Niurka Moreno Leyva - ​"El pulso de la espesura" NO Reserve

One hundred percent handmade unique piece. This is not a print.

"The Pulse of the Wilderness"
This acrylic-on-canvas work offers an immersion into the territory where untamed nature dialogues with graphic stylization.
With a saturated, forceful palette, the piece subverts the traditional colors of the wild environment: a nocturnal background of electric blues surrounds the central figure, a feline that rises as a totem. The animal’s body defies photographic realism to embrace symbolic expressivity. The celestial blue strokes and accents on the face give the feline a watching, sophisticated presence, framed by stylized tropical foliage in gradations of greens and oranges, acting as a geometric lattice. The translucent lines evoke a watercolor-like lightness, contrasting with the opacity of the acrylic. The work invites the viewer to reflect on identity construction, the estetization of fauna, and the perpetual tension between the wild and what the gaze of modern art domesticates.

Dimensions: 68 x 63 cm

Technique: Acrylic on cotton canvas.

Condition: Perfect

Origin: Spain

Year: 2026

Each piece is signed on the back guaranteeing its authenticity and preserving its visual purity. Includes title, series, year of realization, and signature.

Reference images may show slight tonal variations from the original work due to lighting in spaces, which can affect contrast or color temperature, as well as differences in display devices. Photographs have been taken with the greatest possible care.

Safe and sturdy packaging with tracking number.

*The certificate of authenticity will only be available for sales equal to or greater than €150.*

Shipping method: They will be shipped rolled in a sturdy cardboard tube. (stretched canvas not included)

Signed, dated, and numbered on the back of the board.

This is a unique piece.

CURRICULUM
Personal information
Las Tunas, Cuba, 1994. Lives and works in Barcelona, Spain.

Education
2013 // 2019 - University of Arts (ISA), Havana, Cuba. Degree in Visual Arts.
2009 // 2013 - Professional Academy of Arts Las Tunas, Cuba. Bachelor of Fine Arts, field of study: Painting.

Scholarships
March 2018 // July 2018 - STIBET Scholarship of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for one semester of studies at the Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences, Alfter, Germany.
Feb // Aug 2023 - Goethe Institute scholarship for the B1 German level, Monika’s Atelier, Havana, Cuba.

Personal Exhibitions
2022 - What is the word, bi-personal with the artist Omar Pérez at his House Studio, Malecón 675, Havana, Cuba.
2018 - An unknown animal, Studio D’Nasco, Havana, Cuba.
2017 - The changing passivity of the Sun, bi-personal with the artist Denisse Muiños. Center of Development of the Arts, Havana, Cuba.
2016 - The object of the thousand Faces. El Mejunje, Santa Clara, Cuba.
2015 - Temporal Fivers (Distrito Project) University of Arts (ISA), Havana, Cuba.

Collective Exhibitions (selection)
2025- Open studio at Casa R.A.R.O. as part of their Residency Program for one month, Barcelona, Spain.
2023- Come together, Anthological Cuban Collage exhibition. @infraestudio headquarters, Havana, Cuba.
2020 - A crack in the wall, online exhibition on the Instagram platform @tallerchullima, Havana, Cuba.
2018 - End of semester exhibition at the Alanus Hochschule University, Alfter, Germany.
2018 - Und Nacht war...senseLaB X, Gallery from the Faculty of Visual Arts, University of Arts (ISA) Havana, Cuba.
2017 - senceLAB IX, Gallery of the Faculty of Visual Arts, University of Arts (ISA) Havana, Cuba.
2017 - Thirteen Tales + One, Ludwig Foundation, Havana, Cuba.
2016 - In Regla, Opening Studio. Interchange with The San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI). Studio of Felipe Dulzaides, Havana, Cuba.
2016 - Distrito, A territorial a subjective demarcation, Gallery Luz y Oficios, Havana, Cuba.
2015 - Mise en Scène, University of Arts ISA (XII Biennial of Havana) Havana, Cuba.
2015 - Opened Work, Project of Transdisciplinary Art, (XII Biennial of Havana) National Museum of Art, Building of Cuban Art, Havana, Cuba.
2013 - Thesis Projects, Center of development of the Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2012 - Tree plus one, House of Ballad, Las Tunas, Cuba.