Bodes - Rostro en relieve

Ethno-Material Portrait - "Face in Relief" - Artist Signature (Bodes)

• Author: Bodes (signed in the lower left corner).
• Technique: Mixed media on canvas (Oil/Acrylic with heavy impasto and textural additives).
• Support: Canvas mounted on a professional wooden stretcher.
• Dimensions: 80 x 60 cm.
• Provenance: The stretcher retains the original label from the emblematic art supply house Lorca (Madrid), quality seal on the support materials.
• Era: Late 20th century

Artistic description:

Striking contemporary artwork by the artist Bodes. This piece stands out for an exceptional mastery of material technique, where the canvas transcends two-dimensionality to become a tactile sculpture.

The author employs a dense load of pigments, aggregates, and binders to recreate weathered, almost geologic skin, endowing the face with an ancestral and powerful presence. The work depicts a figure with tribal aesthetics, enriched with relief elements (mappings of material that simulate shells and ritual ornaments) on the nose and lower lip, accentuating the anthropological realism of the composition.

The piece sits in the lineage of Spanish materialist expressionism, recalling the strength of artists who work earth and matter as narrative elements. Earthy tones, ochres, and deep shadows create a natural play of light and shadow that changes with the room’s illumination.

Condition report

The work is in good overall condition.

Canvas properly tensioned on the original stretcher.

Pictorial layer stable, with impasto texture typical of the technique used.

No significant losses or invasive restorations observed.

Classic gilded frame with slight signs of use consistent with its age.

This is a ready-to-hang piece and can be enjoyed without intervention.

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