L’harpe 2017

Carlos Sablòn painted L’harpe with oils, layering warm yellows, reds, and browns to create something that feels both earthy and ethereal. I’m drawn to how Sablòn seems to let the process guide the image, like he's conjuring a feeling more than depicting a scene. Up close, you can see the texture – the canvas peeking through the paint, especially in that radiant burst of yellow behind the harp. It’s not about hiding the brushstrokes but letting them build up, almost like the layers of sound a harp creates. The way he renders the foliage feels heartfelt, little dots of white blooming against the darker greens. It's a bit like Rousseau, with that naive yet sophisticated handling of the natural world. Ultimately, L’harpe sits in that lovely, ambiguous space where music, nature, and art meet, echoing and amplifying each other, in constant conversation.