Transcromático XIII and Transcromático XIV, 2022 is a vibrant abstract diptych by Puerto Rican artist Juan Carlos Amador. Two complementary compositions are filled with dense clusters of small, multicolored marks, creating a dynamic visual field where color, rhythm, and optical perception continuously interact. The layered application of blue, green, red, yellow, orange, and white generates a lively chromatic surface reminiscent of Divisionist approaches to color. Rather than presenting a fixed narrative, Amador invites viewers to experience color as an intuitive and perceptual phenomenon, allowing the composition to shift between visual density, movement, and stillness. As a contemporary abstract painting, the work reflects the artist’s sustained exploration of optical color combinations and the transformative potential of pigment.
Transcromático by Juan Carlos Amador showcases abstract canvases that use thick, layered paint to evoke the fluidity and light of water sports, rather than literal representation. By emphasizing the materiality of the medium, the work echoes historical trends in painting that balance visceral, emotional expression with a structural, analytical approach. The paintings invite viewers to transition from an initial, sensory experience of color and form to a deeper understanding of the artist's creative process and intentionality.
Discover this abstract diptych painting by Juan Carlos Amador and experience its vibrant interplay of color and optical rhythm.
Geometric Abstract Painting | Transcromático XIII and XIV, 2022. By Amador
Transcromático XIII and Transcromático XIV, 2022
From the Transcromático (Transchromatic) Series
Spray paint and oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall size: 12 H x 20 W x 1 D in.
Individual size: 12 H x 10 W in.
Mounted on stretcher
Signed back
Juan Carlos Amador López is a multimedia artist, born in Mayagüez and raised on the coast of Aguadilla. He has dedicated himself to the visual arts since completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus, with his creative emphasis placed on the concept of color. Through his contemporary works, he revisits and reevaluates the Neo-Impressionist pictorial method—also known as Divisionism—characteristic of the late 19th-century movement.
His recent abstractions display a unique style and focus on optical color combinations, ranging from the fragmented application of pure pigmentation to extensive, oval shapes of semi-opaque pigments. Amador superimposes these translucent color patches with the intention of filling the plane with an assortment of hues frozen in a process of transformation. Free from the burden of a specific narrative or message, the meaning of these works depends on the appreciation of each viewer—on their individual and biological capacity to instantly perceive, comprehend, and interpret color introspectively.
Juan Carlos Amador has exhibited his work both within and outside of Puerto Rico, with his most recent exhibition having been on the island of Saint Thomas. His work is also part of important local and international private collections.
