E. García - LA VIGILIA XL

LA VIGILIA is a 70x100 cm painting by the contemporary artist Ernest García. “La Vigilia” situates itself in a territory of poetic tension between sleep and consciousness, between the domestic and the metaphysical. The scene, apparently serene, harbors a silent unease that refers to the European surrealist imagination, evoking echoes of René Magritte and Giorgio de Chirico, reinterpreted from a contemporary sensibility and a palette with a clear Fauvist inclination.

In the foreground, two white cats—with amber, piercing, almost human eyes—occupy the center of the composition. They are not mere animals: they function as symbolic guardians, alert figures suspended in a moment of still time. Their whiteness, modeled with cool blues and dense shadows, renders them as sculptural presences, almost marble-like, enhancing the sense of ceremonial stillness.

The architectural space is built with a theatrical logic: bold color planes, slightly altered perspectives, and an atmosphere of suspended silence. In the distance, a female figure with her back turned contemplates an industrialized city marked by vertical chimneys, elements that recall De Chirico's metaphysical architecture. The distance between the woman and the cats creates an open narrative: who watches whom? What is this scene waiting for?

Color usage is decisive. The blazing reds, the golden yellows, and the deep blues do not seek naturalism, but emotional intensity. The Fauvist influence manifests itself in chromatic freedom and in the forcefulness of the contrasts. The light is not realist: it is conceptual. It illuminates like a revelation, not as a physical phenomenon.

The decorative vase introduces an ornamental twist that converses with the classical pictorial tradition of the still life, yet here it appears displaced, almost as a symbolic object within a mental stage set. Each element seems carefully arranged to reinforce a sense of inner vigilance: a state of conscious alertness before the outside world.

“La Vigilia” is a work that articulates tradition and contemporaneity, figuration and symbolism. It has a strong museum-like presence and an open narrative character that invites interpretation. It is not a complacent image; it is a scene that observes the viewer with the same intensity with which the viewer contemplates it.

A work of notable conceptual depth and strong visual impact, ideal for collections that value the dialogue between historical surrealism and contemporary painting with bold chromatic impact.




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