José Miguel Rojas
No dejaré de Amarte
- Year
- 2002
- Technique
- Acrylic/Canvas
- Dimensions
- 110 × 130 cm
- Status
- Available
Curatorial analysis
Curatorial analysis
The contact of the lips acts as the single sharp anchor in a scene entirely stripped of temporal or spatial references. Two profiles converge from the lateral margins toward the canvas's exact center, sealing their foreheads and mouths in a gesture that suspends intimacy with the dramatic force of a film still. The stark blackness of their hair, handled as dense masses of absolute black, frames the faces and isolates them against a grayish atmosphere, bestowing upon them a graphic weight that fully dominates the scale of the canvas.
Across the flesh tones, the pictorial matter functions through crisp planes of ochre, burnt earth, and beige, sculpting cheekbones, closed eyelids, and temples without relying on traditional blending. A sharp stylization defines the construction of facial volumes, accentuated by a swift, schematic white line outlining the ear and nape of the female figure like an electric flash or a stroke of chalk. In contrast to the compact solidity of the heads, the shoulders and torsos surrender material density: they dissolve toward the base in translucent washes of grey and black, permitting accidental drips that expose the raw weave and reveal the fluid nature of the acrylic.
This friction between the precision of the anatomical block and the dissolution of the garments imbues the image with an ambiguous temporality, halfway between a photographic memory permanently fixed and matter in the process of coming undone. The neutral ground, stained with pale brown glazes, provides neither narrative shelter nor a recognizable urban setting; the entire compositional charge rests upon the magnetism drawing the lovers together. Stripping the encounter of all secondary anecdotes, the title resonates with the solemnity of a private pact, where the union of the two figures stands as a silent resistance against the surrounding void of the picture plane.
More works by José Miguel Rojas
21 works
Available works
- Marilyn Monroe IIIJosé Miguel Rojas · 2019
- Marilyn Monroe IIJosé Miguel Rojas · 2017
- Marilyn Monroe IVJosé Miguel Rojas · 2011
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- Belleza MelancólicaInquire about availabilityJosé Miguel Rojas · 2016
- Maria FelixInquire about availabilityJosé Miguel Rojas · 2015
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- De la Serie: La noche hace sus secuestrosInquire about availabilityJosé Miguel Rojas · 2018
- La Odalisca Está TristeInquire about availabilityJosé Miguel Rojas · 2015
- La MiradaInquire about availabilityJosé Miguel Rojas · 2015
- JulietteInquire about availabilityJosé Miguel Rojas · 2015
- Daddy IssuesInquire about availabilityJosé Miguel Rojas · 2017
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