Gabriel Avila Santiesteban - "Presence gradient" NO Reserve
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Gabriel Avila Santiesteban presents an original oil painting titled Presence gradient, 100 x 80 cm, signed, dated and numbered on the back, created in 2026 in Spain, in excellent condition, depicting a nude figure in a contemporary style.
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Work of Art created by the artist Gabriel Avila Santiesteban.
This is not a print. 100% handcrafted.
Include images of the process.
Presence gradient
The image organizes the body as a variable intensity within the plane. Not all figures occupy the same degree of visibility: scale, framing, and proximity construct a gradient that regulates attention and hierarchizes presence. The body in the foreground imposes itself not by identity, but by material expansion; the second recoils, without disappearing, within a controlled visual economy.
This distribution does not respond to a narrative, but to a compositional structure that manages the appearance of forms. The difference in size and position produces a tension between dominance and latency, between what is asserted and what remains in a secondary position. The presence, then, is not an essential attribute of the body, but a condition produced by the pictorial device.
Thus the work shifts the idea of representation toward an analysis of visibility: the body becomes an element regulated by the field of image, subjected to a system of intensities that determines how much it occupies, how much it intrudes, and how much it withdraws within the shared space.
Dimensions: 100 x 80 cm
Technique: Painting carried out in layers over a preliminary drawing using various pictorial techniques.
Condition: Perfect
Origin: Spain
Year: 2026
The tonal variations of the painting depend on the lighting and the angles of the photographs.
Shipping method: They will be rolled into a sturdy cardboard tube (without a frame).
Perfect and durable packaging with a tracking number.
The certificate of authenticity will only be available for sales equal to or greater than €350.
Signed, dated, and numbered on the back of the canvas.
It is a unique piece.
The artwork is ideal for a frame measuring 100 cm x 80 cm. Depth of 4 - 6 cm.
Artist's Note: I dedicate many hours each day to creating original works and interesting ideas for you, please keep this in mind. Your bid helps maintain and improve the quality of future works. When you pay for a piece of art, you are validating the artist's work and the value of your purchase proportionally. Remember, you are buying art, not images.
Gabriel Avila Santiesteban
Las Tunas, Cuba (1994). Lives and works in Cartagena, Spain.
Studies
2013 - Intermediate Level in Plastic Arts. Professional Academy of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas. Cuba.
Collective exhibitions (selection)
2024. Biarco. 5th international art biennial of Armenia Colombia. Alicante. Spain.
2021. Collaboration as an assistant at 'Estudio Carlos Garaicoa' on 'Calle de la Puebla', Madrid, Spain.
Exhibition 'Unfaithful Images' at Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, Italy.
2020. Collaboration as an assistant of 'Estudio Carlos Garaicoa' at 'Calle de la Puebla' for the ARCO Madrid Contemporary Art Fair. IFEMA Madrid, Madrid. Spain.
2020. Exhibition 'Tribute to Anette Delgado', Havana. Cuba.
2019. Collaboration as an assistant with 'Estudio Carlos Garaicoa and Alejandro Campins' in 'Open'.
Studio. Exhibition 'Drawings' in 'Calle de la Puebla', Madrid. Spain.
2019. Collective Expo 'Osmosis' AHS, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2018. 'Plastic in April' Hall, Provincial Center of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2017. Review of the Traveling Collective Expo, Aires de Cubanía, Ibero-American and Caribbean
Magazine 'Arte por Excelencias' Year VII/NO.32/2017/Quarterly. Page: 18.
2017. Collective Expo, 'One of a Hundred', Rita Longa Sculpture Workshop Gallery. Las Tunas. Cuba.
2017. Traveling Expo, Aires de Cubanía, Matanzas, Cuba.
2017. II Edition of the Plastic Arts Hall, Guáimaro, Camaguey. Cuba.
2016. Collective Expo, Aires de Cubanía. Casa del Alba Cultural, Havana. Cuba.
2016. First Plastic Arts Hall. Guáimaro Art Gallery. Camagüey. Cuba.
2013. Collective exhibition 'Art, a social image.' Provincial Center of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2013. 'Plastic in April' Hall. Provincial Center of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2013. 'Guernica' Hall. AHS, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2012. 'La Víspera' Exhibition. Provincial Center of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2012. Martiano Hall. Huellas Cultural Center, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2011. Exhibition 'Final Comprehensive Year'. Professional Academy of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2011. 'Lithographs' Exhibition. UNEAC, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2011. Martiano Hall. Sculpture Workshop Gallery, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2010. 'Vástagos' Exhibition. Provincial Center of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2010. Nicolás Guillén Iconographic Salon. UNEAC, Las Tunas. Cuba.
