Epilogue II

Fragment of The Image as Epicenter by Shirley Moreira (…) The [Tropicana] dancers, dressed in their costumes, with imposed poses and perfect bodies resulting from the post-production digital process, this time are the object of analysis of Adrián’s work. He creates characters that struggle between reality and fiction to question the icon that attracts and sells, that modulates the global image of an entire culture and individualities. If we follow closely this artist’s work we find that his creative concerns have remained steady around a common theme: the force of images to discourse on the individual’s identity or a specific contextual reality. However, the visual result varies considerably from one series to another. Adrian is not searching creative individuality in a formal way; he is not even interested in boosting this concept. The result should be in accordance with the need of expression in question; hence his appearing as a different artist in each one of his works.