RAFA LOPEZ - DE CUANDO PERIQUITOS
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Rafa López’s original 47 × 73 cm mixed‑media canvas titled “DE CUANDO PERIQUITOS” (B/N), 2019, hand‑signed, depicting popular culture in a Neo‑Expressionist style, with acrylic, aerosol and marker techniques, delivered directly from the artist and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
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Title: “From When Parrots (B/W)” (2019)
Original work, unique.
Mixed media (acrylic, marker, ink) on canvas.
Format: 47 x 73 cm.
Year: 2019.
In "From When Parrots", Rafa López invites us on an introspective journey into memory and nostalgia. The work, executed in an elegant and sober black-and-white scale, functions as an album of memories where forms interlace to evoke the imagination of times past.
Analysis of the work:
The composition is a key piece of his Pop Surrealist facet. In this canvas, the artist performs a visual survey of cartoons and the iconography of his childhood, rescuing figures that seem to inhabit the collective subconscious. By removing color, López centers all the strength in the line and the silhouette, allowing the viewer to identify familiar elements amid the neo-expressionist chaos.
It is a work that plays with pareidolia: among spray stains and the precise strokes of the marker, emergent forms transport us to afternoons of television and games, reinterpreted under a contemporary, urban, and sophisticated aesthetic.
Technique and style:
Despite its 47 x 73 cm format, the piece has enormous visual density. Technical mastery is evident in the layering: from the acrylic background to the most meticulous graphics that define the work’s character. The contrast of B/W provides visual maturity that balances the playful theme of childhood memories.
Logistics and shipping:
The work is delivered unframed (professional packaging, rolled in a high-strength transport tube). This system guarantees the piece’s integrity during shipping and eases its subsequent mounting on a wooden frame at its destination.
The canvas includes additional painted margins to allow a perfect mounting, giving continuity to the image on the side edges of the frame.
Hand-signed on the lower left edge and on the back. Includes the artist’s certificate of authenticity.
About the artist:
Rafa López (Spain) is a visual artist with an established national and international career. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Seville.
His work is characterized by a language that travels between Pop Surrealism and Neoexpressionism, creating worlds where fantasy and social critique intertwine.
Notable awards: His work has been recognized with important prizes, among which we highlight the XXXVI Bancaja Prize in Valencia, first prize of the X National Painting Contest “el Primero de Fariña”, Toro (Zamora), and the painting prizes of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Carlos in Valencia awarded in 2014 and 2015.
Career: His work has been shown in galleries and art fairs across Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
Collections: Works held in foundations, public institutions, and private collections worldwide.
Official website: www.rafalopez.art
Instagram: @rafalopez_art
Title: “From When Parrots (B/W)” (2019)
Original work, unique.
Mixed media (acrylic, marker, ink) on canvas.
Format: 47 x 73 cm.
Year: 2019.
In "From When Parrots", Rafa López invites us on an introspective journey into memory and nostalgia. The work, executed in an elegant and sober black-and-white scale, functions as an album of memories where forms interlace to evoke the imagination of times past.
Analysis of the work:
The composition is a key piece of his Pop Surrealist facet. In this canvas, the artist performs a visual survey of cartoons and the iconography of his childhood, rescuing figures that seem to inhabit the collective subconscious. By removing color, López centers all the strength in the line and the silhouette, allowing the viewer to identify familiar elements amid the neo-expressionist chaos.
It is a work that plays with pareidolia: among spray stains and the precise strokes of the marker, emergent forms transport us to afternoons of television and games, reinterpreted under a contemporary, urban, and sophisticated aesthetic.
Technique and style:
Despite its 47 x 73 cm format, the piece has enormous visual density. Technical mastery is evident in the layering: from the acrylic background to the most meticulous graphics that define the work’s character. The contrast of B/W provides visual maturity that balances the playful theme of childhood memories.
Logistics and shipping:
The work is delivered unframed (professional packaging, rolled in a high-strength transport tube). This system guarantees the piece’s integrity during shipping and eases its subsequent mounting on a wooden frame at its destination.
The canvas includes additional painted margins to allow a perfect mounting, giving continuity to the image on the side edges of the frame.
Hand-signed on the lower left edge and on the back. Includes the artist’s certificate of authenticity.
About the artist:
Rafa López (Spain) is a visual artist with an established national and international career. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Seville.
His work is characterized by a language that travels between Pop Surrealism and Neoexpressionism, creating worlds where fantasy and social critique intertwine.
Notable awards: His work has been recognized with important prizes, among which we highlight the XXXVI Bancaja Prize in Valencia, first prize of the X National Painting Contest “el Primero de Fariña”, Toro (Zamora), and the painting prizes of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Carlos in Valencia awarded in 2014 and 2015.
Career: His work has been shown in galleries and art fairs across Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
Collections: Works held in foundations, public institutions, and private collections worldwide.
Official website: www.rafalopez.art
Instagram: @rafalopez_art
Details
Artist
RAFA LOPEZ
Sold with frame
No
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Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
DE CUANDO PERIQUITOS
Technique
Acrylic painting, Felt-tip pen, Spray paint
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Spain
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
47 cm
Width
73 cm
Depiction/theme
Pop Culture
Style
Neo-Expressionism
Period
2020+
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