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Nerea Caos
Black Angel Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Gestural Figurative Contemporary

2023

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Black Angel Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Gestural Figurative Contemporary Artist: Nerea Caos (1993) Title: Black Angel Year: 2023 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 60 × 50 cm (23.63 × 19.69 in) Condition: Excellent condition Signature: Signed verso “CAOS” Frame: Unframed Movement: Abstract Expressionism Origin: Spain Provenance: Private collection, Sitges A striking gestural oil painting by Spanish contemporary artist Nerea Caos, exploring the psychological presence of the human figure through an intense abstract expressionist language. The composition suggests the apparition of a dark angelic figure emerging from a vortex of chromatic tension, where blacks, violets and reds collide in energetic layers of paint. The result is a powerful visual field balancing emotional violence and poetic structure. Rather than describing a literal subject, the painting constructs a presence. A figure appears, dissolves and reappears inside the surface, echoing the tradition of post-war European gestural painting while maintaining a distinctly contemporary sensibility. Caos works at the intersection between psychoanalysis and painting. Her canvases function as emotional topographies where conscious gesture and unconscious impulse coexist. The surface becomes a psychological stage rather than a representational space. This work belongs to her mature expressive vocabulary and clearly reflects her investigation into fragmented corporeality and symbolic identity. A compelling acquisition for collectors interested in emerging European abstract expressionism and psychologically driven contemporary figurative abstraction. Nerea Caos (born 1993, Spain) is a contemporary abstract expressionist painter based in Sitges near Barcelona. Her artistic practice merges painting, performance and psychoanalytic research, creating emotionally charged compositions where fragmented body structures and symbolic presences emerge through gesture and texture. Her work explores the relationship between conscious perception and unconscious imagery, positioning her within a new generation of European painters investigating identity through expressive abstraction. Living and working in the Mediterranean artistic environment of Sitges, her production reflects both psychological intensity and chromatic luminosity characteristic of contemporary Spanish gestural painting. Her work resonates with the expressive legacy of: Antoni Tàpies Jean-Michel Basquiat Georg Baselitz Anselm Kiefer Cy Twombly This dialogue situates her practice within the lineage of post-war gestural abstraction and psychologically charged contemporary European painting. abstract expressionism painting gestural painting black angel painting contemporary figurative abstraction emerging spanish artist psychological painting symbolic figurative art basquiat style energy modern european painting expressionist oil painting collectible contemporary art female contemporary painter sitges artist textural abstraction large gestural canvas
  • Creator:
    Nerea Caos (1993, Spanish)
  • Creation Year:
    2023
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 23.63 in (60 cm)Width: 19.69 in (50 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Sitges, ES
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1155212020062