By Raúl Álvarez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Ocean waves intersect with white geometric lines in this monochrome graphite drawing on paper mounted on wood by Raúl Álvarez.
Titled Aqua Lineae XIII, this 2025 work combines a carefully observed marine landscape with a network of pale, crossing forms. Dark graphite passages describe the moving water, while the white intervals interrupt its continuity and divide the scene into smaller views. The contrast gives the composition a clear graphic rhythm without losing the atmosphere of the sea.
The drawing belongs to the artist's Aqua Lineae series, which brings together seascape imagery and geometric abstraction. Its restricted palette places emphasis on tonal depth, changing light and the relationship between drawn marks and open space. Viewed closely, individual passages of water become studies in texture; from a distance, the intersecting lines organise the image as a whole.
Álvarez describes his practice as figurative realism, with water recurring as both a technical challenge and an emotionally expressive subject. This intimate ocean drawing...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Amanda Brazier Paintings
MaterialsWood Panel, Paper, Graphite