The Powerful Vocabulary of Luis Pardni
by Thomas Lawrence
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| Luis Pardini "Fly to Heaven" 1995 Mixed Media on Paper Flores-Carbonell Collection |
In Luis Pardini's mixed-media drawings on paper, curvilinear and triangular forms are reduced to abstract symbols to create visceral intensity. Combining Cubism and Expressionism, using a variety of media including colored pencils, watercolor. pen and ink, oils and acrylic, the artist has created his own powerful vocabulary.
One of the most engaging aspects of Mr. Pardini's work is the perspective he establishes. His images suggest aerial or underground views of courtyards, piping systems, walls, roadways, and stairways. He captures the rhythm and trajectory of their movements and the relationships between them as they cavort, converge, turn and shift in focus. Shapes that resemble machinery and tool parts--joints, hooks, wheels, bolts and tubes-stress the oppressive and ambiguous relationship between man and technology. The dominating shades of grey heighten the feeling of cold isolation. His technical prowess and attention to spatial elements imbue his works with an eerie quality.
Luis Pardini is a Cuban-born artist of Italian ancestry who came to the United States in 1980. A graduate of the world-renowned San Alejandro College in Havana, his paintings have been selected by the Cuban government to be included in private collections in the Havana Museum of Fine Arts. His paintings are also among many prestigious collections in Mexico, Spain, Portugal, Hungary, Russia, Poland, Chile, and other countries.
Published by: Manhattan Arts in September-October 1992 Issue (Artists of the 1990's)
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