Red Study, 2022 Oil and Coffee on Premium Canvas Part of the Red Study series 60 x 50 cm Red Study: Flesh & Form is a visceral meditation on the body as both landscape and language. Part of the Red Studies series—an exploration of the male form rendered through heat, emotion, and abstraction—this work narrows in on the torso as a site of power, vulnerability, and silent narrative. Set against a rich, carmine background, the figure is stripped of identity and gaze, focusing instead on the raw geometry of skin, scars, and muscle. The gestural use of oil creates a fleshy surface that feels both sensual and distant, while the deep linear marks evoke past wounds—physical or emotional—that shape the body’s topography. This painting reflects the artist’s continuing investigation into intimacy without sentimentality, masculinity without bravado. Rooted in Southern Spanish visual traditions yet abstracted into something more universal, Flesh & Form captures the friction between exposure and strength, beauty and brutality, body and being. ------ Alberto Calero López Rietveld Academy (Dogtime) 2017-2020 Shows 1. “Journeys” Toqueur Aug 2024 2. “Journeys” Westergas Sept 2024