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2021
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 54 cm | 23.6 x 21.3 in.
USD 860
This volcano eruption painting by Guanacaste-based artist and musician Christian Porras demonstrates his signature style of full curved forms and billowing lines.
His paintings are dynamic reflections of the Costa Rican landscape’s ever-shifting rhythms. Porras, being greatly inspired by his song-writing, creates harmonious relationships between his songs and his paintings as he translates lyrical descriptions of places and characters into bold, block-coloured canvases.
Using a unique technique of applying paint with ovoid shapes, Porras layers elliptical brushstrokes reminiscent of fingerprints, blending elements of nature, from rivers to beaches, with human figures that integrate into their surroundings.
At the heart of Porras’ practices lies a celebration of everyday life in Guanacaste, representing Costa Rica’s traditions and those of wider Latin America. With this volcano eruption painting, La Pluma, Porras layers overlapping fields of ochre, umber, and luminous blues, creating a composition that evokes the billowing plumes of smoke and ash that rise from a volcanic eruption. The painting strips the drama of such an event down to its essential forms, transforming destruction into a poetic study of movement, colour and renewal.
Framing not included. Shipping: This artwork will be rolled for shipment.
Blue, Brown, Grey, Yellow
Under USD 1,000
medium
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