Items Similar to Surreal intimate scene, green and blue, boat and fashion magazine
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 3
Ventura PerezSurreal intimate scene, green and blue, boat and fashion magazine2023
2023
$1,617.49
£1,204.12
€1,350
CA$2,215.56
A$2,464.19
CHF 1,286.72
MX$29,986.56
NOK 16,433.41
SEK 15,411.64
DKK 10,277.08
Shipping
Retrieving quote...The 1stDibs Promise:
Authenticity Guarantee,
Money-Back Guarantee,
24-Hour Cancellation
About the Item
Ventura A. Pérez (1992) is one of the most seductive artists on the contemporary Spanish scene. After earning a doctorate in contemporary art from the University of Vigo, he moved to Bilbao and has now gone to New York, where he has produced this series of oil paintings on board. The critic and collector Theodore Tenembaum said of him: “What I find fascinating about Ventura is how he manages to elevate the tender and subtle to what I can only define as ‘a state of autonomous elegance’.” Although we think that Mr. Tenembaum’s words smack of a bombastic intellectual, there is no doubt that we agree with Popper in his fascination. We believe, however, that behind Ventura’s tenderness and elegance lies the incendiary spirit of a demanding author full of desire.
The dimensions of the work are 20,5 x 25,5 cm. The technique of the work is oil on board, with a wooden frame. Painted by the artist in New York in the year 2024, in this series the most characteristic buildings and constructions of the big city acquire almost human emotions and feelings.
The Chrysler Building as the Empire State's lover. Both of them asleep on the bed of paradoxical scale, all this if we consider that these skyscrapers are over 300 meters high. A third tower, the Rockefeller Center, bursts into the lovers' room and points a beam of light at the bed where the other buildings lie. This is what I can describe in "Flagrant Délit" (1975) by Madelon Vriesendorp and, nevertheless, the artist Ventura Perez does not quite understand what it can mean. Despite this, he takes this work as a starting point for both his doctoral thesis in Visual Arts and for this series of paintings, because, although he does not know what it can refer to, it seems to him a very attractive and curious image that he wants to know more about.
Starting from "Flagrant Délit" both to research and to paint leads the artist to understand painting as the practice nourished by the academic work of the doctorate, which is the same thing, he considers the long doctoral thesis of more than five years of research as a good excuse to paint what he is passionate about. He had doubts about how relevant a thesis of this category can be, where he stopped to analyze the architecture of Manhattan as a frustrated utopia or programmatic architecture as a current that approaches the plastic arts, so recycling the theoretical content of the thesis in a series of works whose discursive thread focuses on a love disappointment seemed like an interesting challenge.
He has been painting this series since 2023, with it he rescues and discards images, texts and concepts that he developed in the research, adapting it to this kind of soap opera among emblematic buildings painted. However, what motivates him most to continue painting is not so much the search for the usefulness of a thesis, but the most sentimental and psychological part of painting. It is about thinking about what happens after that infidelity in "Flagrant délit" with everything that the image can mean. This story of heartbreak between buildings leads us to understand architecture not only as "space where life happens" (Aldo Rossi), but as another protagonist subject in itself. In the same way, the touches of humor, drama and theatricality that are seen as necessary accessories of painting or comics are difficult to find in the academy.
Continuing the star of the painter Vriesendorp, wife of the famous architect Rem Koolhaas, in this selection of paintings we will see architectural prosopopeia, equally languid, twisted, either wandering or thinking, or crying or repenting, or angry and resentful, or nostalgic, with their nostalgic metaphors and allegories, bringing everything learned in a doctorate closer to what seems like a cheap story of love disappointment.
- Creator:Ventura Perez (1992, Spanish)
- Creation Year:2023
- Dimensions:Height: 8.08 in (20.5 cm)Width: 10.04 in (25.5 cm)Depth: 1.19 in (3 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Framing:Framing Options Available
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Carballo, ES
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2117215906662
Ventura works with a nostalgic figuration, where pigment is used as an instrument to construct parallel narratives. In his case, painting not only represents, but gives life to the image. His work evokes a fictional universe in which architecture comes alive, approaching the image as a generator of narratives throughout art history. He engages with the visual poetics of Urbano Lugrís and focuses on the always dreamlike irony of buildings like the skyscraper, discussed by Madelon Vriesendorp in "Flagrant Délit," while analyzing how architectures acquire meanings and dimensions over time. The pictorial surface in Ventura's work is a testing ground where the imaginary is disrupted and transformed into reality.
