Rapsódia Dourada

Painting by French-Brazilian Artist Henri Carrières.

Acrylic on Canvas.  Unframed 19"x 15"/ 48cm x 38cm

In Rapsódia Dourada, the figure emerges through a constellation of angular fragments, shimmering against a radiant yellow field that heightens the work’s luminous complexity. The golden hue introduces a new psychological register—one of revelation—distinguishing it from its companion piece. It becomes a metaphorical light source, illuminating the tensions and harmonies within the fractured visage. Beneath the dynamic geometry lies a quiet assertion of resilience: a rhapsodic unfolding of identity shaped by memory, transformation, and inner radiance. Through its interplay of brilliance and fragmentation, Rapsódia Dourada captures the shifting, multifaceted nature of being—an identity not fixed but continually composed and recomposed in shimmering succession.