Untitled, "Gilded Tempest" 2020

Artist:
R. Santos

Medium / Dimensions:
Mixed media (acrylic, metallic leaf, oil pastel) on paper, unframed, approx. 8 × 12 inches

Style / Subject:
Contemporary Abstraction / Material Alchemy

Provenance / Legacy:
An emerging voice in contemporary abstraction, R. Santos fuses metallic leaf with bold impasto to investigate the alchemy of perception and memory. This work reflects the artist’s ongoing interest in surface as both image and archive, where light becomes an active participant in meaning.

Description:
A luminous tempest of gilded and argent strokes unfolds across a pale cerulean field. Visceral yet controlled, the composition stages a dance of light and shadow in constant flux. Each shimmering gesture suggests a fleeting truth just beneath the surface, inviting the viewer to experience the work as both revelation and residue.

Lot: 12