Pulpo blanco [White Octopus]

In Buenos Aires in the 1990s, a new generation of artists responded enthusiastically to the recently (and democratically) elected government and to the air of social tolerance that followed by creating works that were flamboyant and irreverent and that embodied progressive attitudes towards lifestyle and sexuality. Centurión was a central figure in the “Arte Light” movement, which came to symbolize this new spirit. By taking blankets, which were associated with poverty, and using them as the support for paintings of large, extravagant forms like this white octopus, Centurión sought a new type of beauty through the language of kitsch, humor, and theatricality.