#47907 Albert Rafols Casamada

The composition presents a dense collage arrangement, dominated by fragmented imagery and bold color blocking. A portrait of a woman occupies the upper left quadrant; her expression is ambiguous – seemingly pleasant yet with a hint of melancholy in her eyes. The photograph appears to be vintage, lending it an air of faded nostalgia or historical distance.
Adjacent to this portrait are large swaths of red and black paint, applied with rough edges that suggest spontaneity and immediacy. These blocks visually compartmentalize the image, creating barriers between the disparate elements. Text fragments, partially obscured by the painted layers, hint at a narrative beyond immediate comprehension – snippets of words like PRODUCTIONS and ma are discernible, suggesting an engagement with media or advertising.
The lower right portion features a photograph depicting a highway scene at night. The blurred motion of vehicles suggests speed and transience. A double yellow line bisects the road, creating a visual division that mirrors the fragmentation present throughout the entire work.
The overall effect is one of disjunction and layered meaning. Here we see an attempt to juxtapose personal portraiture with impersonal urban landscapes and commercial language. The artist seems interested in exploring themes of identity within a mediated environment – how individual experience is shaped by, and fragmented through, mass communication and the relentless pace of modern life.
The deliberate obscuring of elements – the woman’s face partially hidden, the text rendered illegible – implies a critique of clarity or an exploration of the ways in which information can be manipulated or lost. The color palette, with its stark contrasts between red, black, and white, contributes to a sense of tension and unease. The handwritten signature at the bottom right anchors the work within a specific authorship while simultaneously acknowledging its constructed nature as a composite of found and created elements.