Oil / Fiberboard

2019

Based on an expressionist brushstroke, this work was born from a commission that became a pictorial affirmation. The portrayed is not simply a dog, but a figure with presence, dignity and nobility. His posture is static, but the gesture contained in the look and the visual weight on the furniture elevate him to a domestic icon. The brushstroke moves away from the photographic detail to build volume from the emotion, allowing each stroke to contribute to a narrative beyond the literal. Although there are bases of realism, the finish prioritizes pictorial energy, where texture and contrast define the shape. The neutral background amplifies its silhouette, isolating it as a central figure. The necklace with his name, "Gordo", becomes an affective and symbolic sign, suspended between the anecdotal and the human. This portrait does not seek to idealize the animal, but to pay tribute to its existence, to its character, to its being. It is the visual materialization of a silent, but deep bond. Thus, the commission is transformed into a work: a piece that not only represents an animal face, but affirms, with respect and technique, the place that that face occupies in the emotional memory of those who knew it.