Untitled, 2025
Painting : mixed media · 142 x 73 x 2 cm 55.9 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,324
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Painting : Unique artwork
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Artwork sold in perfect condition, not framed
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mixed media on wood
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142 x 73 x 2 cm 55.9 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch Height x Width x Depth
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Description
This Neo-expressionist artwork is a raw nerve of our time, a visual cross-section of collective anxiety and hope. An explosion of colors, words, and imagery crashes upon the viewer, leaving no time for deliberation, forcing one to simply feel. The artist, operating in a mode reminiscent of Jean-Michel Basquiat, treats the canvas as a graffiti-covered wall where layers of history, protest, and raw emotion are scratched and painted over each other.
The piece explicitly anchors its commentary by juxtaposing modern symbols and text ("PEACE," "SOLDIER," "Malditas las GUERRAS") with a direct insertion of Francisco Goya's work. The central-right section features a detailed rendering of a chaotic battle from the Peninsular War, labeled 'LOS SUCESOS DEL 2 DE MAYO' and 'GOYA'. This reference is to Goya's , or (as seen in image_3.png, image_4.png), which depicted the violent Spanish uprising against Napoleonic troops.
The art work is painted on hardboard
By inserting Goya's scene of a historically specific, bloody conflict into a field of modern anti-war graffiti, the artist creates a direct lineage. The handwritten text above Goya's work, which includes "LOS SUCESOS DEL 2 DE MAYO" and "GOYA", makes this dialogue undeniable. It suggests that the 'sucesos' (events) and the 'war' continue in a new visual language. Goya's raw depiction of human brutality and suffering, which also includes his famously labeled series, is here recontextualized as the foundational cry that this modern painting amplifies.
Amid the modern and historical chaos, faces emerge—distorted, weeping, screaming—looking out, without a word. Handwritten words on multiple languages like "Malditas" (Accursed), "WAR", and "PEACE" are not merely inscriptions but pulsating thoughts that cannot be silenced. The artwork is a collage of our shared fears and dreams, demonstrating that the 'Disasters of War' are not contained to the past, and that our contemporary protest is but the latest layer on an ancient, collective cry for peace.
Presentation
Alberto Urbano Moreno was born in 1974 in the province of Córdoba. He grew up in the small historical town of Monturque, known for its deep archaeological roots, including Roman and Arab monuments.
His first contact with painting occurred at the age of six, a period that coincided with a series of severe personal and family tragedies. Art became more than just a hobby for the child; it served as a psychological defense mechanism and an emotional refuge. As a self-taught artist (), he developed his visual language outside of academic frameworks, relying on childhood memories, intuition, and personal symbolism.
Art critics and historians frequently cite Alberto Urbano as a prominent representative of contemporary outsider art and , comparing the primitivist power and expression of his works to the legacy of Jean-Michel Basquiat.
The Concept of "Caotic Art": Under this name, the artist brings together his main exhibitions and manifestos. His works synthesize internal emotional chaos, the contradictions of human nature, and a reaction to the modern world.
Artistic Influences: His style weaves together elements of traditional , contemporary street art (), and the philosophy of the movement—a "flow" that magnetically connects the viewer and the artist through an impulse.
Materials: Urbano works in mixed and experimental media (). On canvas and heavy cardboard, he combines acrylics, spray paint, textured layering, and graphic lines.
Subjects and Symbols: His canvases frequently feature grotesque characters, masks, and popular cultural archetypes (such as Batman, Meninas, as well as mythological and animal motifs), reinterpreted through the lens of naive art and a vivid, high-contrast chromatic palette.
The artist actively exhibits his work across Spain. Key institutional venues in his career include:
Real Círculo de la Amistad in Córdoba;
The Russian Centre for Science and Culture (Casa de la Cultura Rusa) in Madrid;
As well as a number of private galleries and contemporary art platforms, including gallery exhibitions throughout Andalusia.
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