Color package (Andorra)
10.000 €
This large-format piece by the Valencian painter Enrique Senís-Oliver stands out for its impeccable mastery of hyperrealistic painting and trompe-l'œil, offering a conceptual interplay between surface, volume, and matter. The artwork, titled "Andorra," dynamically articulates the three colors of the Andorran flag (blue, yellow, and red). Rather than presenting them in a flat or purely geometric manner, Senís-Oliver arranges them as three-dimensional diagonal folds converging toward the center, creating a harmonious structure that balances the tension between the cool tones of blue and the warmth of red and yellow. The most outstanding aspect is the masterly representation of the wrapping. The textures simulate the flexible rigidity of glossy paper or crumpled plastic, complete with organic wrinkles, creases, and folds. The artist applies an extremely meticulous chiaroscuro: each reflected highlight and projected shadow across the folds gives the surface an almost sculptural, tactile, and volumetric quality. The inclusion of crossed, knotted cords reinforces the illusion of packaging and tension. The cords cast delicate shadows over the various chromatic layers, successfully deceiving the viewer's eye and conveying the piece not as a two-dimensional plane, but as a real object suspended or wrapped in relief.
TechniqueOil sobre tela
Dimensions100x100cm
Year1999
ArtistSENÍS-OLIVER, Enrique
SENÍS-OLIVER, Enrique
Enrique Senís-Oliver was born in Valencia in 1935. In 1957, he began devoting himself exclusively to his work as an artist. By 1960, he had already held exhibitions in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Greece, and Panama. Among his many European successes are portraits of some of the continent's most influential families. In 1961, he settled in New York as a neo-realist artist, and while exhibiting in the city's top art galleries, the Harkness Foundation commissioned him to design and execute the Arch Murals around the stage of the Harkness Theater for Dance at the prestigious Lincoln Center. In 1982, he relocated to Los Angeles, where the Southern California art community quickly took notice of his talent, leading to an invitation from Mayor Tom Bradley to exhibit at the Bridge Gallery in Los Angeles City Hall. Notable among his numerous portraits are those of His Majesty King Juan Carlos of Spain, Aristotle Onassis, Greek Prime Minister Karamanlis, and Prince Michal Bin Saud of Saudi Arabia. Senís-Oliver's paintings can be found in several museums across the United States and Europe, as well as in private collections including those of Eugenia Doll, Helga Orfila, Prince Ivan Obolensky, Sir James Pearman, Mrs. J. Paul Getty, Pfizer Chemicals, Banco Exterior de España, Banco de Santander, and the Harkness Foundation.
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