El Último Centauro - CRIN AL VIENTO

CRIN AL VIENTO

Portrait of a light horse, with a white coat speckled in brown-reddish tones, head turned over the shoulder and ears upright. The gaze, a dark amber and expressive, rests on the warm shading of the eyelids and snout, where pink and ochre give the animal a close, almost tangible presence. The mane, pale blonde, falls over the forehead and extends into a tail of long, fluid brushstrokes that cross the lower part of the painting, as if stirred by the wind.

The background is dark and built with vertical bands. On the left, a strip of imitation metal sheeting, in golden and coppery tones, is covered with plant motifs in dark brown, of a decorative character. In the upper right, vertical bands of imitation metal sheeting are repeated between black brushstrokes. The contrast between the bright, naturalistic horse and the dark, flat, ornamental background makes the figure emerge strongly from the plane. The imitation metallic sheeting adds shine and texture without using real gold.

The piece belongs to the line "Bestiario" (Bestiary) by El Último Centauro, dedicated to portraiture of horses, bulls, and other creatures, with attention to their presence and symbolic charge.

TECHNICAL DATA
- Artist: Luis González Rodríguez (El Último Centauro)
- Technique: oil and imitation gold-leaf on canvas
- Dimensions: 60 x 50 cm (height x width)
- Year: 2026
- Signature: signed with the initials "UC" (initials of the artistic heteronym El Último Centauro) and dated "26"
- Original and unique work, entirely handmade
- Delivered with certificate of authenticity
- Shipped in a professional rigid tube, without a frame

ABOUT THE ARTIST
El Último Centauro is the artistic pseudonym of Luis González Rodríguez, under which he develops a body of work focused on the animal figure, expressive realism, and symbolism. He trained as a High School graduate in Plastic Arts at the Professional Academy of Plastic Arts of Las Tunas (2008-2012) and earned a degree in Visual Arts at the University of the Arts of Cuba, ISA (2013-2018). He was a designer and photographer at ISA (2018-2022) and design professor in its Restoration Faculty (2018-2019). He has been a member of the Hermanos Saíz Association since 2015 and of UNEAC since 2022.

Among his solo exhibitions are "The Last Ashes" (UNEAC, Las Tunas, 2025), "Instincts" (Las Tunas, 2023), "Dimensions of Presence" (AHS, 2022), "Trance" (AHS, 2020) and "The Great Hall" (Scena Estudio, Havana, 2018). He has participated in group exhibitions such as "After dark, the party begins" (AHS, 2025), "State of Spirit" (Cuba Pavilion, Havana, 2022), "Warning: Painting" (ISA, within the framework of the 13th Havana Biennial, 2019), the 7th Cuban Contemporary Art Salon (Old Havana, 2017) and "Misen en scene" (ISA, within the framework of the 12th Havana Biennial, 2015).