical harmony, with the scent of flower petals. The large expanses of colour in this work evoke pure smells, in their maximum essence, that overlay each other but do not mix. It’s a real pleasure for the pituitary, this fun chromatic combination. Perfume fresh from the Caribbean, we distinguish the smell of tropical fruits, the idyllic beaches and the virgin forests.

Javier Torras de Ugarte for the work by Federico Herrero