Alunados

A young woman, exuding an almost naïve air, creates vast and mature canvases. Osy Milián, with her quiet discretion, reveals a devoted artist who finds joy in painting—one whose sensitivity unfolds across the grand scale of her works. Her paintings depict enigmatic women, vulnerable in their solitude. Works such as Innana, Astral Journey, and Cosmic Dream form a series that, through soft pastel tones, evoke a sense of lightness and transcendence, captivating the viewer.

Osy’s work is in a transitional phase, undergoing diverse expressive explorations where the very act of painting defines a range of emotional and visual states.Her art draws from Romanticism, particularly reminiscent of Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog, yet the emotional intensity here transforms into meditative states that suggest spiritual quests, rendered with veiled transparency. One can also find visual echoes of early pop art, akin to the works of Alex Katz, and the psychological realism of Edward Hopper.These varied influences coalesce seamlessly, with the large scale of her canvases serving as a powerful expressive tool.

The Alunados series, the conceptual axis of this exhibition, deserves special attention.Undoubtedly, it marks a turning point in the artist’s career, solidifying a unique approach to representing memory. The pieces Los Alunados, Matanzas, and Selenitas are deeply impactful, revealing the photographic origins of the imagery, which is then projected monumentally into a kind of blue manifesto of personal identity. Here, color functions as a narrative device—its silver-gray tones conjure the reflective glow of moonlight, cloaking the works in a monochromatic layer that invites synesthetic experiences, where the repetition of color subtly engages multiple senses.

The biographical weight of this series anchors it in a profound synthesis of memory, imagery, and emotion, transforming these elements into a singular and symbolic work of art.

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