“Artist’s Statement”

Ricardo Morin
Paris, France
November 2024

Ricardo Federico Morín Tortolero’s visual work examines the relationship between structure, perception, and interior experience.    Each composition begins as an inquiry into balance:    how form can disclose states of clarity and how material precision can create quiet rather than emphasis.    Through series such as Triangulation, Metaphors of Silence, and Infinity, he approaches geometry as both discipline and meditation, where abstraction becomes a language of continuity instead of reduction.

His paintings and prints employ rigorous composition, a contained chromatic palette, and a deliberate sense of rhythm to create spaces that invite contemplation.    Color, texture, and proportion function not as ends in themselves but as instruments of perception—means for recognizing what remains constant amid transformation.    His work reflects a sustained search for correspondence between the visible and the interior, where seeing becomes a way of understanding.

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Curriculum:

  • Advanced Digital Technologies, N.Y.U. [2003]
  • M.F.A., Yale University, Design Department, School of Drama, Ct. [1983]
  • Stage Design Seminars, Internationale Sommerakademie für Bildende Kunst Salzburg, Austria, [1979]
  • B.F.A., Studio Arts, Art History and Philosophy at S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo, N.Y. [1980]

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Art Portfolio: www.ricardomorin.com

Infinity Series, Nº 5
[2006]
22″ x 30″
Watercolor and acrylic on paper.
A study of infinity, this piece explores the interplay between form and the intrinsic fluidity of the medium.
Triangulation Series 309
[2007]
Limited series of prints on canvas.
Part of a broader exploration of geometric abstraction, this series employs the golden ratio and triangular equidistance to highlight the emotional connection between visual balance and motion toward the infinite.
Through painting and prose, Ricardo Morin examines the interplay between thought, memory, and the structure of perception.
Silence Six
[2012]
Oil on rolled canvas
43 3/4” x 72″ x 3/4″
From the Metaphors of Silence Series, inspired by stillness, this work juxtaposes texture with a complementary chromatic palette to inspire a serene, contemplative experience.
Platonic Landscape
[2023]
Limited series of prints on canvas.
Part of the Digital, Latticed-Platonic Series, this work connects the symmetry of internal and external spaces through a framework inspired by landscapes.

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