Cristian Mesa Velazquez - Exhalación
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Exhalación, a 2025 oil on canvas by Cristian Mesa Velázquez, 58 x 90 cm, hand-signed, original edition, with certificate of authenticity, from Spain.
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Exhalation
Oil on canvas · 58 x 90 cm · 2026
The foreground is almost confrontational: the face fills the horizontal format and the viewer sits within the very explosion of bubbles. It is the exact instant of an exhalation underwater, with an immediacy that is almost photographic, which, however, resolves entirely in brushwork.
Dark-framed glasses with yellow frames cover the eyes. On top of the lenses, small hits of white suggest the water’s glare against the curved glass. The nose, with a warm pink that contrasts with the rest of the skin, is the only clear anatomical anchor in the upper half of the face.
The technical protagonist is the mouth, or rather what replaces it: a dense, almost spherical mass of white and turquoise bubbles. There the brushwork changes entirely in texture, with thick impasto applied in almost hammer blows, in pure whites and cool turquoises, contrasted with the soft, continuous modeling of the skin. It is the area where the oil ceases to describe and begins to act like the turbulence it represents.
Around it, the water resolves into two registers: above and at the sides, an almost white foam that verges on abstraction; below, a greenish turquoise from which the shoulder and an open-finger hand emerge, as if the swimmer were trying to touch the surface of the painting itself.
Technique: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 58 x 90 cm
Work 100% handmade by the artist
Includes certificate of authenticity
Sent unstretched for maximum safety in transport
Images with frame are for orientation only; the frame is not included in the sale
A valid tracking number is provided to follow the order’s journey and typically takes 2-7 days depending on the destination, by UPS, FEDEX and CORREOS EXPRESS
The colors of the painting may differ slightly from the photos due to screen settings.
My artworks are packaged with maximum care in a transport tube for maximum protection; they are shipped registered with a tracking code within 3 business days after payment.
Check the contents in the presence of the courier.
In case of damage, keep the damage report for the courier.
Studies
2013- Intermediate Level in Plastic Arts. Professional Academy of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba.
Selected group exhibitions (selection)
2010. Nicolás Guillén Iconographic Hall. UNEAC, Las Tunas, Cuba
2010. Exhibition “Vástagos.” Provincial Center of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2011. Martí Hall. Sculpture Workshop Gallery, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2011. Exhibition “Lithographs.” UNEAC, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2011. Exhibition “Final Integral Exercise.” Professional Academy of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2012. Martí Hall. Cultural Center Huellas, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2012. Exhibition “La Víspera.” Provincial Center of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2013. Hall “Guernica.” AHS, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2013. Hall “Plastic in April.” Provincial Center of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2013. Collective Expo “Art, a Social Image.” Provincial Center of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2016. First Hall of Plastic Arts. Guáimaro Art Gallery, Camagüey, Cuba.
2016. Collective Expo, Aires de Cubanía. Casa del Alba cultural, Havana, Cuba.
2017. III Edition of the Hall of Plastic Arts, Guáimaro, CamagüeY, Cuba.
2017. Collective Expo, One in a Hundred, Sculpture Workshop Gallery Rita Longa, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2017. Review of the itinerant collective expo, Aires de Cubanía, Ibero-American and Caribbean Magazine “Arte por Excelencias” Vol VII/NO.32/2017/Quarterly. Page: 18.
2018. Hall “Plastic in April” Provincial Center of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2019. Collective Miniature Expo “Painting, Noble Lady of the Spirit” Ciego de Ávila, Cuba.
2019. Collective Expo “Osmosis” AHS, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2020. Tribute Expo to Anette Delgado, Havana, Cuba.
2020 Luxembourg International Art Fair 2020
2020 City of Lights Paris International Art Fair 2020
2021 International Fine Arts Fair Germany 2021
2021 International Fine Arts Fair France 2021
Seller's Story
About the Artist
Cristian Mesa Velázquez (Las Tunas, Cuba, 1994) is a contemporary Cuban painter currently living and working in Valencia, Spain.
Trained at the Professional Academy of Plastic Arts in Las Tunas, Mesa Velázquez has developed a personal pictorial language that combines solid technical realism with a strong symbolic and emotional charge. His work explores themes such as the human body, sensuality, nature, and light, always with a marked chromatic and textural sensitivity.
From a very young age, his talent was recognized in Cuba, where he participated in numerous national salons and collective exhibitions. Since 2020, his career has taken an important international leap, participating in major art fairs in Luxembourg, Paris, Germany, and France. His works have been acquired by private collectors in more than eight countries, including France, Italy, the Netherlands, China, Germany, the United States, Mexico, and Spain.
His painting is characterized by excellent craftsmanship, an expressive handling of oil, and a unique ability to transform the everyday into images full of poetry, desire, and vitality. His series of figures in water, fruits and hands, as well as his bird portraits, stand out for their visual power and their capacity to emotionally connect with the viewer.
Today, his work is part of important private collections around the world and continues to establish itself as one of the most interesting voices of contemporary Cuban realism in Europe.
