Alejandro Carballosa - Nadador

Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 60x47 cm
Description

This original work by artist Alejandro Carballosa Santiesteban explores inner strength and the ability to overcome through a powerful figurative composition. A character emerges from a vortex of deep blues, lifting an arm upward in a gesture of determination, hope, and transformation.

The color palette, dominated by intense shades of blue, contrasts with the warm tones of the human figure, creating a visual balance that enhances the sense of movement and energy. The expressive brushwork and rich textures add dynamism and depth, inviting the viewer to a personal interpretation of the piece.

Executed entirely in oil on canvas, this painting stands out for its emotional intensity and contemporary language, becoming a visually imposing piece, ideal for collectors of modern figurative and expressionist art.

Alejandro Carballosa, visual artist and Cuban designer living in Spain, with a career marked by exploring strength, emotion, and beauty in both animal and human figures. 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 sensibility 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

School/Academy of Plastic Arts; high school diploma in sculpture, painter
University
Licentiate in Scenic Design; ISA, Havana, Cuba, 2023
Graduated 2011
Workshop
2022. International makeup workshop taught by Italian master Piero Penisi
Exhibitions
2011. Iconographic Salon Nicolás Guillén. UNEAC, Las Tunas, Cuba
2011. Exhibition “Vástagos”. Provincial Center of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba
2012. Martian 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. Martian Salon. Huellas Cultural Center, Las Tunas, Cuba
2013. Exhibition “La Víspera” (The Eve). 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 exhibition “Art, a Social Image”. Provincial Center of Plastic 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 Costume Show at ISA University of the Arts
2024. Private collections in Germany and the United States