325_Visual enigma (2026) Original Collage by Manel Villalonga

This artwork features a mixed-media collage style, heavily influenced by contemporary urban art and graphic design. The overall aesthetic is characterized by a vibrant and complex layering of elements, suggesting a modern, almost postmodern, sensibility. Its distinctive fragmented images and striking text evoke elements of Pop Art and Dadaist collage, with a contemporary digital touch.

The texture is rich and varied, achieved through the layering of different materials: paper, paint, and collage. The surface features smooth printed areas and rough painted or splattered sections, adding tactile depth. The composition focuses on the face but is interrupted and fragmented by the surrounding collage elements. The vertical and diagonal lines created by the collage strips guide the eye through the image, while the arrangement of the text and graphic elements adds visual rhythm and asymmetry. The technique employed combines traditional collage elements with painting.
The creative process begins with a digital sketch, followed by the final collage on MDF board using acrylics, collage, and transfer techniques.

Materials used:

paper cutouts, acrylic and transfer

Details:

• Collage on Panel / Board / MDF
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 50 x 50 x 0.3cm (unframed) / 50 x 50cm (actual image size)
• Signed on the back
• Style: Urban and Pop
• Subject: People and portraits

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