They do not look like the kind of cartoon you would show a child, the works of Chilean artist Victor Castillo. It may be because of the characters they represent, who seem to live in a world created on the borderline between innocent play and dark, almost frightening humour.
The characters created by Castillo are figures inspired by the world of comics and graffiti, with citations also to great authors of art history such as Francisco Goya.
The scenes often depict, disguised, fierce criticism of American culture and pop culture products, as well as politics and its decisions that go against certain categories of citizens.

This feeling of strange awe is provided by the contrast between the bright colours typical of cartoons and pop art, and the eerie expressions of little girls with fringes and innocent pigtails. The hollow eyes, the clown nose and the strange stiff smile are the alarm bells of a discourse that Victor Castillo invites us to explore.
Throughout his career Castillo has exhibited in a large number of international galleries; all his work is available on the artist’s IG account.