About the Seller
5.0
Vetted Professional Seller
Every seller passes strict standards for authenticity and reliability
1stDibs seller since 2022
16 sales on 1stDibs
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Shipping from: Carballo, Spain
- Return Policy
Authenticity Guarantee
In the unlikely event there’s an issue with an item’s authenticity, contact us within 1 year for a full refund. DetailsMoney-Back Guarantee
If your item is not as described, is damaged in transit, or does not arrive, contact us within 7 days for a full refund. Details24-Hour Cancellation
You have a 24-hour grace period in which to reconsider your purchase, with no questions asked.Vetted Professional Sellers
Our world-class sellers must adhere to strict standards for service and quality, maintaining the integrity of our listings.Price-Match Guarantee
If you find that a seller listed the same item for a lower price elsewhere, we’ll match it.Trusted Global Delivery
Our best-in-class carrier network provides specialized shipping options worldwide, including custom delivery.More From This Seller
View Allsurreal scene with magical colors, blue shadows and illuminated buildings
Located in Carballo, ES
Ventura A. Pérez (1992) is one of the most seductive artists on the contemporary Spanish scene. After earning a doctorate in contemporary art from the University of Vigo, he moved to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Surrealist painting on board, bright colors and green shadows, diptych
Located in Carballo, ES
Ventura A. Pérez (1992) is one of the most seductive artists on the contemporary Spanish scene. After earning a doctorate in contemporary art from the University of Vigo, he moved to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Close, very close, surreal oil portrait with pastel colors and glaze, green pink
Located in Carballo, ES
Ventura A. Pérez (1992) is one of the most seductive artists on the contemporary Spanish scene. After earning a doctorate in contemporary art from the University of Vigo, he moved to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Glory hole between two buildings, Vriesendorp surrealism, blue and green
Located in Carballo, ES
Ventura A. Pérez (1992) is one of the most seductive artists on the contemporary Spanish scene. After earning a doctorate in contemporary art from the University of Vigo, he moved to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Small surreal house, green and yellow, oil on board
Located in Carballo, ES
Ventura A. Pérez (1992) is one of the most seductive artists on the contemporary Spanish scene. After earning a doctorate in contemporary art from the University of Vigo, he moved to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
fish tank, blue color study, surreal skyscraper, oil painting, Vriesendorp
Located in Carballo, ES
Ventura A. Pérez (1992) is one of the most seductive artists on the contemporary Spanish scene. After earning a doctorate in contemporary art from the University of Vigo, he moved to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
You May Also Like
Green between the Seas, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Slav Nedev
Located in Yardley, PA
A work (#11) from the ELEMENTS series Why did I call this series elements? Because there is air in it, there is water, there are earth and fire… There are birth, life and death, sp...
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Longitude", Surreal Landscape, Boat, River, Mountain, Blue, Green, Oil Painting
By Alexandra Rozenman
Located in Natick, MA
“Longitude” is 40 x 60 x 2 inch oil painting on canvas by Alexandra Rozenman. You feel the space shifting through many horizon lines. A peaceful river landscape with a single boat on a green shore keeps the painting up like a pedestal while above it air moves in greens and blues leaving lines and shapes on the lands and mountains. White trees that make us think about birches reflect in deep waters. Light goes up and up and up and on the very top of the painting, we see two women sitting comfortably next to each other at the front of an open door. This vast landscape is just a room for them. Dark night with a full moon is outside. The title of this painting is "Longitude" it illustrates how close we can be even when we are far away once we understand each another. This painting is oil on canvas, initialed on the front and signed, titled and dated on the reverse. On the reverse, you also see one old...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Waiting for the Catch", Abstract, Boat, Reflection, Green, Blue, Oil Painting
By Marcia Wise
Located in Natick, MA
Marcia R Wise's "Waiting for the Catch" shows only a part of a boat's hull while the reflection of the boat is more intact. From the artist's water refle...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Life is But A Dream - Mid Century Hawaii Surreal Abstract Landscape with Boat
By Marguerite Blasingame
Located in Soquel, CA
Life is But A Dream - Mid Century Hawaii Surreal Abstract Landscape with Boat
Symbolic mid century landscape with surreal elements, of a lone row bo...
Category
1940s Post-Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Boat Couture: Home Edition
Located in Zofingen, AG
A surreal and contemplative composition, this painting captures a poised woman standing in a delicate pale pink rowboat that gently floats atop still water—remarkably, within the con...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"Verde in View" a photorealist oil painting, overlooking a vibrant green boat
By Michel Brosseau
Located in Edgartown, MA
Michel Brosseau was born in Nantes and has lived in Bordeaux for many years. Both cities are on the Atlantic coast of France and have rich maritime histories, highlighted by prospero...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
More Ways To Browse
Green Bed Frame
Empire State Building Painting
Painted Wooden Bed Frame
Rossi Oil Paintings
Boat Bed
Chrysler Building Painting
Rem Koolhaas
Crucifixion Oil Paintings
Grimm Books
Harry Martin
Nancy Graves
Nude Asian Female Painting
Nude Woman On Horse
Oil Painting Of Nuns
Profile Peter Max
Shadow Puppets
Signed Peter Max Posters
Acrylic Grapes