yamila - "El Principito y el Kintsugi Universal"

About the work:
The piece presented is part of a limited edition of 10 units worldwide, digitally produced and hand-signed by the artist. Each print is unique within its series, ensuring exclusivity and authenticity. On the reverse are all the pertinent details of the work, numbering and signature.
Total dimensions: 60 x 80 cm
Material: High-quality professional canvas 100% cotton, maximum resistance to handling and external agents of the Eco Canvas Roma Glossy, Satin finish. We guarantee a durable product with visual quality.
Technique: Giclée printing, renowned for its precision and lasting quality.

About the artist:
Yamila Velázquez (Las Tunas, Cuba, 1993) is a contemporary artist who uses digital intelligence tools, currently living and working in Alicante, Spain. Owner and partner of a company dedicated to the sale, representation and development of artists and artworks, Velázquez combines her entrepreneurial vision with deep artistic sensitivity.
This young Cuban talent has established herself in the field of digital art, using contemporary media to explore themes related to nature, landscapes and the intimate relationship between woman and her surroundings. Her works address with subtlety and visual impact themes such as beauty, love, sensuality and feminine delicacy, always framed in enveloping, romantic and refined atmospheres.
With a vibrant and expressive aesthetic, Yamila Velázquez manages to fuse classical influences with a modern language, resulting in versatile, fresh and deeply evocative works. The painterly texture of her images, masterful use of color and emotionally balanced composition position her work as current and of high aesthetic value.

Shipping and presentation:
The work will be carefully packaged by a professional and shipped in a rigid cardboard tube, internally protected with bubble wrap to guarantee its integrity during transport. Shipments are made through reliable courier companies such as UPS, FedEx or Correos España, depending on destination and the most convenient option in each case.
Estimated delivery time is 7 to 10 days, though it may vary depending on the destination country.

The application of the Kintsugi concept in this work is sublime. It is not limited to an object, but encompasses the entire space. The planets and the firmament present golden fractures that suggest the universe itself is a suffering, breaking and rebuilding entity. The technique of gilding on deep blue and ochre transforms the loneliness of space into a celebration of survival. Here, resilience is not an individual act, but a universal law.

The figure of The Little Prince, dressed in a suit that seems forged from fragments of stars and gold leaf, symbolizes the identity forged through travel. Each crack in his world represents a meeting, a loss or a lesson learned. The fox, posed with serene dignity, and the rose, intact but vibrant, act as anchors of memory. The work tells us that we are the result of our ruptures; that our scars — just like the canvas’s — are what make us unique and “essential.”

The composition uses a texture that emulates ancient stucco and cracked ceramic, giving the image a patina of timelessness. By merging the most beloved pop character from literature with the aesthetics of Kintsugi, the artist conveys that the beauty of imperfection is the highest form of perfection. It is an invitation to embrace our own fragility, understanding that, just like the worlds inhabited by the young prince, our broken parts are the ones that allow the light (gold) to shine even brighter.