Translated by Google TranslateExhalation
Oil on canvas · 58 x 90 cm · 2026
The foreground is almost confrontational: the face fills the horizontal format and the viewer sits within the very explosion of bubbles. It is the exact instant of an exhalation underwater, with an immediacy that is almost photographic, which, however, resolves entirely in brushwork.
Dark-framed glasses with yellow frames cover the eyes. On top of the lenses, small hits of white suggest the water’s glare against the curved glass. The nose, with a warm pink that contrasts with the rest of the skin, is the only clear anatomical anchor in the upper half of the face.
The technical protagonist is the mouth, or rather what replaces it: a dense, almost spherical mass of white and turquoise bubbles. There the brushwork changes entirely in texture, with thick impasto applied in almost hammer blows, in pure whites and cool turquoises, contrasted with the soft, continuous modeling of the skin. It is the area where the oil ceases to describe and begins to act like the turbulence it represents.
Around it, the water resolves into two registers: above and at the sides, an almost white foam that verges on abstraction; below, a greenish turquoise from which the shoulder and an open-finger hand emerge, as if the swimmer were trying to touch the surface of the painting itself.
Technique: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 58 x 90 cm
Work 100% handmade by the artist
Includes certificate of authenticity
Sent unstretched for maximum safety in transport
Images with frame are for orientation only; the frame is not included in the sale
A valid tracking number is provided to follow the order’s journey and typically takes 2-7 days depending on the destination, by UPS, FEDEX and CORREOS EXPRESS
The colors of the painting may differ slightly from the photos due to screen settings.
My artworks are packaged with maximum care in a transport tube for maximum protection; they are shipped registered with a tracking code within 3 business days after payment.
Check the contents in the presence of the courier.
In case of damage, keep the damage report for the courier.
Studies
2013- Intermediate Level in Plastic Arts. Professional Academy of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba.
Selected group exhibitions (selection)
2010. Nicolás Guillén Iconographic Hall. UNEAC, Las Tunas, Cuba
2010. Exhibition “Vástagos.” Provincial Center of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2011. Martí Hall. Sculpture Workshop Gallery, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2011. Exhibition “Lithographs.” UNEAC, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2011. Exhibition “Final Integral Exercise.” Professional Academy of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2012. Martí Hall. Cultural Center Huellas, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2012. Exhibition “La Víspera.” Provincial Center of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2013. Hall “Guernica.” AHS, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2013. Hall “Plastic in April.” Provincial Center of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2013. Collective Expo “Art, a Social Image.” Provincial Center of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2016. First Hall of Plastic Arts. Guáimaro Art Gallery, Camagüey, Cuba.
2016. Collective Expo, Aires de Cubanía. Casa del Alba cultural, Havana, Cuba.
2017. III Edition of the Hall of Plastic Arts, Guáimaro, CamagüeY, Cuba.
2017. Collective Expo, One in a Hundred, Sculpture Workshop Gallery Rita Longa, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2017. Review of the itinerant collective expo, Aires de Cubanía, Ibero-American and Caribbean Magazine “Arte por Excelencias” Vol VII/NO.32/2017/Quarterly. Page: 18.
2018. Hall “Plastic in April” Provincial Center of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2019. Collective Miniature Expo “Painting, Noble Lady of the Spirit” Ciego de Ávila, Cuba.
2019. Collective Expo “Osmosis” AHS, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2020. Tribute Expo to Anette Delgado, Havana, Cuba.
2020 Luxembourg International Art Fair 2020
2020 City of Lights Paris International Art Fair 2020
2021 International Fine Arts Fair Germany 2021
2021 International Fine Arts Fair France 2021
Seller's Story
About the Artist
Cristian Mesa Velázquez (Las Tunas, Cuba, 1994) is a contemporary Cuban painter currently living and working in Valencia, Spain.
Trained at the Professional Academy of Plastic Arts in Las Tunas, Mesa Velázquez has developed a personal pictorial language that combines solid technical realism with a strong symbolic and emotional charge. His work explores themes such as the human body, sensuality, nature, and light, always with a marked chromatic and textural sensitivity.
From a very young age, his talent was recognized in Cuba, where he participated in numerous national salons and collective exhibitions. Since 2020, his career has taken an important international leap, participating in major art fairs in Luxembourg, Paris, Germany, and France. His works have been acquired by private collectors in more than eight countries, including France, Italy, the Netherlands, China, Germany, the United States, Mexico, and Spain.
His painting is characterized by excellent craftsmanship, an expressive handling of oil, and a unique ability to transform the everyday into images full of poetry, desire, and vitality. His series of figures in water, fruits and hands, as well as his bird portraits, stand out for their visual power and their capacity to emotionally connect with the viewer.
Today, his work is part of important private collections around the world and continues to establish itself as one of the most interesting voices of contemporary Cuban realism in Europe.
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Artist
Cristian Mesa Velazquez
Sold with frame
No
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Exhalación
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Spain
Year
2025
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
58 cm
Width
90 cm
Style
Realism
Period
2020+
