Aleix Albareda - TREESTOPIA III

Single piece, with certificate of authenticity.

In this series of acrylics on canvas (112 × 112 cm), the tree becomes a symbol that transcends its status as a landscape to transform into a metaphor of memory, rootedness, and the capacity to regenerate. Isolated in the center of each composition, it emerges as a living presence that dialogues with a space constructed through planes of color, 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, resolved with a free and material gesturality, contrast with backgrounds structured by chromatic fields and graphic motifs that evoke both ornamental tradition and the language of contemporary visuals. This encounter between order and spontaneity generates a tension that lends the paintings intense plastic energy.

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

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

These compositions invite us to reconsider our relationship with the landscape, not as an external setting, but as a reflection of our own experience. The tree ceases to be merely a pictorial motif to become 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 continuous change.