Synapses
Acrylic, Ink on Paper
8x8in
Belgium
Carlos Perez Lorca, a self-taught artist based in Brussels, expresses himself through photography, sculpture, drawing, and painting. As a child, he spent several years isolated in a pediatric center for chronic illnesses. Left to his own devices, he used drawing to tame his unspeakable pain. Today, he explores a variety of techniques, alternating between dreamlike and saccharine compositions featuring childhood objects such as marshmallows and dolls, and expressive, spontaneous painting that draws its strength from the currents of the subconscious. His work is deeply moving in its unsettling emotional charge, inviting us to experience the complexity of the soul's movements and the depths of human folly.