White Colt 2010

Editor: Here we have "White Colt," an acrylic on canvas by Carmen Delaco from 2010. The impasto is quite striking; it feels both substantial and dreamlike at the same time. How do you read the symbolic imagery at play? Curator: Well, the horse itself, of course, is laden with symbolism across cultures. Power, freedom, even the wild, untamed aspects of the self. The "white" amplifies this. What does white evoke for you? Editor: Purity, innocence, new beginnings. Curator: Exactly. Think about it: a white horse, a colt specifically – youth and potential combined with a sense of the sacred. In many traditions, white animals were seen as messengers from the divine, intermediaries between worlds. What feeling do you get from its ghostly form? Editor: It does feel a bit ethereal, as though it's emerging from a mist. Almost a memory… Curator: Yes, that very ephemerality could speak to the fleeting nature of youth and innocence. The artist uses the visual language of abstract expressionism, with its emphasis on emotion and subconscious processes, so it’s likely tapping into something deep. Editor: It makes me think about how we project our own ideas onto these archetypes. We fill them with personal meaning. Curator: Precisely! An image gains its potency over time through cultural reiteration and individual experience. It serves almost as a mirror to ourselves. Editor: I see what you mean. I was so focused on the abstract style that I hadn’t considered the weight of the horse as a long-standing symbol. Curator: Symbols evolve, their meanings constantly reshaped by each new generation that encounters them. Editor: It’s interesting to think of the “White Colt” as more than just a painting, but also as an intersection of personal expression and shared cultural memory.