Montiel (1985) - "AUREUM"
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Montiel (1985), AUREUM, 2026, original acrylic painting, 65 × 81 cm, marine landscape, contemporary, hand-signed, in excellent condition, sold directly by the artist.
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The goldfish, so named in Latin, does not swim in water, but in light. Its body does not reflect the world: it transforms it. Each scale is a fragment of sun frozen in time, a living coin that defies the weight of time. It is neither creature nor object, but a symbol: abundance that breathes, a desire that slides by in silence.
On the canvas, the background dissolves into deep, almost infinite shadows, so that the gold not only shines, but emerges as a revelation. The fish moves slowly, suspended between reality and dream. Its movement is circular, eternal, as if it traced with its tail the invisible form of the infinite.
It does not represent material wealth, but inner wealth: intuition, imagination, the persistence of hope even in murky waters. The gold is not only color; it is spiritual energy, fire contained in liquid form. The light is born from it and returns to it, closing a sacred cycle.
The golden fish is the guardian of the deep. It inhabits the unconscious, where thoughts still have no name. To look at it is to remember that beneath the surface there is always something that shines, waiting to be discovered.
The goldfish, so named in Latin, does not swim in water, but in light. Its body does not reflect the world: it transforms it. Each scale is a fragment of sun frozen in time, a living coin that defies the weight of time. It is neither creature nor object, but a symbol: abundance that breathes, a desire that slides by in silence.
On the canvas, the background dissolves into deep, almost infinite shadows, so that the gold not only shines, but emerges as a revelation. The fish moves slowly, suspended between reality and dream. Its movement is circular, eternal, as if it traced with its tail the invisible form of the infinite.
It does not represent material wealth, but inner wealth: intuition, imagination, the persistence of hope even in murky waters. The gold is not only color; it is spiritual energy, fire contained in liquid form. The light is born from it and returns to it, closing a sacred cycle.
The golden fish is the guardian of the deep. It inhabits the unconscious, where thoughts still have no name. To look at it is to remember that beneath the surface there is always something that shines, waiting to be discovered.
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Artist
Montiel (1985)
Sold with frame
No
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Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
"AUREUM"
Technique
Acrylic painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Spain
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
65 cm
Width
81 cm
Weight
1.15 kg
Depiction/theme
Seascape
Style
Contemporary
Period
2020+
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