Fauna y Flora

Description

Title: Fauna y Flora
Artist: ArNoUx
Date: 2025
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 16 x 20 inches
Style: German Expressionism, Abstract Figurative
Series: German Expressions
Category: Contemporary Abstract Wildlife

Curatorial Statement:
In Fauna y Flora, ArNoUx invites the viewer into a multi-dimensional jungle of emotion and transformation. At first glance, this 16×20 composition appears to be a swirling abstraction of vibrant color—turquoise, ochre, crimson, and burnt sienna in motion. But as the eye adjusts, hidden forms begin to emerge: the wary eyes of a tiger camouflaged within leaves, the gentle silhouette of a deer, the texture of a porcupine’s quills, all entangled in the suggestion of human limbs and expressions.

This layered vision embodies the chaos and intimacy of nature itself—untamed, raw, and deeply connected to the human psyche. A prominent element resembling a thick stick or branch hovers overhead, casting a surreal weight across the scene. It evokes a tension between survival and grace, protection and danger, illusion and presence.

The brushstrokes are deliberate yet wild, employing classic German Expressionist emotional force to blur the boundary between human and animal, soul and soil. The earth, represented here in textured reds and browns, becomes both a stage and a memory—where instinct meets imagination.

Fauna y Flora is not just a representation of wildlife; it is a spiritual ecosystem where beasts become metaphors and the wilderness reflects our innermost selves.