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The Pass (El Lance) (2024) Original Oil Painting by Félix Rubio
55 x 55 x 4cm (unframed) / 55 x 55cm (actual image size)
£541
Original artwork description
The Pass is an expressive figurative painting inspired by the physical gesture and ritual tension of the bullfighting arena.
Rather than depicting a literal scene, the work transforms the traditional movement of the lance into a metaphor of the human body in motion. The figure appears to fold, twist, and extend within itself, dissolving the boundary between action and form.
Warm tones of red and orange evoke the intensity and danger of the arena, while cooler blues and whites create a counterpoint that suggests control, distance, and reflection. The composition captures a moment suspended between balance and collapse, precision and instinct.
Through energetic brushwork and layered textures, the painting explores the body as both instrument and subject — a space where ritual, tension, and emotion converge.
Original oil painting on canvas.
Signed on the front.
Ready to hang.
Materials used:
oil paint on canvas
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 55 x 55 x 4cm (unframed) / 55 x 55cm (actual image size)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the front
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#oil painting#movement#gesture#figurative painting#abstract figurative#human body#expressive art#emotional art#contemporary figurative#dynamic composition
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Original artwork description
The Pass is an expressive figurative painting inspired by the physical gesture and ritual tension of the bullfighting arena.
Rather than depicting a literal scene, the work transforms the traditional movement of the lance into a metaphor of the human body in motion. The figure appears to fold, twist, and extend within itself, dissolving the boundary between action and form.
Warm tones of red and orange evoke the intensity and danger of the arena, while cooler blues and whites create a counterpoint that suggests control, distance, and reflection. The composition captures a moment suspended between balance and collapse, precision and instinct.
Through energetic brushwork and layered textures, the painting explores the body as both instrument and subject — a space where ritual, tension, and emotion converge.
Original oil painting on canvas.
Signed on the front.
Ready to hang.
Materials used:
oil paint on canvas
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 55 x 55 x 4cm (unframed) / 55 x 55cm (actual image size)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the front
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#oil painting#movement#gesture#figurative painting#abstract figurative#human body#expressive art#emotional art#contemporary figurative#dynamic composition