Untitled (Orange, red and purple) 

Editor: This is an untitled piece by Luis Feito, featuring a striking blend of orange, red, and purple watercolors and acrylic. It feels quite spontaneous, almost like an immediate reaction captured on paper. What catches your eye when you look at it? Curator: Well, the seeming spontaneity is exactly what intrigues me. We have these gestures, rendered in relatively inexpensive and readily available materials - watercolor and acrylic. The 'Untitled' nature directs our attention toward the *process* of its making, away from preconceived notions of subject matter. Editor: Process is interesting. So, rather than what it depicts, it's more about how it was created? Curator: Precisely! Think about the physical act: the artist choosing these specific pigments, diluting them with water, the marks left by the brush... the negotiation between control and chance in the application. The drips and bleeds show a real, unmediated physicality, don't you think? What implications might the embrace of mass-produced and common media hold? Editor: It kind of democratizes the art form, making it accessible, maybe challenging the elite status associated with traditional oil paintings. Curator: Exactly! We move away from thinking about "high art" and closer to everyday material culture and mass production, transforming painting into a common means of personal expression. Do the social connotations change your perspective? Editor: Definitely. Knowing that the materials were inexpensive kind of changes my perception, the gesture carries different significance. It’s as if it transforms the mundane into something special through the artist’s touch. I wouldn’t have considered the social implications without you highlighting that. Curator: That’s materiality for you – always grounded in a wider context. It changes how we interpret, shifting focus from aesthetics alone, toward cultural relevance and availability.