Signals of The Universe

This took me immediately back to the vinyl album covers in the 80s, specifically of the group Earth, Wind, and Fire, and even more specifically to their Greatest Hits album, which contains the same Egyptian "eye"-con, and a pyramid, but most strikingly the style and coloring. Really nice to see this type of "block" imaging as well, as many of your other works have that similarity. It's very individual to you, and I'm beginning to think that if I see it in the future I will recognize it as yours, most likely.

Most of the EW&Fire album covers are on this page: http://www.onemusicapi.com/artists/album-covers/Earth,-Wind-&-Fire.html

Enigmatic and alluring, Carlos Mateu’s Signals of The Universe is a symmetrical figurative painting that straddles the line between surrealism and…well, everything else. The symmetry of the composition lends the picture an almost architectural appearance that recalls the pyramids of Giza. The work finds inspiration from several different cultures and religions: most prominently, Native American (the headdress sporting, half-hark, and half-man subject) and Egyptian (the eye of Horus radiating hieroglyphics, the rolling desert landscape, and the dual pyramid shape on the canvas).

The painting captures both night and day, representing the entirety of the world (or maybe even the universe!) on the surface of a single canvas. As usual, Mateu’s mark-making is highly detailed and perfectly executed. The rippling of the sands, the shading of the wings, the definition of the torso, and the iterations of blue composing the sky make Signals of The Universe an exemplar example of Mateu’s unique style.