, ▁suffering , ▁and ▁gu ilt . ▁The ▁organization ▁of ▁these ▁boundary ▁situation , ▁a ▁critic ▁points ▁out , const it utes ▁his ▁poet ics , ▁which ▁is ▁" pred ic ated ▁on ▁a ▁prof ound ▁human ▁king ship ▁with ▁the ▁West ▁and ▁an ▁amaz ed ▁expect ant ▁det achment ▁from ▁it . ▁From ▁this ▁circle ▁he ▁der ives ▁his ▁extraordinary ▁power ▁of ▁expression ." ▁ ▁Ex hib itions ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁paint ings ▁from ▁various ▁phases ▁of ▁The ▁Split ▁of ▁Life ▁series ▁were ▁exhib ited ▁a ▁various ▁art ▁cent ers ▁in ▁Argentina ▁Brazil M ex ico , ▁Pan ama , ▁Korea , K uw ait , ▁Sweden , ▁Switzerland ▁and ▁Venezuela , ▁▁ ▁The ▁exhib itions ▁were ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁articles , ▁ess ays , ▁po ems , ▁con ferences , ▁and ▁peace ▁projects . ▁In ▁Venezuela , ▁install ations ▁were ▁featured ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁I bero - American ▁Sym pos ium ▁held ▁in ▁Car ac as ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁the ▁International ▁Enc ounter ▁for ▁Peace ▁in ▁M ér ida ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁paint ings ▁displayed ▁in ▁different ▁exhib itions ▁were ▁viewed ▁as ▁reflect ing ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁" over - all - ness , ▁of ▁one ▁painting ▁running ▁into ▁another ." ▁It ▁is ▁remarked ▁that ▁the ▁magnitude ▁of ▁the ▁paint ings ▁place ▁the ▁vie wer ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁a ▁violent ▁c age .