Aleix Albareda - TREESTOPIA II

Single piece, with a certificate of authenticity.

In this series of acrylics on canvas (112 × 112 cm), the tree becomes a symbol that transcends its status as landscape to transform into a metaphor of memory, rooting, and the capacity for regeneration. Isolated at the center of each composition, it emerges as a living presence that dialogizes with a space constructed through color planes, graphics, and ornamental references.

Far from a naturalistic representation, these works place nature in a hybrid territory where the organic coexists with the geometric and the decorative. The canopies, rendered with free, material gesturality, contrast with backgrounds structured by chromatic fields and graphic motifs that evoke both ornamental tradition and contemporary visual language. This encounter between order and spontaneity generates a tension that endows the paintings with intense plastic energy.

Color plays an essential role in constructing meaning. The oranges, turquoise, blues, and magentas do not describe a specific place, but an interior landscape where emotion prevails over representation. The light seems to emanate from the canvas itself, enveloping the vegetation in an atmosphere that oscillates between the real and the imagined.

The richness of textures, superpositions, and gestural strokes reveals an open painting process, where each layer preserves the memory of the previous ones. The trees thus appear as organisms in constant transformation, witnesses to the passage of time and metaphors of resilience. Their roots, barely hinted at, contrast with the expansion of the canopies, reminding us that all growth requires a deep link to its origin.

These compositions invite us to rethink our relationship with the landscape, not as an external stage, but as a reflection of our own experience. The tree ceases to be merely a pictorial motif and becomes a space of contemplation and encounter, where nature, culture, and memory intertwine in a delicate balance. Each work offers a pause, an attentive gaze, and a reflection on the permanence of life in the face of continual change.