Alejandro Carballosa - “el otro lado”

Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 55 x 46 cm
Description
In this work I represent an instant of suspension between depth and surface, between the world we leave behind and what we are moving toward.
The figure, submerged in a space dominated by blues and turquoises, seems to advance toward a current of light that filters from the surface. The warm reflection, built with oranges, ochres and reds, breaks the coldness of the water and becomes the visual axis of the composition.
The water takes on a symbolic meaning here: it can represent memory, uncertainty, change, or even that moment of transformation in which we still do not know what we will find when we surface.
I have worked with visible brushstrokes and temperature contrasts to accentuate the sense of movement and depth. The red figure acts as a point of tension within the blue and directs the gaze toward the light.
El Otro Lado is a work about transformation, search, and the desire to reach what still remains outside of our vision.

Alejandro Carballosa, Cuban visual artist and designer based 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.
Formed 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 group and solo exhibitions, and is part of private collections in Germany and the United States
Education
School of visual arts academy; bachelor in sculpture, painting
University
Licentiate in Scenic Design; ISA, Havana, Cuba, 2023
Graduated 2011
Workshop
2022. International makeup workshop taught by the Italian master Piero Penisi
Exhibitions
2011. Nicolás Guillén Iconographic Salon. UNEAC, Las Tunas. Cuba
2011. Exhibition “Vástagos.” Provincial Center 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 in April.” Provincial Center of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas. Cuba.
2014. Group 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. Group exhibition, Aires de Cubanía. Casa del Alba Cultural, Havana. Cuba
2022. Thematic Costume Runway at ISA University of Arts
2024. Private collections in Germany and the United States