El Último Centauro - CRIN AL VIENTO

MANE IN THE WIND

Portrait of a light-coated horse, white fur flecked with 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 muzzle, 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 in vertical bands. On the left, a strip of imitation metal sheeting, in golden and copper tones, is covered with vegetal motifs stamped in dark brown, ornamental in character. In the upper right, vertical bands of imitation metal sheeting are repeated among black brushstrokes. The contrast between the luminous, naturalistic horse and the dark, flat, decorative background makes the figure stand out strongly from the plane. The imitation metal sheet adds shine and texture without resorting to real gold.

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

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
- 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 pseudonym El Último Centauro) and dated "26"
- Original and unique work, completely handmade
- Delivered with certificate of authenticity
- Shipped in professional rigid tube, without stretcher

ABOUT THE ARTIST
El Último Centauro is the artistic pseudonym of Luis González Rodríguez, under which he develops a line of work focused on the animal figure, expressive realism and symbolism. He trained as a Bachelor of 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 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" (Escena Estudio, Havana, 2018). He has participated in group shows such as "After dark, the party begins" (AHS, 2025), "State of Spirit" (Pabellón Cuba, 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).