Alejandro Carballosa - “Morada”

Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 41 x 52 cm
Description

In this work I have sought to explore intimacy and withdrawal through a figure that folds onto itself, enveloped in an atmosphere of intense reds and pinks. For me, this posture symbolizes the human need to find refuge, to pause, and to inhabit that interior space where vulnerability and serenity coexist.

I have aimed for color to be not only a visual element but an emotional language. The carmine tones and the enveloping forms create an almost dreamlike environment, an extension of feelings and memory, where the body and space merge in a single expression of calm and contemplation.

Beyond figurative representation, this painting arises from my interest in those silent moments when, far from external noise, we reconnect with our own essence. It is an invitation to contemplate the beauty of introspection and the depth that resides in the most intimate gestures.

Alejandro Carballosa, Cuban visual artist and designer living 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 shown in group and solo exhibitions, and is part of private collections in Germany and the United States.
education
Visual arts school and academy; sculp tor, painter high school
university
Lic. in Scenic Design; ISA, Havana, Cuba, 2023
graduated 2011
taller
2022. International Makeup Workshop led by the Italian master Piero Penisi
exhibitions
2011. Iconographic Salon Nicolas Guillén. UNEAC, Las Tunas, Cuba
2011. Exhibition Vastes (Vástagos). Provincial Center of Visual Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2012. Martiano Salon. Gallery of Sculpture Workshop, 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 The Eve. Provincial Center of Visual Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2014. Salon Guernica. AHS, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2014. Salon The Plastic in April. Provincial Center of Visual Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2014. Collective Exhibition 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 Exhibition, Aires de Cubanía. Casa del Alba Cultural, Havana, Cuba
2022. Thematic fashion show at ISA University of Arts
2024 private collections in Germany and the United States