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Mixed media on cardboard // Antonio Saura’s El perro de Goya I (1988) is a mixed media work on cardboard that draws direct inspiration from Francisco Goya’s The Dog from his Black Paintings series. In this abstract reinterpretation, Saura employs expressive black lines to form a chaotic web of shapes that evoke a sense of unease and entrapment, reflecting Goya’s original themes of isolation and despair. The upper portion of the composition features a lighter area where these black lines appear, contrasted against the stark, almost impenetrable black lower half. This duality between light and dark intensifies the emotional resonance of the piece, inviting viewers to contemplate the psychological weight embedded within the abstracted forms. Saura’s reimagining of Goya’s iconic dog continues his exploration of existential themes through abstraction and expressive mark-making.
El perro de Goya I, 1988
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Mixed media on cardboard // Antonio Saura’s El perro de Goya I (1988) is a mixed media work on cardboard that draws direct inspiration from Francisco Goya’s The Dog from his Black Paintings series. In this abstract reinterpretation, Saura employs expressive black lines to form a chaotic web of shapes that evoke a sense of unease and entrapment, reflecting Goya’s original themes of isolation and despair. The upper portion of the composition features a lighter area where these black lines appear, contrasted against the stark, almost impenetrable black lower half. This duality between light and dark intensifies the emotional resonance of the piece, inviting viewers to contemplate the psychological weight embedded within the abstracted forms. Saura’s reimagining of Goya’s iconic dog continues his exploration of existential themes through abstraction and expressive mark-making.
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What is Gestural?
Gestural art is a term that describes painting with freely sweeping brushstrokes. The primary goal of gestural art is to allow the artist to physically express emotional impulses. The varied, yet expressive paint marks are intended to convey the artist's inner thoughts and emotions, which viewers are believed to understand through the dynamic and spontaneous application of paint.