#14980 Pedro Salaberri

Here we see a landscape rendered in simplified forms and a limited palette dominated by warm earth tones – ochre, brown, and muted orange – with a cool grey-blue peak rising in the distance. The composition is divided into horizontal bands, creating a layered effect that suggests depth while maintaining an overall flatness.
The foreground is characterized by a large, amorphous shape, dark against the warmer ground, which evokes a sense of enclosure or perhaps a primitive shelter. A series of small circular forms punctuate this shape, resembling eyes or windows, hinting at potential inhabitants or observation points. The artist has placed these elements in a way that disrupts the otherwise rigid horizontal structure, introducing an element of visual interest and ambiguity.
The middle ground presents a line of trees, also simplified into dark silhouettes against a band of orange-brown. This reinforces the sense of distance and creates a visual barrier between the foreground and background. The distant mountain peak, rendered in cool grey-blue, provides a focal point and contrasts with the warmth of the lower registers.
The painting’s strength lies in its abstraction and symbolic potential. It avoids representational accuracy, instead focusing on conveying mood and atmosphere through color and form. The limited palette contributes to a sense of stillness and isolation. The ambiguous nature of the central shape invites interpretation – it could be a dwelling, a geological formation, or something entirely imagined. This lack of specificity allows for multiple readings and encourages viewers to project their own meanings onto the work.
The overall effect is one of quiet contemplation, evoking a feeling of connection to a primal landscape while simultaneously maintaining an emotional distance through its stylized representation.