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Meninas 5G (2025)Oil painting by Félix Rubio
70 x 70 x 2cm (unframed) / 70 x 70cm (actual image size)
£848.14
Original artwork description
Meninas 5G
This contemporary figurative painting by Félix Rubio reinterprets the spirit of Velázquez’s Las Meninas in the age of smartphones. In a quiet interior, several figures dressed in traditional clothing gather together, yet their attention is captured not by each other, but by the glowing screens of their mobile phones.
The work explores the subtle irony of modern life: people sharing the same space while being absorbed by distant digital worlds. By combining classical references with contemporary technology, the painting reflects on how communication and presence have changed in the 21st century.
Rubio’s style blends historical atmosphere with modern narrative, creating a scene that feels both timeless and unmistakably current.
Original oil painting on canvas
70 × 70 cm
Signed by the artist
Sold unframed
Materials used:
oil paint on canvas
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 70 x 70 x 2cm (unframed) / 70 x 70cm (actual image size)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the front
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#oil painting#square painting#social commentary#figurative painting#symbolic painting#smartphone#narrative painting#digital age#classical influence#velazquez inspired
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Original artwork description
Meninas 5G
This contemporary figurative painting by Félix Rubio reinterprets the spirit of Velázquez’s Las Meninas in the age of smartphones. In a quiet interior, several figures dressed in traditional clothing gather together, yet their attention is captured not by each other, but by the glowing screens of their mobile phones.
The work explores the subtle irony of modern life: people sharing the same space while being absorbed by distant digital worlds. By combining classical references with contemporary technology, the painting reflects on how communication and presence have changed in the 21st century.
Rubio’s style blends historical atmosphere with modern narrative, creating a scene that feels both timeless and unmistakably current.
Original oil painting on canvas
70 × 70 cm
Signed by the artist
Sold unframed
Materials used:
oil paint on canvas
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 70 x 70 x 2cm (unframed) / 70 x 70cm (actual image size)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the front
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#oil painting#square painting#social commentary#figurative painting#symbolic painting#smartphone#narrative painting#digital age#classical influence#velazquez inspired