1994 Critique

La liberacion del lazo,  autoretrato, 1992

(…) Picó always gravitates toward the deeper circles of the soul, and the unknown sides of the universe. Her earthy colors, captivating sands, beiges, mustards, yellows, oranges, reds, grays,blues and blacks, and the way she plays with space, reflect a serious existentialist and aesthetic desire to understand the essential elements that surround her. Creating rich and eloquent textures is also very important for Picó. Most of the textures are quite rich and complex and combine the roughness of the scars that mark us forever and the lyricism of that sunset that ought not be forgotten. Most of her paintings are sensual and harsh, warm and silent, friendly and distant. Frances Pico’s abstractions can be seen as mysterious landscapes waiting for the miracle of life to happen. Through them, viewers feel seduction and suspicion, understand the labyrinth and the desert, experience hunger and virtue (…).

(Manuel Álvarez Lezama, Frances Picó shows a serious dedication to art, The San Juan Star, February 27, 1994)