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All auctions / Contemporary Art / Niurka Moreno Leyva - "El Centinela de los Sueños" NO Reserve
One-of-a-kind piece, 100% handmade. This is not an print. "The Dream Sentinel" This work is an exploration of interspecies relationships and magical symbiosis between the domestic realm and the natural world. In a playful reversal of traditional predator-prey roles, it presents a mottled cat and a bird in a state of contemplative calm and psychic connection. It is not a tense encounter, but a silent dialogue in a dreamlike space. The cat acts as a sentinel of the night, while the bird is the confidant that brings stories from other skies. The piece materializes as acrylic on canvas, but with an execution that prioritizes the fluidity of watercolor, taking advantage of the malleability of highly diluted acrylic. The work sits at the intersection of contemporary illustration and folk art. The decorative patterns of dots and concentric shapes on the bird and the cat echo folk art, where repetition and symmetry play symbolic and ritual roles. In short, the piece is a synthesis of the medium’s fluidity and the precision of line, creating a space of peace and mystery populated by animal archetypes that resonate with both the inner child and the contemporary aesthete. Dimensions: 66 x 58.5 cm Technique: Acrylic on cotton canvas. Condition: Perfect Origin: Spain Year: 2026 Each work is signed on the back guaranteeing its authenticity and preserving its visual purity. It includes title, series, year of creation, and signature. Reference images may show slight tonal variations from the original work due to lighting in spaces, which may affect contrast or color temperature, as well as differences in viewing devices. Photographs have been made with utmost care. Perfect and sturdy packaging with tracking number. *The certificate of authenticity will only be available for sales equal to or greater than €150.* Shipping method: They will be shipped rolled in a sturdy cardboard tube. (no frame) Signed, dated, and numbered on the back of the card. It is a unique piece. CURRICULUM Personal information Las Tunas, Cuba, 1994. Lives and works in Barcelona, Spain. Education 2013 // 2019 - University of Arts (ISA), Havana, Cuba. Degree in Visual Arts. 2009 // 2013 - Professional Academy of Arts Las Tunas, Cuba. Bachelor of Fine Arts, field of study: Painting. Scholarships March 2018 // July 2018 - STIBET Scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for one semester of studies at the Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences, Alfter, Germany. Feb // Aug 2023 - Goethe Institute scholarship for the B1 German level, Monika’s Atelier, Havana, Cuba. Personal Exhibitions 2022 - What is the word, bi-personal with the artist Omar Pérez at his House Studio, Malecón 675, Havana, Cuba. 2018 - An unknown animal, Studio D’Nasco, Havana, Cuba. 2017 - The changing passivity of the Sun, bi-personal with the artist Denisse Muiños. Center of Development of the Arts, Havana, Cuba. 2016 - The object of the thousand Faces. El Mejunje, Santa Clara, Cuba. 2015 - Temporal Fivers (Distrito Project) University of Arts (ISA), Havana, Cuba. Collective Exhibitions (selection) 2025- Open studio at Casa R.A.R.O. as part of their Residency Program for one month, Barcelona, Spain. 2023- Come together, Anthological Cuban Collage exhibition. @infraestudio headquarters, Havana, Cuba. 2020 - A crack in the wall, online exhibition on the Instagram platform @tallerchullima, Havana, Cuba. 2018 - End of semester exhibition at the Alanus Hochschule University, Alfter, Germany. 2018 - Und Nacht war...senseLaB X, Gallery from the Faculty of Visual Arts, University of Arts (ISA) Havana, Cuba. 2017 - senceLAB IX, Gallery of the Faculty of Visual Arts, University of Arts (ISA) Havana, Cuba. 2017 - Thirteen Tales + One, Ludwig Foundation, Havana, Cuba. 2016 - In Regla, Opening Studio. Interchange with The San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI). Studio of Felipe Dulzaides, Havana, Cuba. 2016 - Distrito, A territorial a subjective demarcation, Gallery Luz y Oficios, Havana, Cuba. 2015 - Mise en Scène, University of Arts ISA (XII Biennial of Havana) Havana, Cuba. 2015 - Opened Work, Project of Transdisciplinary Art, (XII Biennial of Havana) National Museum of Art, Building of Cuban Art, Havana, Cuba. 2013 - Thesis Projects, Center of development of the Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba. 2012 - Tree plus one, House of Ballad, Las Tunas, Cuba.
Estimate:£687.71
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1996 Australia 1/10 oz Gold Lunar Rat (Series I)
12/06/2017
£351.02
Est: £436.01
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