Gregorio Sabillón - Portrait of a Snail

Oil on canvas. (unstretched). 1981
Signed in the lower right corner.
Dimensions: 35 x 27 cm.

In Retrato de caracol (Snail Portrait), Gregorio Sabillón transforms a natural element into an almost monumental presence, suspended between the real and the symbolic. The shell, enlarged and isolated in a space reminiscent of a cross-section of the landscape, suggests layers of time, memory, and territory, as if the organic and the geological merge into a single visual narrative.

With a precise handling of oil, Sabillón highlights the richness of textures and nuances of the surface, achieving a three-dimensional effect that invites detailed contemplation. The work proposes a dialogue between nature and artifice, interior and exterior, transforming the everyday into an object of aesthetic reflection. Retrato de caracol is ideal for collectors who value conceptual depth and technical subtlety in contemporary art.

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