Alma Fernández Tercero
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- Year
- 2017
- Technique
- Oil/Canvas
- Dimensions
- 140 × 100 cm
- Status
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- Palette
- petrol blue, celadon green, slate gray, pearl white, peach
- Brushwork
- Soft modeling through oil glazes and blending, with continuous tonal transitions and defined contours.
Curatorial analysis
Curatorial analysis
A figure curled in on itself floats within a space devoid of ground or gravitational references. The female body curves into a nearly spherical geometry, protected by the folds of a blue-gray garment that billows with dense, soft volume, visually operating as the condensed mass hinted at by the title. In contrast to the enveloping weight of the fabric, the tilted face and the timid warmth of the flesh introduce a vulnerable human scale, held within a gesture of serene introspection.
The vertical axis culminates in a profuse headpiece of pale roses that replaces the hair and overflows the crown. These blossoms, modeled in tones ranging from white to cold lavender with shaded centers, seem to weigh upon the forehead while simultaneously expanding upward, straining the curled-up posture with sculptural bloom. The stillness of the lowered eyelids and the delicacy of the hands holding the skirt anchor this atmosphere of intimate withdrawal, where the outer world has ceased to exist.
Around the figure, the background unfolds in enveloping gradations: a halo of pale greenish light enfolds the body like a protective atmosphere, while the edges of the canvas sink into a deep, turbid petroleum blue. The oil paint is blended into subtle transitions, eliminating any textural stridency so that the surface retains a meditative smoothness.
Suspended between flowering and closure, the figure evokes both the weight of condensed thoughts and the weightlessness of earthly detachment. The work thus constructs a visual shelter suspended in its own orbit, a state of silent gravidity in which the body becomes both refuge and floating landscape.
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- Corazón RojoInquire about availabilityAlma Fernández Tercero · 2018
- AbrazoInquire about availabilityAlma Fernández Tercero · 2017
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