"There is a sense of adventure in finding our way into Uslé’s
paintings – to be immersed in the experience of them. Or, taking into account
the liquid character of their medium: submerged. This perception is prompted by the work Rumor Sumergido. The
rhythms and shades of the monochromatic blue painting reach another level of
depth and expansiveness, conveying a particular sensitivity to fluctuations in
light and motion. Its overlapping of rows, brushstrokes and blues produce a
gridlike effect in places, similar to a woven textile – complete with wobbly
edges, frays, folds and inconsistencies. Once again, there is an upward motion:
darker, more dense blues flood the bottom half, giving way to paler shades,
light and space near the top. There’s a sensation of drifting up from the
water’s depths to its surface, or moving from night into day. Within this
expanse, small points of light appear like lens flare, and brush marks become
electrically illuminated. A clash of wave-like blues again forms a horizon of
sorts, here buried in the painting’s bottom third."

Text by Julianne Cordray