The article delves into the artistic practices of Palladino, who embraces the unique qualities of watercolor painting. He explains how the medium's unforgiving nature demands concentration and a sense of choreography in execution. His works often depict surreal, dream-like compositions that challenge perceptions of reality and memory, presenting chaotic yet cohesive scenes. Palladino's botanical portraits showcase his signature style, characterized by whimsical representations of cacti, combining texture and dreamy aesthetics. Living in La Paz has influenced his work, enabling him to draw from the vibrant environment around him.
I fell in love with the experience of painting using watercolors on paper, the bleeding flows, the reaction of the paper, its unforgiving-ness I found very alluring.
The whole thing is similar to a choreographed dance. I try dozens of different things in that nascent phase, but once it's choreographed, it's time for execution.
Ink and watercolor on paper is unforgiving, every movement is permanent. You must have pure concentration and faith, which takes you into some otherworldly mind spaces.
Palladino's botanical portraits are acutely textured yet soft and dreamy, exalting varieties of the cacti family in hallucinogenic splendor.
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