Alejandro Carballosa - “Violet”

Oil on canvas
Description
A figurative work of great elegance and expressive strength depicting a ballet dancer in a delicate position, captured from a top-down perspective. The composition centers all attention on the female figure and the breadth of her tutu, creating an image of strong visual harmony.
The piece is built around a color palette dominated by violets, purples, and blacks. The contrast between the dancer's skin and the dark background makes the figure stand out with intensity, while the tutu, treated in different shades of violet, adds movement and volume to the composition.
The dancer's posture, with the body gathered and the arms relaxed, transmits a sense of pause, intimacy, and serenity, as if it were a moment of rest suspended in time. At the same time, the ballet slippers and the body's pose keep alive the discipline and delicacy inherent to classical dance.
The result is a work of sophisticated and contemporary character, with an almost dreamlike atmosphere. The combination of the figure, the dark background, and the purple tones creates an elegant and decorative aesthetics that can work especially well in modern or classic interiors.
The work is signed in the lower right corner and is presented in a decorative frame in purple, black, and gold tones, designed to complement the painting's color palette.

Alejandro Carballosa, Cuban visual artist and designer based in Spain, with a career marked by exploring strength, emotion, and beauty in the animal and human figure. His work combines technical realism with a contemporary vision, where color, light, and movement take on 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 presented in group and solo exhibitions, and is part of private collections in Germany and the United States
education
School academy of visual arts; bachelor sculptor, painter
university
Bachelor in scenic design; ISA, Havana, Cuba, 2023
graduated 2011
a 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.” Centro Provincial de Artes Plásticas, 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. Cultural Center Huellas, 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. Runway of thematic wardrobe at ISA art university
2024 private collections in Germany and the United States