Starsky Brines

The work of Starsky Brines (Caracas, Venezuela, 1977) reflects the hybridization present in Caribbean and Latin American cities, immersed in chaos and absurd, improbable realities, of which the artist is more than an observer. These realities nourish him, contributing drama and freshness to his imagination. Starsky places us at a crossroads between the intimate and the social, between the forces of the natural and the urban, between nostalgia and happiness. The profusion of his lines, words, gestures, and strokes, the unsettling expressions of his characters, and the simplicity of his palette delve into the joy of the primal and the playful. However, they are tinged with the sinister, unsettling us and connecting us with the strength and drive of contemporary societies, regardless of territories or customs. It connects us with our archetypal universe through various visual codes, drawn from both the urban environment and his memory. In doing so, he creates grotesque characters that evoke our animality and hostility, where the past is a constant present, constructing new narratives to bring us closer to an essentially human being who grapples with their animal nature, estranged from their own reality.