Cristina Cañamero - Abandono.

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Cristina Cañamero presents Abandono., an original oil on canvas painting with a wooden frame ready to hang, 40 x 40 cm, signed by hand and dated 2026, featuring a cold palette of blue, purple, white and multicolor, in excellent condition and produced in Spain, sold directly by the artist.

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The first thing that works very well is the body posture: that forced, almost uncomfortable arch conveys physical and emotional vulnerability at the same time. It isn’t a body “resting”; it’s a body exposed, out in the elements. The twisting of the torso and the hip generates tension, and that sustains visual interest without the need for explicit drama.
The atmosphere is very well crafted. The vertical forest, cold and repetitive, functions almost like a symbolic cage. There is no inviting depth: there is distance, indifference. The snow falling softens the scene, but it does not comfort it; on the contrary, it reinforces the feeling of silence and solitude.
As for color, the choice is of cool tones, but the skin tone introduces humanity without becoming completely warm. The face is perhaps the most delicate: you don't overdramatize the expression, and that works in your favor. There is no shout, no evident tear. There is fatigue, surrender, perhaps resignation. That makes the abandonment not theatrical, but existential.
Oil on canvas on a wooden frame ready to hang.
Completely handmade painting without any printing.
Certificate of authenticity
Shipments in cardboard box.
Cristina Cañamero, Campillos, Málaga, 1970, has a degree from the University of Fine Arts of Granada with a specialty in painting. He lives and works in Córdoba, Spain.
Selected in Saatchiart's New Perspectives and Best of Spring III (printed catalogs 2022).
Since 1994, she has held various individual exhibitions, most of them with Alfredo Viñas gallery in Malaga, Spain.
She has also held numerous group exhibitions, participating in fairs such as ARCO or the Lisbon International. Oil on canvas on a wooden frame ready to hang.
Completely handmade painting without any printing.
Certificate of authenticity
Shipments in cardboard box.
Cristina Cañamero, Campillos, Málaga, 1970, has a degree from the University of Fine Arts of Granada with a specialty in painting. He lives and works in Córdoba, Spain.
Selected in Saatchiart's New Perspectives and Best of Spring III (printed catalogs 2022).
Since 1994, she has held various individual exhibitions, most of them with Alfredo Viñas gallery in Malaga, Spain.
She has also participated in numerous group exhibitions, including fairs such as ARCO and the Lisbon International Contemporary Art Fair.
Her artworks are present in numerous institutions such as the Coca-Cola collection, the Unicaja collection, CAC Malaga, and others.
Regarding private collections, her artworks are present in the United States, Italy, Germany, Cyprus, France, United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Spain, etc.
Contemporary Art Fair.
Her artworks are present in numerous institutions such as the Coca-Cola collection, the Unicaja collection, CAC Malaga, and others.
Regarding private collections, her artworks are present in the United States, Italy, Germany, Cyprus, France, United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Spain, etc.

The first thing that works very well is the body posture: that forced, almost uncomfortable arch conveys physical and emotional vulnerability at the same time. It isn’t a body “resting”; it’s a body exposed, out in the elements. The twisting of the torso and the hip generates tension, and that sustains visual interest without the need for explicit drama.
The atmosphere is very well crafted. The vertical forest, cold and repetitive, functions almost like a symbolic cage. There is no inviting depth: there is distance, indifference. The snow falling softens the scene, but it does not comfort it; on the contrary, it reinforces the feeling of silence and solitude.
As for color, the choice is of cool tones, but the skin tone introduces humanity without becoming completely warm. The face is perhaps the most delicate: you don't overdramatize the expression, and that works in your favor. There is no shout, no evident tear. There is fatigue, surrender, perhaps resignation. That makes the abandonment not theatrical, but existential.
Oil on canvas on a wooden frame ready to hang.
Completely handmade painting without any printing.
Certificate of authenticity
Shipments in cardboard box.
Cristina Cañamero, Campillos, Málaga, 1970, has a degree from the University of Fine Arts of Granada with a specialty in painting. He lives and works in Córdoba, Spain.
Selected in Saatchiart's New Perspectives and Best of Spring III (printed catalogs 2022).
Since 1994, she has held various individual exhibitions, most of them with Alfredo Viñas gallery in Malaga, Spain.
She has also held numerous group exhibitions, participating in fairs such as ARCO or the Lisbon International. Oil on canvas on a wooden frame ready to hang.
Completely handmade painting without any printing.
Certificate of authenticity
Shipments in cardboard box.
Cristina Cañamero, Campillos, Málaga, 1970, has a degree from the University of Fine Arts of Granada with a specialty in painting. He lives and works in Córdoba, Spain.
Selected in Saatchiart's New Perspectives and Best of Spring III (printed catalogs 2022).
Since 1994, she has held various individual exhibitions, most of them with Alfredo Viñas gallery in Malaga, Spain.
She has also participated in numerous group exhibitions, including fairs such as ARCO and the Lisbon International Contemporary Art Fair.
Her artworks are present in numerous institutions such as the Coca-Cola collection, the Unicaja collection, CAC Malaga, and others.
Regarding private collections, her artworks are present in the United States, Italy, Germany, Cyprus, France, United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Spain, etc.
Contemporary Art Fair.
Her artworks are present in numerous institutions such as the Coca-Cola collection, the Unicaja collection, CAC Malaga, and others.
Regarding private collections, her artworks are present in the United States, Italy, Germany, Cyprus, France, United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Spain, etc.

Details

Artist
Cristina Cañamero
Sold with frame
No
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Abandono.
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of Origin
Spain
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Colour
Blue, Multicolour, Purple, White
Height
40 cm
Width
40 cm
Weight
2 g
Style
Contemporary
Period
2020+
SpainVerified
26
Objects sold
Private

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