“Chico reclinado” is a vivid pastel drawing on cardboard that showcases the expressive, high-key palette characteristic of Costus. The composition features a reclining male figure, rendered with bold contour lines and saturated tones of orange, pink, and red, set against a background built from energetic, horizontally layered strokes of blue, green, and violet.
The figure’s elongated proportions, simplified anatomy, and highly stylized facial features reflect the duo’s distinctive visual language, merging theatricality with an almost primitive immediacy. The informal, textured surface of the cardboard enhances the rawness and spontaneity of the work.
Signed de O., the piece forms part of Costus’ intimate and experimental works on paper, where the artists explored themes of identity, embodiment, and sensuality through a vibrant and unapologetically direct aesthetic.
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