This painting is an expressionist exploration of identity and form, with a raw, declarative quality. The brushwork is gestural and direct.
It evokes a mask or spirit-face. Coutino’s Brazilian and Afro-Caribbean roots reveal and contain the asymmetry between the two halves: green and structured on the left, red and dripping on the right.
The confident color decisions create a direct, energetic, hybrid presence.
This is a piece is a central element in the Câmara de Ecos series, and is influenced by tradition, religion, and street art.
It sits comfortably within a contemporary expressionist language, although it feels unresolved and ambiguous. It can read as playful, anxious, ritualistic, or even monstrous and menacing.
This ambiguity is one of its more compelling qualities. It hangs well in a residential or public-facing setting where its scale and palette can register without competition.
Materials | Acrylic on canvas
Size | 110 x 100 cm
Year | 2025
Series | Câmara de Ecos
Hand-signed by artist and dated
Unique work
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
This painting is an expressionist exploration of identity and form, with a raw, declarative quality. The brushwork is gestural and direct.
It evokes a mask or spirit-face. Coutino’s Brazilian and Afro-Caribbean roots reveal and contain the asymmetry between the two halves: green and structured on the left, red and dripping on the right.
The confident color decisions create a direct, energetic, hybrid presence.
This is a piece is a central element in the Câmara de Ecos series, and is influenced by tradition, religion, and street art.
It sits comfortably within a contemporary expressionist language, although it feels unresolved and ambiguous. It can read as playful, anxious, ritualistic, or even monstrous and menacing.
This ambiguity is one of its more compelling qualities. It hangs well in a residential or public-facing setting where its scale and palette can register without competition.
Materials | Acrylic on canvas
Size | 110 x 100 cm
Year | 2025
Series | Câmara de Ecos
Hand-signed by artist and dated
Unique work
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
