Leandro Olano - Mirada Prestada
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Leandro Olano, Mirada Prestada, oil painting on canvas, original edition, 55.5 × 35 cm, 2026, hand-signed, a portrait in a blue, white, gold, brown, orange, red and green palette, shipped unframed in a professional transport tube with a certificate of authenticity.
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Borrowed Gaze. The eye you can see on her is the same color and almost the same shape as the bird’s — as if the vision had been borrowed between the two figures. It’s the same device of “shared eyes” that you already used in the previous piece, so this title builds continuity in the series without repeating the reference to Argos, which wouldn’t fit here: this bird doesn’t read as peacock.
Alternatives: Burning Plumage (if you prefer prioritizing the palette, warmer and more Fauvist than the first work) or The Gesture of Silence (if you want to emphasize the hand brought to the chin).
With "Borrowed Gaze":
There is only one human eye in this painting, and it is almost identical to the bird that envelops it: the same amber, the same glow. The bird’s head, resolved in deep blues and purples, frames the scene from above; the female face is built instead with a Fauvist palette of yellows, magentas, and cyans that does not imitate skin but its emotional temperature. The hand brought to the chin adds a gesture of restraint that balances the chromatic intensity of the rest of the canvas.
Work by Leandro Olano, completed entirely by hand.
Technique: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 55.5 x 35 cm
Authorship: 100% handmade
Certificate: A certificate of authenticity is provided
Shipping: Unstretched, in a professional transport tube for maximum protection
This advertisement contains AI visualizations. Please consult the original photographs to know the real condition of the object
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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 TranslateBorrowed Gaze. The eye you can see on her is the same color and almost the same shape as the bird’s — as if the vision had been borrowed between the two figures. It’s the same device of “shared eyes” that you already used in the previous piece, so this title builds continuity in the series without repeating the reference to Argos, which wouldn’t fit here: this bird doesn’t read as peacock.
Alternatives: Burning Plumage (if you prefer prioritizing the palette, warmer and more Fauvist than the first work) or The Gesture of Silence (if you want to emphasize the hand brought to the chin).
With "Borrowed Gaze":
There is only one human eye in this painting, and it is almost identical to the bird that envelops it: the same amber, the same glow. The bird’s head, resolved in deep blues and purples, frames the scene from above; the female face is built instead with a Fauvist palette of yellows, magentas, and cyans that does not imitate skin but its emotional temperature. The hand brought to the chin adds a gesture of restraint that balances the chromatic intensity of the rest of the canvas.
Work by Leandro Olano, completed entirely by hand.
Technique: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 55.5 x 35 cm
Authorship: 100% handmade
Certificate: A certificate of authenticity is provided
Shipping: Unstretched, in a professional transport tube for maximum protection
This advertisement contains AI visualizations. Please consult the original photographs to know the real condition of the object
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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Edition
Original
Artist
Leandro Olano
Title of artwork
Mirada Prestada
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Spain
Year
2026
Colour
Blue, Brown, Gold, Green, Orange, Red, White
Condition
Good condition
Height
55.5 cm
Width
35 cm
Depiction/theme
Portrait
Style
Expressionism
Period
2020+
