Pablo Álvarez

Farándula | Pablo Álvarez

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Measurements

30 x 40 cm

Discipline

Pintura

Styles

Neofiguración

Supports

Lino

Techniques

Óleo

Year

2026

Unique work

In private collection

Farandola presents a unicorn sticker adhered to a surface that simulates a stage. In front of it, a light screen with a cloud print reveals the folds of the fabric, evidencing its condition as a constructed backdrop. It is not a real sky, but a support arranged to hold an image. The unicorn, no longer painted as an illusory figure but as a flat sticker, emphasizes its artificial nature. The small glints and shadows added intensify this ambiguity: they appear to have volume and presence, but they are still a superficial, almost decorative resource. The figure adopts the classic pose of horses in the pictorial tradition, historically linked to power, authority, and status. By replacing the horse with a unicorn sticker, the work shifts those codes towards kitsch and aesthetics, revealing that the pose is a learned gesture, reproducible and easily transferable to any icon. What was once a symbol of legitimacy here becomes a simulacrum. The painting thus operates as a reflection on the contemporary image: a space where shine, scenography, and appearance generate meaning in themselves, revealing the theatrical, fragile, and constructed nature of certain power imaginaries.

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After studying Fine Arts and Interior Design at Antonio de Nebrija University, where he graduated in 2018, he continued his education with a Master's in Research in Art and Creation (2024), consolidating a career that combines artistic practice and theoretical reflection. Since the beginning of his career, he has sought experiences that broaden his perspective, participating in international projects such as ¿Cómo enseñar y hacer fotografía? (How to teach and make photography?) in Piura, Peru (2020) and a documentary photography program in rural areas with Erasmus+ in Dilijan, Armenia (2019). These experiences marked a line of work attentive to social issues and modes of representation in diverse contexts. His work has been presented in various solo and group exhibitions in Spain, and has received recognition from institutions and competitions. In 2024, he exhibited his work at Galería My Name’s Lolita (Madrid), and in previous years participated in shows such as the Pozuelo de Alarcón Painting Competition (where he won third prize in 2023), the Moncloa Cultural Center (Madrid, 2022), and the LXXVII Centelles Painting Competition (Barcelona, 2019). In Logroño, he was awarded third prize in the XXXIV Young Art Showcase La Rioja (2018), and in Segovia, he was part of a group exhibition and an artistic residency at AP Gallery (2017). His artistic practice is characterized by an interest in the intersection of image, memory, and territory, exploring through painting and photography ways of inhabiting, narrating, and reinterpreting contemporary experience. With a career that spans from international projects to national competition awards, he continues to develop work that dialogues between aesthetic research and the cultural transformations of our time.

Financial information

Signature value

18.86 ¢/cm2

Accum. revaluation

84.27 %

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