Víctor Guédez (b. 1954), the academic and art critic, writes this essay on the work of Venezuelan sculptor Víctor Valera (b. 1927). He offers a very innovative approach to his work, refusing to begin on a chronological basis at the outset; on the contrary, he begins with his most recent work in order to better understand his origins. This suits the current and innovative work of the artist, who was delving into his origins in order to reinterpret himself: to restart his work and escape stagnation and repetition in this manner. Guédez focuses on analyzing and understanding a specific aspect of Valera’s conception of art: self-confrontation. Therefore, with regard to content, this is a very complete study of great conceptual complexity and with significant aesthetic value; it is infused with an intense and profound analysis of the artist’s ideas, Guédez decodes the meaning of his work and details his creative philosophy in an outstanding manner. In keeping with his writing style, on several occasions, Guédez revisits the characteristics, elements, and factors of Valera’s work, and offers an inventory of the artistic attributes and aesthetic properties of his sculpture. The chief virtue the author finds in Valera is his courage: it surprises him that a renowned artist—working from the security provided by his standing—is capable of detaching himself from the baggage of a career spanning more than forty years in order to restart it from the beginning, radically changing his style, a fact that, in the author’s opinion, is unprecedented. He affirms that once Valera has all the answers, he poses the questions anew.