Homenaje a Juan Soriano 1964

With shades of grey, white, and blue, Fernando García Ponce made this painting as a homage—a tribute to Juan Soriano. Imagine the studio—or wherever he made this work—layered with the smells of turpentine and oil. See him mixing colors on a palette, maybe a bit frustrated, maybe flowing with energy. The surface has a real flatness to it, but then depth comes into play. The blocks of color suggest some kind of architecture—a ruined monument, or a city in the process of being built. Notice how the colors aren't fully blended, but laid next to each other, creating a kind of vibrating energy. It's like he's trying to capture not just what he sees, but the feeling of seeing. Ponce’s homage speaks to an ongoing exchange among artists across time and place. There's a freedom in this abstraction—a conversation between forms and colors that feels deeply personal and emotionally resonant.