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Arboleda: Rayos de Sol y Contraste, 2026
Karlos A  

Painting : acrylic · 90 x 120 x 5 cm 35.4 x 47.2 x 2 inch

€575 575 €
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Shipped from: Spain

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Painting : Unique artwork

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Artwork sold in perfect condition, not framed

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This extremely refined, evocative, and captivating acrylic on canvas work is situated in the style of contemporary expressionist figurative art with marked influences of Fauvism and Post-Impressionism, distinguished by its imposing deconstruction of a forest landscape through dynamic brushstrokes, textured lines, and a masterful play of light and shadow. The composition presents a dense forest of slender, vertical trunks rising above a snowy ground, casting long rhythmic shadows in a diagonal, while the foliage explodes in an overwhelming chromatic symphony of intense reds, solar oranges, vivid yellows, and turquoise blue accents illuminated by a zenithal sun. The artist deploys a bold and contrasted chromatic palette dominated by warm, high-saturation tones juxtaposed with the bluish coldness of the ground, applied with an impasto texture that brings great depth, movement, and distinction to the entire scene. Through this formal synthesis and the expressive force of light, the creator seeks to express the vital energy of nature, the ephemeral magic of sunbeams traversing the clearing, and the poetic beauty that emerges in transfiguring a natural landscape into a lyrical kaleidoscope of color, rhythm, and deep plastic emotion.

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Karlos A, Arboleda: Rayos de Sol y Contraste

Karlos A

Spain  • 1985

Presentation

His painting is distinguished by a marked visual personality, the use of intense colors and a very free way of interpreting the landscape. He works mainly with acrylic on canvas and uses the palette knife to build surfaces full of texture, relief, and movement.

The sea, the sailboats, and the horizon occupy a prominent place in his work. In these compositions, the sails, the architecture, and the geometric shapes integrate with the landscape to create scenes of great chromatic force and contemporary character. His series also delve into imaginative and poetic worlds, where he combines recognizable elements with a personal, expressive, and energetic interpretation.

Karlos seeks for each painting to have its own presence: vibrant works, capable of transforming a space and attracting the gaze through their color, their material, and their dynamism. The dissemination of his paintings through Catawiki has brought his work closer to collectors from different countries, and his sales on the platform show the interest his different series awaken.

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