Lucy, the beginning of everything, 2025
Verónica Arellano  

Painting : acrylic · 146 x 114 x 3 cm 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch · Ready to hang

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Painting : Unique artwork

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146 x 114 x 3 cm 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch Height x Width x Depth

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A haunting gaze anchors this evocative portrait. The subject emerges from a storm of linear strokes. Dark hair swirls around the face like ink in water. These sweeping lines create a sense of frantic motion. They blur the boundary between the figure and the void.
The artist employs a muted palette of earth tones and deep shadows. High contrast defines the facial structure. Wide eyes convey a mixture of shock and vulnerability. The slightly parted lips suggest a breath held in suspense.
Fine, intersecting lines crisscross the face. They act as a veil or a cage. This graphic layering adds a psychological dimension to the piece. It evokes feelings of entrapment or internal fragmentation. The lower portion of the artwork introduces a sudden shift in texture. A patterned garment in deep green and gold provides a grounded contrast to the ethereal chaos above. Every brushstroke emphasizes a raw, human emotion. The composition balances precise anatomical detail with expressive, gestural abstraction. This tension draws the viewer into a silent, intimate dialogue with the subject.

Portrait

figurative

Action painting

Expressionism

Faces

Black

Verónica Arellano, Lucy, the beginning of everything
Spain  • 1979

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Eclectic and multidisciplinary artist from Menorca.
The body, in its broadest sense, is the driving force behind her artistic search and development. From various perspectives, she seeks a dialogue between the artwork and the viewer, inviting reflection. Her work addresses both social and intimate aspects of womanhood, human attitudes and events, and the marks they leave behind—marks that should be questioned. These are recorded signs that remain after what has occurred, offering evidence of a CONTINUOUS PRESENT which, through the wear of time, use and disuse, act as clues that tell lived stories…

She earned her degree, two postgraduate diplomas in Descriptive Geometry, and a PhD from the Faculty of Fine Arts of Barcelona with the thesis , where she was selected by Àlex Mitrani to be promoted as an emerging artist of her graduating class. She participated in an Erasmus exchange at the Faculty of Bologna. She received a European “Artogether" grant from , which included a two-month residency in Istanbul and a traveling exhibition across Europe. She has held around twelve solo exhibitions in Printmaking, Painting, and Drawing, and has participated in group shows in various countries.

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