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Cabalgata Luminosa, by Rafael Fernández. An emphatic, almost sculptural white commands the canvas and suspends the scene in a weightless realm between reverie and myth.
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Rafael Fernández

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Year
2017
Technique
Oil/Canvas
Dimensions
76 × 60 cm
Status
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Palette
off-white, cerulean blue, navy blue, carmine red, turquoise green
Brushwork
Dense matter and distinct impastos on the central figure contrasting with backgrounds of liquid glazes and meticulous ornamental line work.

Curatorial analysis

An emphatic, almost sculptural white commands the canvas and suspends the scene in a weightless realm between reverie and myth. The horse's profile advances with the arrested cadence of a heraldic bas-relief or a carousel figure, establishing a compact presence that refuses agitation. The silhouette divides the space into two light intensities: a lower half dominated by dense navy blues and nocturnal glazes, and an upper section where sky-blue breaks through washes and turquoise planes reminiscent of the clarity of an aquatic sky.

Resting upon the mount is an androgynous, courtly presence, rendered on a minute scale that heightens the animal's monumentality. The figure wears an attire rich in golden filigree and sports a cotton-like headdress, resembling an encapsulated cloud that glows softly around the profiled face. There are no reins or tension in the hands; merely a gentle touch on the arched neck guides the stride. This restraint contrasts with the scarlet saddlecloth, decorated with a geometrically rigorous textile pattern that injects a burst of warmth amid the predominant cool tones. The red functions here as the scene's gravitational core, drawing the eye toward the point of contact between rider and steed.

Toward the edges, the theatrical atmosphere grows stranger. In the lower right corner, submerged in bluish greens and half-shadows, the spectral profile of a face emerges alongside a subtle avian silhouette, a silent witness transforming the journey into an esoteric procession. The horse's hooves do not touch solid ground but dissolve into liquid transparencies, reminding us that this ride does not traverse a physical landscape, but the inner passages of poetic memory.

Cabalgata Luminosa

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