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Daniel Senise — San Sebastián
Daniel Senise

San Sebastián

A monumental figure emerges from densely layered surfaces of oil paint, evoking the martyred saint through fragmented and weathered textures that suggest both flesh and decay. Senise's signature technique transforms the canvas into something resembling peeling walls or eroded stone, blurring the boundary between the sacred body and the material world. The work carries a quiet, haunting weight, inviting meditation on suffering, time, and the persistence of spiritual imagery within the physical remnants of history.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Latin America

May 23, 2013

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Daniel Senise, San Sebastián

A monumental figure emerges from densely layered surfaces of oil paint, evoking the martyred saint through fragmented and weathered textures that suggest both flesh and decay. Senise's signature technique transforms the canvas into something resembling peeling walls or eroded stone, blurring the boundary between the sacred body and the material world. The work carries a quiet, haunting weight, inviting meditation on suffering, time, and the persistence of spiritual imagery within the physical remnants of history.

Medium
oil on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Figure, Brazilian, Red, Expressive, Melancholic, Religious, Portrait, Figurative, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary

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