Alejandro Carballosa - Mansedumbre

Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 56 x 48 cm
Description
This work presents a horse portrait with great intensity and elegance, where the horse emerges from a dark, almost theatrical background. The lighting directs the gaze to the head and neck, highlighting the musculature and the animal's contained tension, which seems suspended between calm and alert.

The treatment of light is key: reflections on the coat generate an almost sculptural effect, while warm nuances contrast with the depth of the background, reinforcing the sense of presence. The detail in the gaze conveys character and sensitivity, moving away from a simple representation to approach an emotional study of the animal.

The composition, clean and direct, isolates the subject and makes it the absolute protagonist, evoking classical tradition in equestrian portraiture but with a contemporary execution. It is a piece that combines strength, nobility, and an intimate atmosphere, ideal for collectors who value both technique and expressive charge.

Alejandro Carballosa, Cuban visual artist and designer residing in Spain, with a career marked by the exploration of strength, emotion and beauty in the animal and human figure. 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 collective and individual exhibitions, and is part of private collections in Germany and the United States
Education
School of visual arts and design; high school sculptor, painter
University
Lic. in Scenic Design; ISA, Havana, Cuba, 2023
Graduated 2011
Workshop
2022 International Makeup Workshop led by the Italian maestro Piero Penisi
Exhibitions
2011. Iconographic Salon Nicolás Guillén. UNEAC, Las Tunas. Cuba
2011. Exhibition “Vástagos.” Provincial Centre of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2012. Martiano Salon. Sculpture Workshop Gallery, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2012. Exhibition “Lithographs.” UNEAC, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2012. Exhibition “Final Integral Exercise.” Professional Academy of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2013. Martiano Salon. Huellas Cultural Center, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2013. Exhibition “La Víspera.” Provincial Center of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2014. Salon “Guernica.” AHS, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2014. Salon “Plastic Art in April.” Provincial Center of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2014. Collective Expo “Art, a Social Image.” Provincial Center of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2017. First Plastic Arts Salon. Guáimaro Art Gallery. Camagüey. Cuba.
2017. Collective Expo, Aires de Cubanía. Casa del Alba cultural, La Habana. Cuba
2022. Theatrical costume runway at ISA University of Arts
2024. Private collections in Germany and the United States