Carmen Morillo - Young Caesar

Artist: Carmen María Morillo Barragán (Spain, 1989).
Title: Young Caesar
Year: 2026
Technique: Oil on canvas.
Dimensions: 92 × 65 cm (height × width). Unframed work, mounted on a stretcher.
The work represents a male bust inspired by classical sculpture, approached from a contemporary pictorial gaze. The figure appears treated as a sculptural object, with special attention to volume, material, and the relation between figure and background. The brushwork is visible and direct, emphasizing the material character of the painting and moving away from psychological portraiture to place the image in a more sculptural and timeless terrain.
Signature: Hand-signed by the artist on the reverse.
Condition: Very good. Work in perfect condition, with no damage or restorations.
Edition: Unique work.
Provenance: Directly from the artist's studio.
Shipping: The work will be carefully packaged, mounted on a stretcher and protected for transport.
Carmen Morillo is a Spanish visual artist, trained in Fine Arts at the University of Seville. Her trajectory focuses mainly on painting, with a solid grounding in realism and figuration, complemented by personal research on gesture, materiality, and the representation of the human figure. She has expanded her training through specialized courses in drawing, realism, and pictorial figuration at institutions such as Museo Casa Ibáñez (Almería) and the University of Seville.
Her work has been recognized with various national painting awards, including the National Painting Prize José Arpa and the Second Prize of the National Painting Competition "Ocaña,” as well as with an artist-in-residence grant at Paisaje Altea (Alicante). Simultaneously, she has developed mural art projects in public space, also receiving local recognitions in this area.
For several years she has balanced her artistic practice with teaching in plastic arts, experience that has contributed to consolidating her technical mastery and reflection on pictorial processes. Currently, she has decided to pause teaching to focus her work on studio painting, developing a continuous personal production oriented toward original works and exhibition formats.