Recent work

“... There is no doubt that already with his Serpentines the artist took the initiative to overcome the plan and the conception of a sculpture based on geometric figures. This occurred in a gradual process. First with tubular shapes; then spirals, to conclude, both in the polychrome and in the chrome Serpentines, in the line as the main element. In this formal synthesis —but alluding to an object of very popular use such as the serpentine— space plays a predominant role as a shaping element of the figure, as does the force of color...” *Art Nexus Magazine No. 113. July/September 2019. Fran Camino's solo exhibition at the Becerra Guzmán Gallery. Text by the curator Susana Benko. *

The main approach when starting this serpentine project was to specify an “object” of the culture of my country, which was capable of generating and raising aspects such as affinity, bond, union, joy, festivity, memory and a whole series of memories and images deposited in the unconscious.

“...The conception of the sculpture as a line supported by the wall was the starting point of a new series: SBP (Two-Dimensional Wall Serpentine). In this new and most recent stage, two interesting situations occur: on the one hand, the return to color, testing new pigments and looking for certain nuances. The line is still a drawing in space, but with a variant: it is the informal line, which appears as a scribble, a “scratch” that appears “informal” but at the same time is a clear, precise line, the result of technique that the artist masters and applies to metal work. The scribbled lines could be understood as a return to abstraction. Maybe because they don't refer to anything. Or maybe yes: to subtle calligraphy or writings of indecipherable content.” *El Nacional newspaper of February 13, 2021. Literary Paper. The recent steps of Fran Camino. Tamanaco International Hotel Exhibition. Becerra Guzmán Gallery. Text by curator Susana Benko*

The noisy object, the protagonist of parties and celebrations, also appears decontextualized and fun.

With a clear allusion to the famous Slinky toy, the object is presented decontextualized and with an evident playful charge.