Alberto Ricardo (XXI) - “Fragmentos de un rostro”

Artwork by the artist Alberto Ricardo (XX), created using acrylic on canvas.
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Dimensions of 70 x 70 cm of painting with 3 cm depth.
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In this powerful acrylic painting on canvas, the viewer confronts the portrait of a female face that not only engages with the gaze but also seems to emerge from an intense, segmented, visceral chromatic universe. Far from pursuing a realistic representation, this work delves into the realms of contemporary expressionism, where every color is a gesture, every stroke an emotion.

What most impacts this composition is the construction of the face through juxtaposed color patches, as if it were an emotional mosaic. Warm tones — reds, oranges, yellows — coexist with cools and neutrals — blues, whites, blacks — generating visual tensions that enrich the internal narrative of the work. The face is not “painted” in the classical sense, but assembled from layers, chromatic clashes that model volumes and shadows without losing anatomical structure. The result is a solid, beautiful visage, but also broken, built with intensity, like an identity in the process of revealing itself.

The eyes, deeply expressive and realistic amid the pictorial abstraction, function as visual anchors. From there, the painting expands, breaks, and reconfigures. The slightly open mouth, sensual and also vulnerable, adds a nuance of humanity that contrasts with the abstraction of the contours. The female figure here is not an ideal or stereotype: she is a state of emotion trapped in color and gesture.

From a technical point of view, the piece stands out for its mastery of the acrylic language applied with a spatula and broad brushstrokes, typical of the impasto technique. The texture created on the surface gives the image a tactile dimension, as if the color could be touched. Moreover, the splashes and drips of paint — inspired by action painting — inject energy and spontaneity, breaking any hint of rigid composition.

This work is ideal for collectors and gallerists who value portraiture as a vehicle for emotional exploration, beyond the figurative. It is a piece that speaks of identity fragmentation, of the power of the face as a symbol, and of color as an autonomous expressive language. In the context of an auction on Catawiki, “Fragmentos de un rostro” stands out for its visual strength, its introspective charge, and its high technical quality.