Alejandro Carballosa - Mar adentro

Oil on canvas
Measurements: 46 x 57 cm
Description
Contemporary figurative painting that captures the suspended moment between the surface and depth. The male figure moves forward underwater in a fluid and restrained gesture, while the buoyancy line divides the pictorial space into two realities: the external world and the underwater silence.

The treatment of the blue color, worked in multiple shades and visible brushstrokes, conveys movement, density and depth, reinforcing the sense of immersion. The light filtered through the water subtly models the body, creating a dialogue between strength and calm, control and surrender.

The work offers a symbolic reading of the act of swimming as a metaphor for introspection, transition and inner balance. The sea is not presented as a landscape, but as an emotional space where the body adapts and dissolves into the surroundings.

A piece with strong visual presence, ideal for collectors of contemporary painting interested in figuration, movement and the relationship between the human being and water.

A certificate of authenticity will be issued only if the work exceeds 500 euros in sale.

Alejandro Carballosa, Visual artist and Cuban designer residing in Spain, with a career marked by the exploration of force, emotion and beauty in both animal and human figures. His work combines technical realism with a contemporary vision, where color, light and movement acquire a symbolic and expressive language.
Trained in visual arts and design, he integrates the aesthetic sensitivity of classical art with modern resources, creating pieces that balance energy and introspection.
His work has been presented in solo and group exhibitions, and is part of private collections in Germany and the United States
Education
School/Academy of Visual Arts; Baccalaureate in Sculpture, Painter
University
Degree in Scenic Design; ISA, Havana, Cuba, 2023
Graduated 2011
Workshop
2022. International Makeup Workshop taught by Italian master Piero Penisi
Exhibitions
2011. Iconographic Salon Nicolás Guillén. UNEAC, Las Tunas, Cuba
2011. Exhibition “Vástagos”. Provincial Center of Visual Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba
2012. Martiano Salon. Sculpture Studio Gallery, Las Tunas, Cuba
2012. Exhibition “Lithographs”. UNEAC, Las Tunas, Cuba
2012. Exhibition “Final Integral Exercise”. Professional Academy of Visual Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba
2013. Martiano Salon. Huellas Cultural Center, Las Tunas, Cuba
2013. Exhibition “La Víspera”. Provincial Center of Visual Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba
2014. Salon “Guernica”. AHS, Las Tunas, Cuba
2014. Salon “Plastic Arts in April”. Provincial Center of Visual Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba
2014. Collective Expo “Art, a Social Image”. Provincial Center of Visual Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba
2017. First Salon of Plastic Arts. Guáimaro Art Gallery, Camagüey, Cuba
2017. Collective Expo, Aires de Cubanía. Casa del Alba cultural, Havana, Cuba
2022. Thematic fashion show at ISA Art University
2024. Private collections in Germany and the United States