Cain Altarpiece by Cristóbal Gabarrón is a mature work full of meaning and depth that is committed to what we could call the duty of humanity. The eyes of the great painter, the hands of the craftsman of forms, the powerful vision of man looking out at the destiny of his peers are the result of a lifetime of creation and suffering before the very mystery of art. Just like Picasso, trapped in the folds of his torn conscience before the horrors of the Civil War, and trying to face this strange thing called pain in Guernica, in 2011, Cristóbal Gabarrón seeks to use his art to summarize the great events that inaugurated a rupture in our history, a split that triggered the birth of a new world with an uncertain future. We talk about “globalization,” the new world, but what is it? Echoing this question, the magical voice of the poet, Carlos Aganzo illustrates with words the colors and forms created by the painter and complements them with a no less wiser reflection on human rights...
