
Dipped in Yellow
2023
Dipped in Yellow presents a luminous tension between opacity and light, as Alina Perez layers charcoal and pastel on paper to conjure a figure or form seemingly saturated by color from within. Working in a format that rewards close attention, 66 by 55.9 centimeters, Perez demonstrates her command of the fugitive properties of both media, allowing warm yellow tones to bleed into and resist the denser, earthier passages of charcoal. The result is a work that feels simultaneously intimate and charged, grounded in the physicality of mark-making while gesturing toward something more psychological and interior. Perez, represented by Deli Gallery across New York and Mexico City, has developed a practice rooted in the expressive potential of works on paper, treating the medium not as preparatory but as fully resolved. Dipped in Yellow, dated 2023 and signed by the artist, reflects that commitment, carrying the directness and energy of a work conceived entirely within its own terms. The surface holds evidence of process without becoming illustrative of it, a quality that distinguishes her handling of pastel and charcoal from more studied academic approaches. This work is offered through the Bronx Museum of the Arts Benefit Auction, connecting collectors with an opportunity to acquire a piece that sits at a compelling intersection of drawing and painting, figuration and abstraction. It ships from New York, with shipping costs the responsibility of the buyer, and arrives unframed, allowing the collector to consider presentation on its own terms.
- Medium
- Charcoal and pastel on paper
- Overall
- Signed
- Yes
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