Pepe Pétalo - Romboide Psicodelia XL-NO RESERVE

Pepe Pétalo develops a personal imagination of the artist, a territory where spontaneous drawing, intuitive gesture, and memory transform into painting. The origin of his work dates back to adolescence, when he began drawing a little figure with a big nose at the margins of his school notes, on napkins, or in his textbooks. Those doodles, born almost as an unconscious act, have over time become the germ of a personal artistic language. Pepe Pétalo has spent 25 years building his professional career in the Social Work of the now-defunct Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo, where in his last stage he was responsible for the Culture area and coordinator of the CAM Contemporary Art Collection, currently located in the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Alicante (MACA). From that position, he actively participated in the design and organization of numerous itinerant exhibitions throughout Spain, as well as in promoting emerging artists. Throughout his professional career he has had the opportunity to meet and collaborate with outstanding creators such as Carmen Calvo, Eduardo Arroyo, Cristina García Rodero, and Cristina de Middel, the latter President of Magnum Photos (Princess of Asturias Award for Concord). That proximity to contemporary art through cultural management has enriched his view, although his pictorial proposal remains faithful to the freshness and authenticity of the original stroke. Pepe Pétalo’s painting does not seek solemnity or distance. On the contrary, it aims to be a lure for smiles, distraction, and the reunion with that playful side that often dilutes in adult life. His little figures and doodles, seemingly simple, hide a reflection on identity, memory, and the ability to create without fear of judgment. “Universe Pétalo. Little figures and doodles” ultimately represents the public consolidation of an artistic universe that has accompanied the author since his youth and that now unfolds with maturity, coherence, and a clear vocation to connect with the viewer through direct emotion, complicity....and why not...humor. In the Pétalo universe, Rhomboid Psychedelia is an explosion of energy, rhythm, and creative freedom. The strength of the geometric lines builds a universe of shapes, directions, and unexpected balances, while color adds intensity, movement, and vibration. Within this seemingly orderly structure, little figures, spontaneous characters, and doodles break the rules, bringing humor, freshness, and a hint of irreverence. The geometric and the intuitive live in constant dialogue, where chaos finds its harmony and every stroke tells something. An invitation to get lost in a world of imagination and psychedelia. The defined dimensions of the work are those of the painting once stretched and mounted on the frame. The actual measurements of the canvas are larger to enable its mounting. The work comes without a frame (professional packaging, rolled in a tube). It is delivered with a certificate of authenticity. You can follow my work on Instagram @pepepetalo

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