Fragments of Dignity
| Type of Art: Paint |
| Technique: Mixed Oil |
Dimensions: 23.6in x 31.5in
In this powerful oil painting, Alberto Juárez fuses hyperrealistic portraiture with geometric abstraction and the luxury of gold leaf to explore identity, beauty, and resilience. The female face, incomplete and silenced, emerges from a surface divided by golden blocks and absences, as if reconstructed from inner ruins.
The intense gaze and restrained expression evoke vulnerability, but also strength. The grayish skin contrasts with the softly hued lips and the diffused tear, in a balance between pain and hope. The black bands and golden sparkles symbolize both scars and crowns: what breaks us can also ennoble us.
The presence of gold—an element reminiscent of Japanese kintsugi, the art of repairing what is broken with gold—suggests that wounds are not defects to be hidden, but valuable marks of our history. The vertical red brushstroke, minimal but violent, breaks the silence with a cry of presence.
"Fragments of Dignity" is a portrait of humanity in all its complexity: the broken, the beautiful, the hidden, and the brave. An invitation to look beyond the surface, from who we are, even in our fragments.
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