Cristian Mesa Velazquez - Estallido de Espuma
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Cristian Mesa Velázquez presents Estallido de Espuma, a 62 by 43 cm oil on canvas (2026), original edition, hand-signed, in excellent condition, depicting a joyful figure emerging from a wave, with certificate of authenticity and un-stretched canvas.
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Oil on canvas · 62 x 43 cm · 2026
A child jumps backward to the viewer, one arm flung toward the sky and the other extended to the side, in a gesture of total surrender to the movement — there is no calculation in that pose, only the pure impulse to jump into a wave just as it breaks. The body tilts diagonally, caught midway through a leap that is no longer grounded on the floor: the feet barely touch the foam, all the weight is in the air.
Technically, this is one of the pieces that is furthest from the photographic treatment that dominates the rest of the catalog. The skin is resolved into blocks of warm color — oranges, sienna, pinks — applied with broad, confident brushstrokes, not aiming for the smooth modeling of the underwater works; and on those blocks, small touches of pure white, almost in relief, mark droplets of water suspended in the exact instant that the oil freezes.
The true technical protagonist is the wave. The lower foam is built up with thick impasto — paint applied with a spatula or a very loaded brush, in layers that physically overlap on the canvas — creating an almost sculptural surface of whites, creams and blue-greys that conveys the turbulence of the water better than any fine detail could. The sea and the sky, by contrast, are rendered in flatter, calmer swaths of blue, letting all the visual energy concentrate on that foam base and on the figure rising from it.
This piece expands the artist’s range: while the rest of the catalog explores the introspection of the adult body submerged, here the theme is pure, unfettered physical joy, seen from outside the water rather than from inside. It shares with those works an interest in the frozen moment, but the tone changes completely — from contained stillness to the pure celebration of movement.
Technique: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 62 x 43 cm
100% handmade by the artist
Includes certificate of authenticity
Shipped unframed for maximum transport safety
Cristian Mesa Velázquez
Las Tunas, Cuba (1994). Lives and works in Valencia, Spain.
Recent Exhibition
October 2026 (from 3 to 10). Collective exhibition Realist Society of Houston, Jack Meier Gallery, Houston (USA).
Education
2013. Intermediate level in Plastic Arts, Professional Academy of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2021. International fine arts fairs, Germany and France.
2020. International art fairs, Luxembourg and Paris.
2020. Homage exhibition to Anette Delgado, Havana, Cuba.
2017. “One in a Hundred,” Rita Longa Sculpture Workshop Gallery, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2016. “Airs of Cubanness,” itinerant collective exhibition, Casa del Alba Cultural, Havana, Cuba (reviewed in Arte por Excelencias, no. 32, 2017).
2010-2019. Salons and group exhibitions in Cuba (Havana, Las Tunas, Camagüey and Ciego de Ávila).
Collections
Private collections in France, Italy, the Netherlands, China, Germany, the United States, Mexico and Spain.
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 TranslateFoam Burst
Oil on canvas · 62 x 43 cm · 2026
A child jumps backward to the viewer, one arm flung toward the sky and the other extended to the side, in a gesture of total surrender to the movement — there is no calculation in that pose, only the pure impulse to jump into a wave just as it breaks. The body tilts diagonally, caught midway through a leap that is no longer grounded on the floor: the feet barely touch the foam, all the weight is in the air.
Technically, this is one of the pieces that is furthest from the photographic treatment that dominates the rest of the catalog. The skin is resolved into blocks of warm color — oranges, sienna, pinks — applied with broad, confident brushstrokes, not aiming for the smooth modeling of the underwater works; and on those blocks, small touches of pure white, almost in relief, mark droplets of water suspended in the exact instant that the oil freezes.
The true technical protagonist is the wave. The lower foam is built up with thick impasto — paint applied with a spatula or a very loaded brush, in layers that physically overlap on the canvas — creating an almost sculptural surface of whites, creams and blue-greys that conveys the turbulence of the water better than any fine detail could. The sea and the sky, by contrast, are rendered in flatter, calmer swaths of blue, letting all the visual energy concentrate on that foam base and on the figure rising from it.
This piece expands the artist’s range: while the rest of the catalog explores the introspection of the adult body submerged, here the theme is pure, unfettered physical joy, seen from outside the water rather than from inside. It shares with those works an interest in the frozen moment, but the tone changes completely — from contained stillness to the pure celebration of movement.
Technique: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 62 x 43 cm
100% handmade by the artist
Includes certificate of authenticity
Shipped unframed for maximum transport safety
Cristian Mesa Velázquez
Las Tunas, Cuba (1994). Lives and works in Valencia, Spain.
Recent Exhibition
October 2026 (from 3 to 10). Collective exhibition Realist Society of Houston, Jack Meier Gallery, Houston (USA).
Education
2013. Intermediate level in Plastic Arts, Professional Academy of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2021. International fine arts fairs, Germany and France.
2020. International art fairs, Luxembourg and Paris.
2020. Homage exhibition to Anette Delgado, Havana, Cuba.
2017. “One in a Hundred,” Rita Longa Sculpture Workshop Gallery, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2016. “Airs of Cubanness,” itinerant collective exhibition, Casa del Alba Cultural, Havana, Cuba (reviewed in Arte por Excelencias, no. 32, 2017).
2010-2019. Salons and group exhibitions in Cuba (Havana, Las Tunas, Camagüey and Ciego de Ávila).
Collections
Private collections in France, Italy, the Netherlands, China, Germany, the United States, Mexico and Spain.
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
Cristian Mesa Velazquez
Title of artwork
Estallido de Espuma
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Spain
Year
2026
Colour
Beige, Blue, Gold, Multicolour, Orange, White, Yellow
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
62 cm
Width
43 cm
Depiction/theme
Portrait
Style
Expressionism
Period
2020+
