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Enrique Pichardo, La partida de ajedrez, Painting on canvas
Enrique Pichardo, La partida de ajedrez, Painting on canvas
Enrique Pichardo, La partida de ajedrez, Painting on canvas
Enrique Pichardo, La partida de ajedrez, Painting on canvas
Enrique Pichardo, La partida de ajedrez, Painting on canvas
Enrique Pichardo, La partida de ajedrez, Painting on canvas
Enrique Pichardo, La partida de ajedrez, Painting on canvas
Enrique Pichardo, La partida de ajedrez, Painting on canvas
Enrique Pichardo, La partida de ajedrez, Painting on canvas
Enrique Pichardo, La partida de ajedrez, Painting on canvas
Enrique Pichardo, La partida de ajedrez, Painting on canvas
Enrique Pichardo, La partida de ajedrez, Painting on canvas
Enrique Pichardo, La partida de ajedrez, Painting on canvas
Enrique Pichardo, La partida de ajedrez, Painting on canvas
Enrique Pichardo, La partida de ajedrez, Painting on canvas

La partida de ajedrez, 2025
Enrique Pichardo

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Painting : aerosol paint, acrylic, chalk

125 x 210 x 1 cm 49.2 x 82.7 x 0.4 inch

€3,915 3 915 €

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Unique artwork

Signature

Hand-signed by artist

Authenticity

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Medium

Painting: aerosol paint, acrylic, chalk

Dimensions cm • inch

125 x 210 x 1 cm 49.2 x 82.7 x 0.4 inch Height x Width x Depth

Support

Painting on canvas without stretcher (shipped in a tube)

Framing

Not framed

Tags

Abstract

Geometric

Art brut

Composition

Expressionism

Chess

Yellow

Sky blue

Artwork sold in perfect condition

Artwork location: Mexico

The Theater of Strategy: A Playful Encounter in Color.

In “La partida de ajedrez" by Enrique Pichardo, the viewer is immersed in a vibrant and surreal narrative where the board game becomes a metaphor for human encounter and imagination. This large-scale acrylic on canvas (210 x 125 cm) transforms the everyday act of sitting around a table into an abstract celebration of rhythm, color, and form.

The composition unfolds with bold geometric characters whose exaggerated eyes and fragmented features animate the scene. At the center, a red-and-white checkered board filled with chess pieces becomes the focal point, surrounded by figures whose gestures and gazes generate a sense of theatrical storytelling. The background, in luminous blue and ochre, opens a flat yet expansive space, where elements like clocks, moons, and stylized suns expand the symbolic charge of the work.

Pichardo's pictorial language combines cubist abstraction with a playful, almost naïve sensibility. The visual rhythm of the painting recalls the spontaneous dynamism of Joan Miró and the synthetic geometry of Pablo Picasso, while also resonating with the vibrant palettes of Rufino Tamayo and Francisco Toledo. The result is a work that both dialogues with the canon of modern art and reaffirms the artist's uniquely personal voice.

What distinguishes this piece is the way color operates as a central protagonist. Contrasting hues—turquoise, yellow, pink, and black—define volumes and create visual harmony. The brushwork is confident, flat, and graphic, reinforcing the painting's visual immediacy. Each figure seems suspended between abstraction and narration, embodying the artist's constant search for freedom and play in painting.

The scale of the canvas enhances its immersive quality. Measuring over two meters in width, the work envelops the spectator, inviting them to participate in this fantastical gathering where strategy, game, and imagination merge. In this sense, the painting is not only a visual experience but also a conceptual reflection on the act of creation itself—between order and chaos, structure and spontaneity.

Enrique Pichardo, born in Mexico City, has built a career rooted in the authenticity of his vision. Educated at the Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado “La Esmeralda," he rejected the rigidity of academic formulas to cultivate an intuitive and emotionally honest style. His works have been exhibited at the Museo de Bellas Artes, Museo Dolores Olmedo, and Museo de Arte Popular, as well as in international venues in Miami, Spain, and Singapore. Collectors across the Americas, Europe, and Asia recognize in his paintings a universal language of joy and vitality.

“La partida de ajedrez" exemplifies Pichardo's artistic philosophy: a balance between modern abstraction, cultural memory, and the sheer delight of pictorial invention. It is a work that appeals not only for its expressive colors and symbolic imagery, but also for the way it condenses an entire worldview—one where painting is both game and celebration, discipline and freedom.

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Enrique Pichardo Egea, a being of remarkable artistic temperament, unfolds before our eyes a singularly fascinating perspective. He is not just an artist; rather, he is a child with many years, as his strokes and creations transcend chronological barriers and embody the essence of sublime innocence. 

Born in Mexico City on April 17, 1973, Pichardo has cultivated an innate connection with art from a tender age, finding in the simplest expressions the source of his purest joy.

Pichardo's trajectory has been built upon an intricate path, a journey fraught with crossroads and obstacles overcome with determination. After a period of experimentation during his formative years, the illustrious creator decided to reclaim what ignited the flame of his childhood passion, guiding his steps towards the revered institution of the National School of Painting, Sculpture and Printmaking, known as "La Esmeralda". However, within that sacred abode of art, Pichardo refused to be confined by what he perceived as a rigid and bureaucratic framework. Instead, he chose to rescue the naturalness of creative innocence that had inhabited him since childhood. 

He returned to the primordial, to the realm of freedom, ceaselessly experimenting until he rediscovered the imprint that had pulsed within him since his early years, ultimately defining the distinctive style he proudly wields today with singular mastery.

Today, the eight-year-old child dwelling deep within Enrique Pichardo manifests himself in all his magnificence through a pictorial composition infused with his inimitable personality, where body, mind, and soul converge harmoniously. Thus, the virtuoso artist presents us with authentic, intimate communications, imbued with a musical, obsessive, and compulsive style. Mexican expressionism, in its contemporary manifestation, finds its most eloquent representation in him, one that has earned well-deserved recognition and immense applause in the vast Latin artistic universe and transcended borders. 

Pichardo's distinctive symbolism, inspired by the everyday transformed into pulsating life, as well as primordial beings steeped in magic and vibrant spirituality, combines to create a visual language that captivates and seduces the most discerning audiences.

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