Carel B (XX) - Primavera en el Alma

Work of art by the artist Carel (XX), created using oil on canvas technique.
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80 x 80 cm painting with a depth of 3 cm.
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In this striking oil on canvas work, we confront a composition that transcends aesthetics to delve into the emotional universe of femininity, nature, and fantasy. The central face of a young woman, framed by a profusion of blue hair that billows like a sea in motion, establishes the emotional core of the painting. Her eyes, penetrating and dewy, seem to speak to us from an interior place filled with melancholy and dreaminess, establishing a direct connection with the viewer.

The technique employed stands out for its gestural and chromatic force. The thick, dynamic brushstrokes, saturated with pigment, not only shape the hair’s material but also extend into the background, creating a vibrant aura that blurs the boundaries between figure and surroundings. There is a discernible influence of contemporary expressionism, in which emotion prevails over literal representation. Each strand of blue hair is also a river, a gust, a sign of creative freedom.

The bloom that inhabits the mane —a blend of flowers in warm tones, oranges, magentas, lilacs, and pinks— functions as a symbol of vital renewal, of the eternal cycle between the ephemeral and the perpetual. These flowers, far from being arranged in a realistic order, emerge from the intuition of color, like bursts of energy that cling to the female body to fuse it with nature. It is there where the conceptual soul of the work hides: a woman-flower, a wild muse whose identity blends with the interior landscape.

The use of oil paint is decisive for the final result: its density and versatility allow a play between soft glazes on the face and more opaque and textured layers in the hair and flowers. The palette, dominated by electric blues in contrast with warm oranges, creates an emotional counterpoint of melancholy and vitality that captivates at first sight.

This piece, ideal for collectors of contemporary art and lovers of modern figurative art, possesses a visual and conceptual strength that makes it an ideal candidate for a Catawiki auction. It is a work that not only adorns, but speaks, moves, and awakens. A perpetual spring trapped in oil and canvas.

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