By Nerea Caos
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Neo-Expressionist Psychological Face Fragment Moon Portrait Oil Painting
Oil on canvas
Height: 20 cm (7.88 in)
Width: 20 cm (7.88 in)
Unframed
Signed verso
Executed in 2023
Excellent condition
Original artwork
A striking neo-expressionist psychological portrait fragment exploring the hidden “dark side of the moon” of the human face through gesture, texture, and chromatic tension.
Built on a deep nocturnal surface activated by flashes of electric pink, violet, and acid yellow, the composition reveals a face emerging from abstraction like a memory surfacing through shadow. The image oscillates between presence and disappearance, inviting the viewer to participate in the act of perception.
The work belongs to a contemporary line of European expressive painting rooted in the legacy of post-war psychological figuration while remaining visually aligned with current collectors’ interest in intimate scale emotional abstraction.
Despite its compact format, the painting delivers a strong wall presence and works especially well in curated group hangings, modern interiors, and collector-driven salon compositions.
An excellent example of emerging Spanish neo-expressionist painting connected to themes of subconscious imagery, identity fragmentation, and emotional surface mapping.
ARTIST BIO
Nerea Caos (born 1993) is a Spanish contemporary painter working between Barcelona and Sitges. Her practice merges psychoanalytic research, performance sensitivity, and gestural painting into a personal visual language situated within contemporary abstract expressionism.
Her work explores subconscious structures through fragmented body imagery, layered textures, and chromatic contrasts that function as emotional signals rather than descriptive elements.
Living near the Mediterranean light environment that historically influenced generations of modern painters, Caos develops a distinctive intimate-scale psychological abstraction that resonates with current European expressive painting trends.
This work relates to the expressive portrait fragment tradition seen in:
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Antonio Saura
Georg Baselitz
Marlene Dumas
Jean Dubuffet
Cy Twombly (late figural traces)
Collectors interested in contemporary psychological figuration and neo-expressionist portrait abstraction will immediately recognize its visual lineage.
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Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Nerea Caos Art
