Hugo Duras’s brushes dart and dance with jubilation. Lines, shapes, and colors burst forth into exuberant scenes that explore both the painter’s daily life and his imaginative inner world. The line is swift, the motif dynamic. Often, primary colors set the tone—launching a jazzy, free-flowing composition, energized by an ongoing invention of recurring figures and signs, all stirred by bold, intense, yet tender hues.

Interior scenes, gardens, studios—his subjects are as whimsical as they are familiar. While the overall atmosphere might evoke something childlike or naive, these compositions lean more toward a kind of surrealist poetry. They avoid simplification or abstraction, instead playing with signs, colors, and recognizable symbols—like the components of a pictorial and narrative language unique to the artist.

Fully embracing his homage to Miró, Hugo Duras paints far from any rigid symbolism. His celebration of life is never calculated. Spontaneity, abundance, and generosity infuse his intimate scenes, portraits, objects, and ideas. One never tires of spotting a curled-up cat, a laughing child, the bright gaze of a woman, a large painting floating on a wall, a lush plant… or the painter himself in his studio. And when the drawing or form becomes more stripped down, it is color—often pure and flat—that quietly evokes an essential silhouette with serene naturalness.

The artistic and educational projects Hugo Duras designs especially for early childhood are inseparable from his practice. One clearly senses his deep human and artistic commitment to nurturing children's creative thinking, and the free, powerful imagery sparked by their emotional, sensory, and theatrical experiences—imagery that feeds directly into his own imaginative world and instinctive artistic posture.