Xavi Carbonell

Xavi Carbonell, Untitled, Mixed media on paper, 2016

2016

This pastel and oil on paper, depicts a female figure wearing a lime green mask and cape. She's wearing a pink flower in her hair and on each shoulder. The entire figure has been s...

This is an abstract oil on paper. The background is a soft green, punctuated by shapes in bright yellow, pale blue and black lines spreading out across the right hand side of the pie...

This pastel on paper, depicts a nude female figure wearing a flower in her hair and on her shoulder. The entire figure has been sketched in soft blue lines and is set on a blue back...

This pastel, ink, oil and gouache on paper, depicts a female figure looking back at us wearing a yellow lime green mask and cape. She's wearing a pink and black flower in her green ...

This pastel on paper, depicts a topless female figure wearing black leggings in a squatting position. She is holding a bouquet of red flowers in one hand. Her head and hair are a c...

This pastel on paper, depicts a female figure in green, wearing a pink flower on her head. The shape of her hair and lips are sketched in pinks. The shape of her body seems to blend...

Original mixed media on paper. Hand signed, dated and titled on verso by the artist. Referenced on page 53 in the Waddington and Tooth "Ben Nicholson paintings on paper" book. Artwor...

The discipline of creating a drawing each day is a process, like a written diary, to clear the mind, to declutter thoughts, and to observe patterns. It is a method that allows the mind a freedom to wander and drift. A visual journal becomes a safe space for personal reflection–a self-awareness fueled by the opportunity for contemplation and immersion. The painted surface for the drawings was created by dividing five large paintings into 40 separate pieces. I chose five paintings from my Perspective Series (1993-94), which relied on day-to-day imagery that narrated a story about shifting time and how time anchors our day. The brush strokes of Perspectives are fluid, with muted colors – moving from deep blacks to taupe whites. Dividing these pieces was a means for me to rethink ideas and recurring images in my older work. The very thin gold leaf applied to each piece has a wonderful amber tone. This gold leaf is from Myanmar, where it is used as decoration for Buddha or for the dome of a temple or monastery. In the drawings, the gold element relates to the sense of infinity – like the sky in an enclosed courtyard. An architectural element is a critical component in my studio work that I wanted to carry over into these pieces. I envisioned a courtyard–a safe space that opens up to the sky. Unfolding circles define the beginnings of an open interior space. The process felt open-ended. It was an opportunity to get lost in thought and to give me an opportunity to reflect, muse and declutter my thinking. Then repeat. 40 days...

This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...

This is an exclusive handmade mixed media cyanotype with hand-painted acrylic paint in pastel tones. Details: Title: Lilac Leaf on Water Medium: Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper Size: 100x70 cm Year: 2020 *Frame is for illustrative purposes only, artwork is shipped carefully rolled in a tube. WHAT IS A CYANOTYPE? The cyanotype (a.k.a. sun-print) process is one of the oldest in the history of photography, dating back to the 1840's. Cyanotypes were then made famous by Anna Atkins...

"Loose Strokes on Sky Blue" is an abstract painting by Spanish artist Natalia Roman. It is a beautiful series of rhythmic brushstrokes combined with subtle tones and unique shapes th...

This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a sal...