Especie inverosimil 

Curator: Ah, here we have Ramon Oviedo's "Especie inverosimil," crafted with oil paint. What catches your eye? Editor: The tension, definitely. It's like witnessing a primal scene, all angular bodies and suppressed energy barely contained on the canvas. Sort of intimidating, honestly. Curator: Intimidation is a keen observation. Consider how Oviedo utilizes expressionistic techniques – the distorted forms, the heightened colors – to tap into subconscious fears and anxieties. Those figures with horned profiles especially, trigger deep-seated cultural associations with mythic power and aggression. Editor: Absolutely, there's a strong mythological vibe, figures wrestling with...destiny? Or perhaps each other. Those string-like details, the web of lines tying some figures together... It hints at control, or a lack thereof. Are they puppets, perhaps? Curator: You've keyed into a crucial aspect of the piece. The 'strings', if you will, suggest predetermination, fate, external forces acting upon the characters. This evokes archaic ritual practices where deities or spirits manipulate human affairs. Look how certain colours repeat in what looks like an endless hall of mirrors, reinforcing motifs of cultural memory and continuation through symbols. Editor: The use of color does add another layer. That deep crimson juxtaposed with icy blues – a battle between passion and restraint, maybe? I feel trapped, or implicated in it. Curator: Exactly. By utilizing this colour dynamic, Oviedo brings forward an internal conflict manifested in a societal tableau. I find the title intriguing – "Unlikely Species" – implying that humanity itself is somehow improbable or even unnatural, forever caught in these repeating dramas. Editor: Right. And the layering effect of seeing each character superimposed on top of each other adds a sense of a cumulative history playing out simultaneously... powerful stuff! Curator: Indeed, and now we begin to unravel how artists channel collective anxieties. This painting stands as a reminder that cultural and symbolic frameworks dictate our reality perhaps more than we think. Editor: Well, it’s definitely got me thinking, and squirming. Definitely doing it's job, I'd say.