MUMA - Retrato (XL)

"Portrait" arises from the experience of looking at oneself in the mirror and discovering that no image returns a complete truth. The work does not aim to represent a recognizable face, but what exists behind appearances: thoughts, emotions, memories, and contradictions that coexist within a single identity. The geometric shapes, overlapped and transparent, function as fragments of a changing self that can never be perceived in an absolute way.

Influenced by the principles of Bauhaus, the composition reduces the figure to essential elements: color, form, and balance. Geometry ceases to be merely a visual structure and becomes an emotional and spiritual language. Through circles, curves, and transparencies, the work seeks to demonstrate how the simple can contain deep internal complexity.

It also dialogues with Gestalt theory, especially in the way the eye tends to join dispersed fragments to build a totality. Although the painting is composed of multiple independent forms, perception organizes them into a single presence, almost human, revealing how the mind completes what is not explicitly represented. Thus, the viewer does not observe a defined portrait, but an identity in constant construction.

The mirror, then, stops being an object that faithfully reflects reality and becomes a space of reinterpretation. Objective reality expands toward a more subjective dimension, where color and form express what cannot be said through a literal representation. The work suggests that all identity is multiple, unstable, and open to change; a portrait that never finishes defining itself because the human being does not either.

About MUMA:

MUMA is an artistic duo formed by a Generalist 3D Artist and a Designer, and an Art Historian, all trained at Universidad CEU San Pablo in Madrid. Their artistic practice centers on the plastic arts, with particular interest in color, movement, and the dynamism of forms, as well as variations in the environment. Their work is conceived to integrate into space and establish a direct dialogue with routine and human experience, exploring a vital vision linked to the ideals of impressionism, such as the relationship with nature, color, and changing environments. MUMA is connected to the professional world of digital and plastic arts in Madrid, with participation in competitions.

About preparation, packaging, and shipment of the work:

The work is hand-signed by the artistic duo and comes with an authenticity certificate also signed by them. The canvas, rolled, is carefully packaged in a sturdy cardboard tube and will be shipped within three business days after purchase confirmation. The estimated delivery time will depend on the destination and the chosen carrier.