Espaço Goa 1994

Julio Resende made "Espaço Goa" using pastels, and it’s this medium that really sings to me about process. The colors are laid down in these quick, almost scribbled marks. You can feel the artist moving, deciding, changing their mind as they go. I love how the surface buzzes with energy. It’s not about perfection, it’s about the act of seeing and recording. Look at the figure in pink in the foreground, Resende has built this form with layers of marks, scumbling pinks and reds over an underlayer of warm toned pastel, as if feeling out the form rather than defining it. This feels so honest, like a conversation between the artist and the artwork. "Espaço Goa" reminds me a little of Bonnard, who had the same ability to find something special in the everyday. Resende is not trying to give us a perfect picture, he is showing us how he sees the world, a world full of light and movement.