Pampatar Board heralds the arrival of Colorhythms, a series of paintings that, to Otero, are “imbued with the constructive meaning given to me by an intimate and passionate contact with architectural rhythm and space.” In the 1950s, he worked with architects on several new public projects that aimed to modernize Caracas, often contributing murals. This work’s monumental verticality reflects the artist’s interest in modern architecture, while the composition’s rhythmic arrangement of vivid colors, obtained from industrial paints usually used on automobiles, conveys the dynamism of modern urban life that inspired Otero.
Gallery label from Sur moderno: Journeys of Abstraction—The Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Gift, October 21, 2019–March 14, 2020