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Geluk,
2021
Gabriela Román Esnaurrizar
Painting : acrylic
90 x 70 x 1 cm 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
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Dimensions cm • inch
90 x 70 x 1 cm 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch Height x Width x Depth
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Artwork location: Mexico
In Geluk (2019), Mexican artist Gabriela Román Esnaurrizar creates a captivating acrylic on canvas portrait of 90 x 70 cm, where the intimate presence of a face becomes a field of emotional resonance. The composition focuses on a close-up view of a young subject, whose upward gaze radiates both fragility and strength. Rendered in warm brown and terracotta tones, the figure is disrupted by sharp, luminous strokes of yellow pigment, which slice across the surface like fragments of memory or traces of energy.
The contrast between the delicate modeling of the features and the raw, gestural interruptions gives the work a sense of tension: the figurative precision of the eyes, lips, and skin coexists with the abstract expressionist language of spontaneous marks. This dynamic interplay situates the piece in a lineage that dialogues with the psychological portraiture of Francis Bacon and the contemporary gestural force of Adrian Ghenie, while retaining a distinct voice marked by restraint and lyricism.
The use of scale transforms the canvas into an intimate encounter. Every brushstroke reveals Román Esnaurrizar's interest in fragmentation, identity, and the emotional charge of color, themes that recur throughout her practice. The choice of yellow — vibrant yet disruptive — functions as both a veil and a fracture, mediating the viewer's access to the subject's interior world.
Part of the artist's broader exploration of contemporary figurative painting, Geluk embodies the duality of silence and intensity, presence and absence. It is a portrait that resists being read in a single way, inviting collectors into a layered experience of observation and interpretation. This piece is ideal for those seeking works that merge contemporary portraiture with abstract intervention, carrying both aesthetic beauty and conceptual depth.
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Painting that feels, portraits that speak, abstraction with soul
Gabriela Román Esnaurrizar turns emotion into visual matter. Her work emerges from an inner urgency — a need to translate the intangible into color, form, and texture: the weight of a memory, the stillness of dusk, the intensity of a gaze.
Since 2019, her artistic practice has become a distinct voice in contemporary Mexican painting. She moves fluidly between atmospheric abstraction and expressive portraiture, guided by a deep sensitivity to both nature and human emotion. Though originally trained as a graphic designer, she found in painting a more visceral, instinctive, and personal means of expression.
Her abstract works don't aim to depict—they evoke. Inspired by the silent majesty of the sky, the sea, and shifting light, her compositions are emotional spaces rather than literal landscapes. Layers of paint, texture, and movement invite the viewer to pause, interpret, and connect on their own terms.
In contrast, her portraits place emotion at the forefront. Faces, especially the eyes, become powerful portals—revealing unspoken stories, vulnerability, resilience, or defiance. Each subject becomes a mirror of shared humanity, exploring identity, longing, strength, and transformation.
Gabriela works primarily with acrylics, using brushes, palette knives, and unconventional tools to build unique, richly textured pieces. Her process is intuitive and exploratory—each painting is one-of-a-kind, carrying its own emotional weight.
Her work has been featured in over 30 exhibitions and art fairs across cities such as New York, Madrid, Berlin, Dubai, Hong Kong, Miami, Monaco, Zug, Palma de Mallorca, and Las Vegas. She has been represented by a gallery in New York, and her paintings are held in private collections in Mexico and internationally.
Collectors are drawn to Gabriela's work for its emotional resonance and authenticity. Her pieces are more than visual compositions — they are invitations to feel, reflect, and connect. Her art doesn't just fill a space. It stays with you.
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Mexican artists
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