Alfredo RoldanCouple on the balcony. Large format young woman and man portrait.2000
2000
About the Item
- Creator:Alfredo Roldan (1965, Spanish)
- Creation Year:2000
- Dimensions:Height: 51.19 in (130 cm)Width: 63.78 in (162 cm)Depth: 0.79 in (2 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Segovia, ES
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU744314279992
Alfredo Roldan
A close look at one of Alfredo Roldan’s paintings leads to interesting discoveries. The surface is full of rasps and scrapes, stains, impastos, graffiti and lines. This treatment creates an enormous amount of mini-spots in even small areas of the same color, allowing for endless varieties of contrast, shade and tonality. “I normally start out with a kind of neutral background in an orangey hue and on top of that I draw an initial outline with brownish lines. If the human body is my main theme, I use the face as a key to centre the composition. From the beginning, I have a color scheme in mind but I am always open to change.” The bulk of his work is dedicated to representing the human figure. In doing so, he simplifies reality without diminishing it.
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