La Distancia is the first painting I started for this collection, and it was the last one to be finished. It is a canvas of multiple beginnings, a 2015 work that I decided to repaint several times.
 
From a session with models in my studio, the two figures, who are positioned opposite each other, back to back, seem not to meet despite being in direct contact. Sometimes, no matter how close we are to something, even if we can touch it just by stretching out a hand, the distance seems to be unfathomable.
 
The outer space becomes one more protagonist of the image. There is no other place where the human being is confronted in a cruder way with the reality of his fragility and limitations. The coexistence between figuration and abstraction try to emphasize the sense of loss and encounter in which the characters seem to live.
 
This work is an unfolding of questions about loneliness, bonding and existence, but also about acceptance, resilience and hope.
 
FRAMED
Oil on canvas
100x100 cm.
2025
 
This painting arrives with a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
 
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