Recently I found some material with a reference to minimalism – paintings by the Chilean artist Jose Basso. Just the maximum of this trend. It’s a kind of border that you can’t cross, because otherwise the painting would be analogous to Malevich’s square. I am sure that such artists and works have their admirers and connoisseurs, although the majority of viewers don’t understand them. They are incomprehensible to a multiple degree on the screens of monitors. However, in a live touch, such “benchmarks” of minimalism can make a strong impression on some viewers. For the most part, with their large color fills and balanced composition. A kind of visual guide for meditation, where everyone will find their own color scheme.
Biography of Jose Basso.
Jose Basso was born in Chile in 1949. Graduated from the University of Chile with a degree in Fine Arts. At the same institute he became a professor of art, continuing to develop his skills as an artist. Participated in exhibitions since 1975. Over the years he has been awarded several prestigious fellowships, including Paris in 1981, Amigos del Arte in 1982, Fundacion Andes in 1991 and Fondart in 2001. Basso’s first professional recognition came when he won a prize at the Valparaiso International Biennale. In 1999 his work was selected for the International Millennium Exhibition in London. He has represented his country in many international exhibitions, and his work is included in the collections of Chilean President Ricardo Lagos, as well as in the Museum of Modern Art in Santiago. Basso was awarded a commission from Queen Sofia in Spain to create two paintings for the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid. In 2007, he painted important murals for the Office of Export Control in Washington, D.C. . I’ll stop there, or I could write another page in a similar style…
The artist himself refers his paintings to conceptual symbolism. And judging by the compositions, this is it. Here for a better perception of the work you need to think and understand them, the author. The paintings have a hypertrophied minimalism where the absence of many details is compensated with a clearly defined center and emotional coloring with the help of color. Jose Basso is not particularly interested in the subject – the emphasis is on the creative process itself. Creation is in the center here. And judging by the composition, creation is very peaceful and philosophical… Well, everyone feels the work and will draw conclusions… I like these works both sympathetic and… not dynamic enough… Depending on your condition…