CHICOTE CFC

The notion of the artist has expanded to such an extent that, in the present context, its meaning has partially lost its conceptual clarity. The proliferation of creative practices across virtually all areas of everyday life has blurred the traditional boundaries between what is artistic, functional, and technical. In this scenario, creativity has become a widespread attribute, present across multiple disciplines and professions, contributing to a continuous—and at times imprecise—redefinition of what we understand as art. This process has led to a profound transformation in the hierarchy of visual languages, where different forms of production coexist within the same field of validation, without always maintaining clear distinctions in terms of intention, depth, or conceptual relevance. Contemporary art, particularly within the field of visual arts, now develops within a space of tension between traditional languages and new forms of expression derived from technology, digital imagery, and hybrid practices. This coexistence has expanded the territory of art, but it has also increased its definitional ambiguity. Within this ongoing process of redefinition, a critical reflection on the criteria that determine artistic value becomes necessary—not as a form of exclusion, but as a search for meaning within the current multiplicity of visual discourses. From this perspective, the artistic practice presented here is positioned within a desire to reconsider the concept of value in contemporary art, addressing criteria that allow for a renewed sense of structure without denying the complexity of the current context. In this sense, art may be understood as the highest expression of creative and imaginative talent, where technical skill does not necessarily represent its ultimate achievement, but rather a prerequisite within a broader process of meaning construction. As a guiding framework, a work may attain artistic consistency when it integrates, in a non-hierarchical but interrelated way, elements such as originality, a significant aesthetic level, a relevant degree of complexity in its execution, a solid conceptual or theoretical foundation, and the capacity to evoke admiration beyond mere provocation.