Rafa López - ¿Qué comemos hoy? - XXL

Title: “What do we eat today?” (2020)
Original, unique work.
Mixed media (acrylic, spray, marker, ink) on canvas.
Diptych format: composed of two modules of 73 x 73 cm each.
Total size: 73 x 146 cm.
Year: 2020.

In "What do we eat today?", Rafa López uses the diptych format to fragment and, at the same time, expand a everyday narrative brought into the realm of the fantastic. The title, a trivial and domestic question, is transformed by his brush into an explosion of visual stimuli that question consumption and identity in the age of information overload.

Artwork analysis:
The composition is a vibrant exercise in Pop Surrealism and Neoexpressionism. Since it is a two-module diptych (73x73 cm each), the work generates an internal dialogue between the two pieces. The viewer can appreciate how gestural strokes and color masses flow from one canvas to the other, maintaining absolute visual coherence while allowing a dual reading.

Icons suggesting food, organic figures, and elements of popular imagination intertwine in a "gourmet chaos" full of energy. Technically, the piece stands out for its use of fluorescent colors, bold contrasts, and a rich layering achieved through the use of spray and marker to define almost calligraphic details over the acrylic.

Logistics and shipping:
Due to its format, the work is delivered unframed (professional packaging, rolled in a high-strength transport tube). This method is the safest for international shipping of canvases, ensuring the paint does not suffer tensions along the journey. As two identical square pieces, mounting on wooden stretchers is straightforward and allows the collector to lightly play with the separation between the two modules according to aesthetic preference, though a separation of 2 to 3 cm is recommended.

The canvases include additional painted margins to allow a perfect mounting, giving continuity to the image at the edges.

Signature and Certification:
Both pieces are linked as a single artwork. Hand-signed on the lower left edge and on the back. Includes the Artist’s Certificate of Authenticity.

Rafa López (Spain) is a plastic artist with an established national and international career. He holds a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Seville.

His work is characterized by a language of its own that travels between Pop Surrealism and Neoexpressionism, creating worlds where fantasy and social critique intertwine.

Awards: His work has been recognized with important awards, including the XXXVI Bancaja Prize in Valencia, first prize at the X National Painting Competition “el Primero de Fariña,” Toro (Zamora), and the painting prizes of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos in Valencia obtained in 2014 and 2015.

Career: His work has been exhibited in galleries and art fairs in Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

Collections: Works present in foundations, public institutions, and private collections worldwide.

You can follow his work and full career at:
web: www.rafalopez.art
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rafalopez_art/