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Entre Nubes, by Ileana Piszk. A dense, fractured core floats in the midst of a vaporous whirlwind.
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Ileana Piszk

Entre NubesSold

Year
2018
Technique
Acrylic
Dimensions
90 × 100 cm
Status
Sold
Palette
light ochre, rust red, cobalt blue, chalk white, ochre yellow
Brushwork
Thick impastos and palette knife scrapings in the center over gestural and circular sweeps of diluted paint.

Curatorial analysis

A dense, fractured core floats in the midst of a vaporous whirlwind. At the center of the canvas, the pictorial matter gathers with an almost geological energy: fiery reds, cobalt blues, earthy tones, and a thick white compete to gain relief upon the surface. Surrounding this tumultuous heart, the space expands into an enveloping atmosphere of sand tones, subtle ochres, and warm grays, where the acrylic sheds its rigidity to become a swirling mist. The gaze remains suspended between that compact mass, seemingly on the verge of bursting, and the weightless calm that encloses it on all sides.

The surface reveals a direct confrontation with the palette knife and the drag of pigment. Toward the center, paint builds in crust-like layers and dense impastos that cast minute shadows under raking light, while brisk furrows scrape across the plane to expose underlying chromatic strata. In the upper-left quadrant, a concentric swirl of white and lavender operates as an autonomous vortex, a kind of lunar eye that dialogues with the yellow glints in the background and balances the weight of the main mass. The rhythm turns syncopated, oscillating between the fluid circular sweeps of the perimeter and the sharp fracturing at the center.

The title proposes a spatial coordinate yet leaves the resonance of the piece entirely open. Rather than a placid sky, what dwells among these clouds evokes a mineral suspension, a fragmented architecture, or a cosmic event captured mid-transit. Tension does not seek resolution in stillness; it endures in the precarious balance between aerial dissolution and the resistance of pure pigment. The viewer encounters a threshold where the ethereal landscape ceases to be a mere backdrop, transforming instead into an active force that assails, devours, and simultaneously sustains matter.

Entre Nubes

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