The Face of Time
| Type of Art: Paint |
| Technique: Oil on Canvas |
Dimensions: 23.6in x 31.5in
The Face of Time is a powerful evocation of the passing of time and accumulated wisdom, captured in a deep and silent gaze. With a palette dominated by earth tones and ochres, Alberto Juárez manages to depict a face that seems to emerge from an ancient wall, as if the portrait were part of a vanished civilization or a vision frozen in time.
The face, with its classical features and intense gaze, recalls depictions of Renaissance sages or visionaries—perhaps even Leonardo da Vinci, not as a literal quote but as an archetype of eternal genius. The texture of the paint, eroded and peeling in places, reinforces this idea of fragmented memory, of a history that refuses to completely fade away.
Juárez doesn't just paint a face: he captures time itself. The use of visual deterioration as an aesthetic resource transforms the work into a reflection on the permanence of the human spirit in the face of the inevitable decay of matter.
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