Work of Art created by the artist Gabriel Avila Santiesteban.
This is not a print. 100% handcrafted.
Include images of the process.
Presence gradient
The image organizes the body as a variable intensity within the plane. Not all figures occupy the same degree of visibility: scale, framing, and proximity construct a gradient that regulates attention and hierarchizes presence. The body in the foreground imposes itself not by identity, but by material expansion; the second recoils, without disappearing, within a controlled visual economy.
This distribution does not respond to a narrative, but to a compositional structure that manages the appearance of forms. The difference in size and position produces a tension between dominance and latency, between what is asserted and what remains in a secondary position. The presence, then, is not an essential attribute of the body, but a condition produced by the pictorial device.
Thus the work shifts the idea of representation toward an analysis of visibility: the body becomes an element regulated by the field of image, subjected to a system of intensities that determines how much it occupies, how much it intrudes, and how much it withdraws within the shared space.
Dimensions: 100 x 80 cm
Technique: Painting carried out in layers over a preliminary drawing using various pictorial techniques.
Condition: Perfect
Origin: Spain
Year: 2026
The tonal variations of the painting depend on the lighting and the angles of the photographs.
Shipping method: They will be rolled into a sturdy cardboard tube (without a frame).
Perfect and durable packaging with a tracking number.
The certificate of authenticity will only be available for sales equal to or greater than €350.
Signed, dated, and numbered on the back of the canvas.
It is a unique piece.
The artwork is ideal for a frame measuring 100 cm x 80 cm. Depth of 4 - 6 cm.
Artist's Note: I dedicate many hours each day to creating original works and interesting ideas for you, please keep this in mind. Your bid helps maintain and improve the quality of future works. When you pay for a piece of art, you are validating the artist's work and the value of your purchase proportionally. Remember, you are buying art, not images.
Gabriel Avila Santiesteban
Las Tunas, Cuba (1994). Lives and works in Cartagena, Spain.
Studies
2013 - Intermediate Level in Plastic Arts. Professional Academy of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas. Cuba.
Collective exhibitions (selection)
2024. Biarco. 5th international art biennial of Armenia Colombia. Alicante. Spain.
2021. Collaboration as an assistant at 'Estudio Carlos Garaicoa' on 'Calle de la Puebla', Madrid, Spain.
Exhibition 'Unfaithful Images' at Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, Italy.
2020. Collaboration as an assistant of 'Estudio Carlos Garaicoa' at 'Calle de la Puebla' for the ARCO Madrid Contemporary Art Fair. IFEMA Madrid, Madrid. Spain.
2020. Exhibition 'Tribute to Anette Delgado', Havana. Cuba.
2019. Collaboration as an assistant with 'Estudio Carlos Garaicoa and Alejandro Campins' in 'Open'.
Studio. Exhibition 'Drawings' in 'Calle de la Puebla', Madrid. Spain.
2019. Collective Expo 'Osmosis' AHS, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2018. 'Plastic in April' Hall, Provincial Center of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2017. Review of the Traveling Collective Expo, Aires de Cubanía, Ibero-American and Caribbean
Magazine 'Arte por Excelencias' Year VII/NO.32/2017/Quarterly. Page: 18.
2017. Collective Expo, 'One of a Hundred', Rita Longa Sculpture Workshop Gallery. Las Tunas. Cuba.
2017. Traveling Expo, Aires de Cubanía, Matanzas, Cuba.
2017. II Edition of the Plastic Arts Hall, Guáimaro, Camaguey. Cuba.
2016. Collective Expo, Aires de Cubanía. Casa del Alba Cultural, Havana. Cuba.
2016. First Plastic Arts Hall. Guáimaro Art Gallery. Camagüey. Cuba.
2013. Collective exhibition 'Art, a social image.' Provincial Center of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2013. 'Plastic in April' Hall. Provincial Center of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2013. 'Guernica' Hall. AHS, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2012. 'La Víspera' Exhibition. Provincial Center of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2012. Martiano Hall. Huellas Cultural Center, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2011. Exhibition 'Final Comprehensive Year'. Professional Academy of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2011. 'Lithographs' Exhibition. UNEAC, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2011. Martiano Hall. Sculpture Workshop Gallery, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2010. 'Vástagos' Exhibition. Provincial Center of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2010. Nicolás Guillén Iconographic Salon. UNEAC, Las Tunas. Cuba.
Details
Artist
Gabriel Avila Santiesteban
Sold with frame
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Edition
Original
Title of artwork
"Presence gradient" NO Reserve
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of Origin
Spain
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
100 cm
Width
80 cm
Depiction/Theme
Nude
Style
Contemporary
Period
2020+
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