El Colibri

In this mesmerizing collagraph titled "El Colibrí" (The Hummingbird), CHOCO creates a powerful juxtaposition between a richly detailed hummingbird and a stylized human profile. The bird, rendered with intricate carved lines that create a maze-like pattern of textures, appears to hover above a golden head in profile. The hummingbird's complex surface treatment showcases warm browns and subtle touches of yellow, capturing both the creature's delicate nature and its dynamic energy in flight. The thin, precise beak extends forward, echoing the geometric lines that will appear in the face below.

The human profile beneath is executed in luminous gold against the deep black background, its surface smooth and reflective in contrast to the textured bird above. The face is bisected by a series of geometric lines that create an abstract network of triangles, suggesting both a mask and a mathematical mapping of consciousness. A single eye, rendered with careful detail, gazes outward from this geometric matrix. The entire composition is bounded by subtle white lines that form a frame within the dark background, adding a structural element that contains and balances these contrasting forms. CHOCO's masterful use of the collagraph technique allows him to achieve these varied textures and tones, creating a work that explores the relationship between the natural and the geometric, the organic and the constructed.