Alejandro Carballosa - “la ofrenda”

Oil on canvas Description An aloft female figure holds a red fruit in her hands, formed as the symbolic center of the composition. The scene, built on an atmosphere of shade and contemplation, presents an image suspended between the allegorical and the intimate. The fruit takes on a dimension that transcends its material nature: it can be understood as desire, knowledge, temptation, or surrender. The figure’s contemplative stance avoids a closed narrative reading and places the viewer before a moment of decision, in which what is offered contains both promise and uncertainty. The contrast between the luminosity of the skin, the pinkish hue of the dress, the enveloping darkness, and the intense red of the fruit articulates a composition of strong visual character. The wings introduce a symbolic reference to classical tradition, while the pictorial resolution maintains a contemporary sensibility. La Ofrenda thus offers a reflection on the act of giving and on the inherent ambiguity of what we desire: offering something can be, at the same time, a gesture of generosity, a form of seduction, or a renunciation. Alejandro Carballosa, visual artist and Cuban designer residing in Spain, with a career marked by the exploration of strength, emotion, and beauty in the animal and human figure. His work combines technical realism with a contemporary vision, where color, light, and movement acquire a symbolic and expressive language. Trained in visual arts and design, he integrates the aesthetic sensibility of classical art with modern resources, creating pieces that balance energy and introspection. His work has been presented in collective and individual exhibitions, and is part of private collections in Germany and the United States education School academy of plastic arts; sculptor, painter bachelor university Licentiate in scenic design; ISA, Havana, Cuba, 2023 graduated 2011 workshop 2022.International Makeup Workshop taught by the Italian master Piero Penisi exhibitions 2011. Iconographic Salon Nicolás Guillén. UNEAC, Las Tunas, Cuba 2011. Exhibition “Vástagos” (Offspring). Provincial Center of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba. 2012. Martian Salon. Sculpture Workshop Gallery, Las Tunas, Cuba. 2012. Exhibition “Lithographs.” UNEAC, Las Tunas, Cuba. 2012. Exhibition “Final Integral Exercise.” Professional Academy of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba. 2013. Martian Salon. Huellas Cultural Center, Las Tunas, Cuba. 2013. Exhibition “La Víspera” (The Eve). Provincial Center of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba. 2014. Salon “Guernica.” AHS, Las Tunas, Cuba. 2014. Salon “Plastic Art in April.” Provincial Center of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba. 2014. Collective expo “Art, a Social Image.” Provincial Center of Plastic Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba. 2017. First Salon of Plastic Arts. Guáimaro Art Gallery, Camagüey, Cuba. 2017. Collective expo, Aires de Cubanía. Casa del Alba cultural, Havana, Cuba 2022.Theme wardrobe show at ISA university of arts 2024 private collections in Germany and the United States

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