Laura R. A (XX) - XL - ​Horizonte en flor

Laura is a young Cuban artist with formal training, graduated from the prestigious National Academy of Fine Arts San Alejandro in Havana, Cuba, one of the country’s most tradition-rich institutions for artistic instruction. Her work stems from a deeply personal relationship with nature, a connection cultivated since childhood by growing up in an environment close to the fields and natural areas on the outskirts of Havana. That vital closeness to the landscape, the flowers, the vegetation and the atmosphere of the surrounding environment has become the core of her pictorial language. In her work, Laura does not limit herself to depicting gardens, meadows or flowered fields as decorative motifs: she transforms them into spaces of contemplation, peace and sensitivity, where color, light and the pictorial matter build a direct emotional experience. Her production focuses especially on flowers, landscapes and natural scenes, approached from an intimate and poetic perspective. They are works that convey tranquility, harmony, beauty and reverence, yet at the same time possess notable visual strength thanks to her mastery of color and the intensity of her brushwork. The artist recreates, from her own sensibility, that natural universe that has marked her life and memory, turning it into a painting of recognizable identity. One of the most prominent traits of her work is precisely the treatment of color. In her compositions, pinks, mauves, violets, turquoises, greens, yellows and intense reds abound, articulated with great freedom and freshness. Laura builds vibrant, luminous and enveloping surfaces, where color not only describes the scene but animates it and gives it its own energy. Her paintings achieve a very attractive balance between delicacy and vitality. From a technical standpoint, Laura works mainly in oil on canvas and also in acrylic on canvas, using a loose, material and expressive brushstroke, with Impressionist resonances and some Expressive accents. That brushwork, nervous yet controlled, adds texture, rhythm and movement to the pictorial surface. The material takes center stage and makes the flowers, the paths, the reflections of the water or the landscape backgrounds not static, but alive and throbbing. In many of her works there is a special interest in atmosphere: soft horizons, blooming gardens, open paths, ponds, fields in full bloom or swathes of vegetation that seem to breathe within the painting. The composition typically guides the eye naturally, inviting the viewer to enter that pictorial space and linger there. That ability to suggest silence, freshness, air, light and calm is one of the most valuable virtues of her work. Laura’s painting also stands out for its decorative capacity in the best sense of the term, that is, for its power to visually enrich a space without losing artistic value. Her works possess a notable chromatic presence, genuine sensitivity and solid execution, which makes them especially attractive both for lovers of contemporary art and for new collectors seeking a luminous, accessible work with projection. Artistically, what is most interesting about Laura is that she combines academic training, chromatic intuition and a personal sensitive voice. Her paintings do not rely solely on good technique: they reveal an artist who paints from an authentic inner experience, from a careful observation of the natural world and from a clear will to convey emotion through landscape and flowers. Her works have been well received by the public and form part of private collections, as well as various artistic diffusion circuits. Her work continues to gain visibility inside and outside Cuba, arousing interest for the visual strength of her compositions and for the honesty of her plastic language. She is a young, active and growing creator, whose artistic evolution appears especially promising. Purchasing a work by Laura represents an opportunity to add to a collection the work of a young Cuban artist, professionally trained and with clear projection, whose painting offers beauty, sensitivity and a deeply human relationship with nature. Her work conveys peace, color and fullness, while also revealing an emerging artistic personality capable of dialoguing with the tradition of floral landscape painting from a contemporary and personal voice. In Laura’s work, nature is not merely contemplated: it is felt, breathed and becomes pictorial emotion. Artwork by the artist Laura executed in acrylic on high-quality professional canvas. Size 100 x 70 cm of painting. Original edition. Shipping will be carried out through United Parcel Service (UPS) to Spain and Europe, and through FedEx to the rest of the world. The work will be rolled and protected by several layers of packaging, bubble wrap, and placed in a sturdy tube. Once the work is paid for, three days are required for the packaging process and delivery to the shipping company. The piece will reach you within ten days, depending on the destination country. “This lot contains visualizations created with AI. Please consult the original photographs to verify the actual condition of the work.” This dazzling acrylic on canvas work captivates with its expressionist pictorial language and pronounced impressionist accent, characterized by a dense application texture and impasto from spatula and thick brushwork that give the scene notable three-dimensionality. The composition is structured in three clearly defined planes: in the foreground, a vibrant wild meadow speckled with a multitude of flowers in white, purple, yellow and intense red tones on a turquoise base; in the middle plane, a sober row of dark pines marking the transition to the imposing background of mountains composed of bold sulfurous, violet and cyan hues; and finally, a soft sky bathed by subtle brushstrokes in pink and cream pastel tones suggesting the warm light of the sunset. The masterful handling of the contrast between the cool tones of the mountain range and the warmth of the floral tapestry creates a poetic, joyful and enveloping atmosphere, where the freedom of the brush transmits pure vitality and the serenity of nature in fullness."

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