Alberto Ricardo (XXI) - Super Mario El Salto del Ícono

Work created on professional canvas using the giclée printing technique. Digital art that employs contemporary media and artificial intelligence.
Work of art by artist Alberto Ricardo, created using the Giclée printing technique on high-quality professional canvas, 100% cotton, highly resistant to handling and external agents, from the Eco Canvas Roma Glossy brand, satin finish.
We guarantee a durable product with visual quality.
Dimension of 65 x 70 cm, with 5 cm depth.
Limited edition 2/5, hand-signed on the front.
On the back of the piece, you will find the details about the work.
The shipment will be made through United Parcel Service (UPS) for Spain and Europe, and through Fedex for the rest of the world.
The work will be rolled and protected with several layers of packaging, bubble nylon, and placed in a sturdy tube.
Once the work has been paid for, three days are required for the packaging process and delivery to the shipping company.
The piece will arrive within ten days, depending on the destination country.
We wish for full enjoyment of art.
It is difficult to ignore the visual vertigo caused by this image printed on canvas. Mario, Nintendo's eternal plumber, seems to have taken a leap not only out of the screen but out of time. The pixel hero here immerses himself in a pictorial dimension that transforms him, elevating him from the digital universe to the status of a cultural symbol reinterpreted with expressive vigor.

The image shows Mario in an energetic pose, suspended mid-jump, as if he is about to burst into our physical world. What is fascinating is the treatment of the figure: far from the clean edges and flat colors of digital art, here we find a version soaked in material, with thick strokes, vibrant colors that spill and blend, as if the essence of the character is bursting forth with impulsive brushstrokes.

From a technical perspective, this work merges two opposing visual languages: controlled vector design and free pictorial gesture. The background is a whirlwind of textures, stains, and splashes, giving the composition a sense of perpetual movement. The colors, although faithful to Mario's original design, have been intensified to nearly burst, emphasizing the iconic strength of the character. The technique recalls abstract expressionism, but applied here with a figurative approach that challenges the logic of the classic portrait.

Conceptually, the image operates on several levels. On one hand, it is a tribute to a character who has marked generations. On the other, it is a statement about art in the digital age: what is born in pixels can live in oil, and what was considered entertainment becomes art when taken out of its usual context and reinterpreted with artistic intention.

The canvas depicts Mario not merely as a character; it consecrates him as pop myth. It pulls him from the video game to place him in the mental museum of our collective memory. Every loose stroke, every splash of paint is an affirmation: Mario is not just nostalgia, he is language, he is a symbol, he is a bridge between generations.

It invites us to look twice: once to recognize what is familiar, and again to discover what has been transformed. Because this Mario not only jumps over turtles, he jumps between worlds, and here, he takes the leap into art.