Alguero’s Fragments of Colour at Oblong Gallery, Dubai

Spanish artist, Manu Alguero, blends in bursts of colours in rapid brush strokes on his canvases creating visually stunning art. Fragments of Colour, a solo exhibition of ten of his large-scale artworks are on display at Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery, Bluewaters Island, Dubai, until February 25^th, 2023.

Following the abstract expressionist art movement, all paintings of the artist, showcase figures and faces through vibrant strokes and gestures, characteristic of Alguero’s style of work that bring alive the extraordinary pictorial technique that show and hide at the same time. Interestingly, the artist attributes the explosion of colours on his canvas to his family roots in the demolition business. Fascinated by the act of bricks crumbling when a building was demolished, he says, he uses the same cues while painting, unfolding the beauty of change through his paint brush. Firecrackers lighting up the sky and the Big Bang Theory that explain the creation of the universe from one big explosion have also inspired the artist to pour out his emotions into his art channeling new perspectives.