When it comes to describing an artwork, the adjective “poetic” gets used quite a lot when the piece is especially evocative of feelings and emotions beyond the object it refers to. This…
If anything stands out in the sculptural work of Adolfo Barnatán (Paris, 1951) it's the calm physical presence of his artworks, in contrast with their symbolic power, which comes mainly from…
Daniel MartĂn Cea is a self-taught painter from Valladolid who practises hyperrealism his own way. That is, he builds his paintings out of real objects, though often ones pulled from his…
Since the dawn of humanity, human beings have asked themselves about the meaning of life. The craving for transcendental knowledge is built into our species. The Universe is the great unknown…
The wind blows and carries off the storm, and it blows so hard it seems to drag away the tree's dark foliage, blurred towards one edge of the canvas, as if the pigment, still wet, wanted no…
Reading the biography of the Catalan Josep Cruañas, anyone would say he isn't a contemporary artist, but rather one of those creators who at the beginning of the 20th century used to meet with their…
Barcelona artist Alejandro Miras works in watercolour, a technique known for its delicacy. There's no room for overly abrupt gestures or thick impasto the way there is in oil painting. But…
The sea and its foaming fury on the lonely coasts of northern Spain. The beach of golden sand and the silvery blanket of those calm waters so typical of the Mediterranean. The ever changing ocean has…