Mariposas V - MLA Gallery-

Baruj Salinas - Mariposas V

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Baruj Salinas

Title Mariposas V
Work Date 1998
Category Mixed Media
Materials Watercolor, gouache, pastel, charcoal and graphite on archival paper
Size h: 30 x w: 22 in / h: 76 x w: 56 cm
Region Cuban
Style Contemporary
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Description

This is an excellent example of original Salinas work on paper, that is from the late 90's. It is one of his photorealistic scenes of nature, within the tropics. This painting is stunning. 


Salinas was deeply influenced by the Abstract Expressionists, and his mentor Joan Miro, who he studied with for years, in Barcelona. Salinas is quoted as saying: "Because of my connection and collaboration with poets and writers such as María Zambrano, José Angel Valente, Pere Gimferrer, and Michel Butor, I developed a concept of the language of the clouds. This consisted basically of a grey background with white as the main color of my palette–the white symbolizing clouds.


I also used pictograms, ideograms, and strange alphabets like the Greek alphabet, the Hebrew alphabet, and the Iberian alphabet". On another occasion Salinas was quoted as follows: "To me, painting is not work. It is something that transcends labor. I love to be in my studio painting because I forget about everything else. I’m so concentrated on it that it is like a meditation. I concentrate on what I’m doing and I enjoy it while I’m doing it. I enjoy seeing a wide space being developed into something that has life. It’s always been the most important thing in my life. And architecture was never so.”


This is outstanding, and difficult to find work, from this artists' most sought after period, and is investment grade original art. MLA Gallery not only provides a guarantee of authentication in writing, but also offers a life time trade in policy. Please inquire.