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Miguel Piñeiro

Love hurts | Miguel Piñeiro

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Measurements
80 x 90 cm
Discipline
Pintura
Styles
Hiperrealismo
Supports
Tabla
Techniques
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Year
2024
Unique work
In private collection
This work plays with the contrast between luxury and violence to deliver a provocative critique. It features brass knuckles inside a turquoise box that evokes the iconic packaging of Tiffany & Co., with a diamond ring embedded in one of the finger holes. The inscription "Love hurts" reinforces the paradox between romantic ideal and the pain it can entail. By combining symbols of elegance with objects of aggression, Piñeiro transforms glamour into threat, questioning the values we associate with love, luxury, and brands. It is a piece that disturbs with style.

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Miguel Piñeiro

Miguel Piñeiro's work is distinguished by a refined hyperrealist technique that, far from being limited to mimesis, functions as an expressive resource to create tension between the real and the represented. His painting transforms everyday objects into visual constructions charged with irony and meaning, where the use of reflections, transparencies, and trompe-l'oeil activates the viewer's perception. The incorporation of references to mass culture, design, and advertising reinforces the contemporary character of his work, while chromatic precision and balanced composition reveal a deep knowledge of pictorial tradition. In this intersection of technical virtuosity and critical discourse, Piñeiro achieves a powerful visual proposal that connects the intimate with the collective and the ephemeral with the lasting.

Financial information

Signature value

13.06 ¢/cm2

Accum. revaluation

17.15 %

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