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El Mensaje de la Paz, by Salvador Ávalos. A structure of monumental arches divides and simultaneously articulates the space, transforming the canvas into a polyphonic proscenium where music, dance, and offering coexist.

Salvador Ávalos

El Mensaje de la Paz

Year
2023
Technique
Acrylic
Dimensions
105 × 145 cm
Status
Available
Palette
cobalt blue, carmine red, fuchsia, lime green, amber
Brushwork
Superimposed layers of acrylic with rough-textured backgrounds and fluid glazes on the figures.

Curatorial analysis

A structure of monumental arches divides and simultaneously articulates the space, transforming the canvas into a polyphonic proscenium where music, dance, and offering coexist. In this staging, light does not emanate from an external source but from the chromatic clash between deep ultramarine and cobalt blues against an interior blaze of crimson reds, oranges, and incandescent fuchsias. The pictorial space is fragmented into faceted planes and overlapping transparencies, constructing an atmosphere that is at once theatrical and dreamlike.

The gravitational weight of the composition is distributed between two opposing poles. In the center, a hieratic female figure carries a tray with a white dove above her head, personifying an almost ceremonial stillness. As an absolute counterpoint to that static verticality, a ballerina mid-leap cuts across the upper right third, curving her body in an arc of athletic tension and lightness that defies architectural confinement. Beneath her, a lime-green ovoid rests atop a geometric block, acting as an enigmatic visual anchor that unsettles the laws of traditional perspective.

Toward the left, the violinist's presence merges the human body with the instrument through glazes of burning vermilion, while a vessel overflowing with rounded fruits in the foreground draws the gaze back to the weight of earthly matter. The acrylic surface reveals a meticulous treatment of stippled textures and vibrant relief across the backgrounds, engaging in direct dialogue with the clean gradations that model the anatomies and garments.

Rather than illustrating an abstract ideal, the scene orchestrates a dialogue of complementary energies in which harmony arises not from uniformity, but from the coexistence between the muscular tension of flight, the solemnity of ritual, and the perpetual vibration of sound.

El Mensaje de la Paz

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