Alexy Palenzuela
Arrullo #2Inquire about availability
- Year
- 2019
- Technique
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- 34 × 45 × 30 cm
- Status
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- Palette
- carmine red, garnet, bright coral, jet black, silver bronze
- Brushwork
- Cast bronze surface with a high specular gloss lacquered finish, featuring continuous planes and polished curves without porosity.
Curatorial analysis
Curatorial analysis
A mirror-finished carmine red envelops the bronze mass, transforming it into pure dynamic reflection. The physical fullness of the female body does not pursue conventional gravitational weight here, but rather a playful suspension that defies the inherent density of the metal. Seated upon a geometric pedestal that duplicates its inverted presence, the figure reclines her torso while raising her limbs in a gymnastic or maternal gesture, delicately holding a perfect sphere between her lifted legs.
That sphere acts as the visual and conceptual fulcrum of the entire structure. By concentrating the gaze on an elemental geometric body, the piece establishes a direct dialogue between the mathematical perfection of the orb and the voluptuous, organic, exuberant curves of the anatomy. The arms fold tightly across the chest in a protective posture, heightening the inward turn of the head angled toward the suspended object, whose barely hinted eyes evoke a state of reverie or tenderness.
The surface treatment clothes the bronze in an almost liquid, automotive skin. Light does not act as a shadowy modeller of traditional mass, but as linear gleams tracing generous thighs, the arch of the back, and the sleek cap of hair. This immaculate polish strips the material of mineral rusticity, drawing it closer to the contemporary aesthetic of high-precision industrial objects without diminishing the sculptural power of the anatomy.
Under the title of a lullaby, the interaction between the figure and the globe admits both the evocation of a symbolic maternity and the staging of a weightless, playful moment. The roundness of the thighs and hips projects an expansive energy that balances with effortless grace in three-dimensional space.
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- ArrulloInquire about availabilityAlexy Palenzuela
- Arrullo IIInquire about availabilityAlexy Palenzuela · 2018
- EquilibrioInquire about availabilityAlexy Palenzuela · 2018
- Juego MatutinoInquire about availabilityAlexy Palenzuela · 2016
- NacimientoInquire about availabilityAlexy Palenzuela · 2014
- Mujer con SombrillaInquire about availabilityAlexy Palenzuela · 2015
- IncitatusInquire about availabilityAlexy Palenzuela · 2019
- MillenialsInquire about availabilityAlexy Palenzuela · 2019
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- MaternidadSoldAlexy Palenzuela · 2016
- El Alma del TriunfoSoldAlexy Palenzuela · 2014
- El AbrazoSoldAlexy Palenzuela · 2014
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