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Artwork details
- Medium : Acrylic, Charcoal on Canvas
- Other details : Artwork on supported wooden frame. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
- Dimensions : 31.5x27.6in
About this artwork
A female figure wrapped in a dark cloak emerges from the chaos of a devastated city. Her posture recalls classical representations of the Madonna, but instead of conveying serenity, her expression is marked by a mixture of desolation and strength.
In her arms she holds a child, representing the vulnerability of humanity in times of crisis.
The background of the work is dominated by ruined buildings, rubble, and opaque skies, with gestural brushstrokes… that evoke a sense of movement and chaos. Among the somber tones of the landscape, there are flashes of color (red, ochre, and a neutral white) that symbolize hope, resilience, and divinity.
My base was to merge classical references (Madonna iconography, Baroque art) with a contemporary language that addresses universal themes such as human resistance.
In her arms she holds a child, representing the vulnerability of humanity in times of crisis.
The background of the work is dominated by ruined buildings, rubble, and opaque skies, with gestural brushstrokes… that evoke a sense of movement and chaos. Among the somber tones of the landscape, there are flashes of color (red, ochre, and a neutral white) that symbolize hope, resilience, and divinity.
My base was to merge classical references (Madonna iconography, Baroque art) with a contemporary language that addresses universal themes such as human resistance.
Cristina Fuentes
Argentina
Credentials
- International Exposure
- Experienced Artist
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
« I feel the need to see what is on the other side of things, the eternal search to know that there is something beyond what we can perceive. »
Cris Fuentes is a visual artist specializing in painting, based in Argentina, whose works have been widely exhibited nationally, as well as in Italy, Nepal, Ecuador, Denmark, Mexico, Chile, and Brazil. She describes her art as based on action painting, which has converged with expressionism, in which figuration and abstraction complement each other, "blurring a possible boundary between one language and another." A nostalgia for absences and a sense that art is about filling a void have always been present in her works. Her artistic need could not be expressed in any other way than through gestures, with the power of a brushstroke. The figure of the ruin, from a material and conceptual perspective, has appealed to her as a representation of vestiges. Interestingly, ruins constitute metaphors for what interests her as an artist: inner states and the act of immersing oneself within only to re-emerge.