Alfonso Martin

ALFONSO MARTÍN MORALES (Seville, 1984).
“Michelangelo’s Pietà_Street Art.” “Estudio y Alma” series, 2025.
Mixed media (acrylic and oil) on sheet mounted on a stretcher frame.
Signed in the lower center and on the back.
Certificate of authenticity signed by the artist included.
Measurements: 48 x 29 cm

The work offers a contemporary reinterpretation of Michelangelo’s famous Pietà, establishing a dialogue between the Renaissance sculptural tradition and the languages of urban art. Alfonso Martín Morales transforms the serenity of the original marble through an explosion of gestural brushstrokes, textures, and chromatic hallmarks. The figures of the Virgin and Christ, rendered in grayish tones, emerge from a background dominated by pinks, oranges, and blacks, creating an expressive tension between the precision of classical drawing and the spontaneity of abstraction. The composition preserves the emotional intensity of Michelangelo’s model, translating it into a fully contemporary sensibility.

Part of the “Estudio y Alma” series, this painting reflects the artist’s experimentation with different techniques and materials, exploring the relationships between figuration, materiality, and emotional expression.

Alfonso Martín Morales creates paintings that combine figuration and abstraction, with a special focus on light, color, and fluid techniques. Trained by artists such as Álvaro Castagnet, Julia Barminova, and Roberto Barba, he has received various awards in quick-painting competitions, including first prizes in Gines (2022), Vejer de la Frontera (2023), and the 4th Córdoba International Watercolor Competition (2026). He has held solo exhibitions such as *Graffitti* (2023) and *Dejar fluir* (2025).