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Still-Life Blues
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**Title**: Still-Life Blues
**Artist**: Bolullés (pseudonym of Antoni Albalat Salanova)
**Year**: 2018
**Technique**: Oil on panel
**Dimensions**: 30 x 40 cm
**Edition** : Unique piece, hand-signed by the artist
**Condition** : New, in perfect condition
**Framing** : Not included
**Description**:
A still life... but revisited with acid humor and a touch of subversion. "Still-Life Blues" hijacks the classic codes of the genre by incorporating iconic elements of pop culture, confronting the meticulousness of pictorial realism with the irreverence of contemporary surrealism.
On the table, Lactarius sanguifluus and a fiery chili pepper are painted in striking detail, capturing their textures and colors with almost photographic accuracy. But the viewer's gaze is quickly drawn elsewhere...
Two familiar characters appear in this culinary composition: a pensive Smurfette and a casual old Smurf, dark glasses screwed on his nose and a strange cigar in his mouth. Why are they here? The contrast between the childlike iconography and the almost surreal tension of the painting opens the door to a double reading, oscillating between nostalgia and biting irony.
The Bolullés artist enjoys transgressing genres, blurring the boundaries between realism, pop art and social commentary masked by an apparent lightness.
**Style and influences**:
- Meticulous painterly hyperrealism, brilliantly capturing the textures of food and surfaces.
- An ironic pop detour, influenced by Mark Ryden, Arcimboldo and Banksy.
- A balance between classic still life and surreal narrative, where everyday objects become actors in an underlying story.
**Who is this work for?
- Collectors of contemporary painting looking for a unique and intriguing piece.
- Lovers of pop art and artistic detour inspired by popular culture.
- Intériorists and graphic art enthusiasts looking for a work that challenges and provokes dialogue.
**About the artist : Antoni Albalat Salanova (Bolullés)**
**Biography**
Antoni Albalat Salanova, known by his pseudonym Bolullés, is a Valencian poet, painter and visual artist who fuses tradition and experimentation. His work spans poetry, painting and illustration, characterized by an ironic gaze and meticulous technique that blurs the boundaries between realism and surrealism.
**Artistic career**
1. **Poetry and Visual Poetry
- Author of over a dozen collections of poetry, including "Llibre de Voliaines", winner of the Vicent Andrés Estellés Poetry Prize (1999).
- Winner of the Maria Mercè Marçal Poetry Prize (2001).
- His writing is characterized by formal experimentation, rich intertextuality and great sensory and conceptual intensity.
- As a visual poet, he creates compositions that play with words and images, exploring new forms of meaning and visual impact.
2. **Oil on Wood and Canvas
- A specialist in representations of monkeys, Bolullés has developed a unique iconography, in which these animals become symbols of irony, mischief and subtle social criticism.
- His style, oscillating between hyperrealism and surrealism, inserts these monkeys into scenes that are sometimes everyday, sometimes absurd, reinforcing the tension between the real and the absurd.
- Beyond the monkeys, his canvases often incorporate gastronomic and cultural references, transforming innocuous objects into narrative and symbolic elements.
- He works mainly in oil on wood and canvas, creating a depth and texture that reinforce the expressive impact of his works.
3. **Illustration and Alternative Techniques
- Creator of pen-and-ink portraits, a technique that enables him to achieve an exceptional level of detail, with figures such as Ezra Pound and Emily Dickinson.
- Experiments with unconventional techniques, including the use of coffee as a pigment and the creation of illustrations combining natural elements and drawings.
- Has collaborated on several publications and experimental projects, integrating illustration and visual poetry.
4. **Projects and Collaborations**
- Participated in participatory funding campaigns, such as the renovation of the Pou cultural center in Beca, contributing exclusive illustrations to support fundraising.
- Fascinated by the intersection of art and science, he has explored subjects such as bioluminescent fungi, blending scientific observation and artistic expression.
- Has exhibited in various galleries and cultural spaces, in solo and group shows.
**Style and Influences
- His pictorial work lies at the intersection of meticulous realism, surrealism and pop art, drawing inspiration from the likes of Dalí, Arcimboldo and Mark Ryden.
- His obsession with monkeys echoes the iconoclastic humor of Banksy, but with a classical pictorial execution that lends an unexpected gravitas to his works.
- He constantly plays with the codes of academic art, incorporating elements of popular culture and symbolism that oscillate between playfulness, criticism and introspection.
**Exhibitions and Awards
- Participated in solo and group exhibitions in Spain, Indonesia, Sweden and Argentina, covering painting, visual poetry and illustration.
- Winner of major literary prizes, including the Vicent Andrés Estellés Poetry Prize (1999) and the Maria Mercè Marçal Prize (2001).
- His work has been published in literary journals, anthologies and experimental projects, in both physical and digital formats.
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ConditionExcellentColorsMulti ColorMaterialWoodNumber of items1First ownerYesOrientationLandscapeArt sizeSmallHeight30 cmWidth40 cm
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