Red Cloud 

Author: Cordelia Urueta

Title: Red Cloud (Nube roja)

Creation Date: 1987

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In Red Cloud  (Nube roja, 1987), Cordelia Urueta continues her exploration of abstract forms and bold color fields, echoing themes seen in Radiance (1987), Solar Shadow (1986), and Threshold (1983). However, this composition introduces a distinctive contrast between structure and atmosphere, as if depicting an architectural or monolithic shape against a shifting, ethereal background. The imposing dark form on the left rises sharply, with jagged edges highlighted by intense red, contrasting against a soft, expansive pink and red backdrop that suggests a diffuse cloud of light or energy.

The red cloud, dominating the right side, appears both atmospheric and emotive, enhancing Urueta's focus on abstraction as a means to convey inner, often spiritual, landscapes. The shape of the dark form can evoke a sense of groundedness, an anchor in an otherwise intangible, dreamlike space, perhaps alluding to the tension between earthly and mystical realms—a recurring theme in Urueta’s work.

When viewed with her previous paintings, Red Cloud represents Urueta's continued journey into abstraction as a way to express powerful emotions and existential questions. The interplay of darkness and light, structure and openness, mirrors her thematic exploration of the boundary between material and spiritual worlds. This painting embodies her Theosophical influences, suggesting the transcendence of form and the search for deeper, mystical resonance within the seemingly abstract.