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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Francisco Valdés, English Glass (red I), 2025

Francisco Valdés Chilean, b. 1968

English Glass (red I), 2025
Oil, acrylic, copper, and cork on linen
45.7 x 55.9 cm
18 x 22 in
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A trio of glasses and a larger vessel appear in a bold, synthetic palette with acid pinks set against saturated blues. Fine vertical striations traverse the surface like a visual...
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A trio of glasses and a larger vessel appear in a bold, synthetic palette with acid pinks set against saturated blues. Fine vertical striations traverse the surface like a visual equaliser, breaking the image into rhythmic pulses. Circular marks punctuate the composition, with one forming a shallow niche for a single penny and another holding an extended cork stopper converting the painting into a hybrid of image and object.

Here, refinement is deliberately unsettled. Crystal slips into pop. Luminosity becomes graphic. The smallest unit of currency assumes structural weight, acting as a compositional anchor and an emblem of the incidental remnants of everyday transactions—the loose change lingering inside someone’s pocket.
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Exhibitions

Francisco Valdés: Artificial, Cecilia Brunson Projects, London, UK (28 Feb - Apr 11, 2026)

Literature

Francisco Valdés: La Imagen como Artificio, ARTISHOCK, 21/03/2026
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