Soul

Artist: Rosana Auqué
Year: 2022
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Diameter: 60 cm

Soul (2022) – Contemporary Circular Painting by Rosana Auqué

Soul is a circular acrylic painting on canvas created in 2022. With a diameter of 60 cm, the work condenses an intimate emotional gesture into a luminous visual field. Unlike narrative compositions, this painting does not depict a scene. It evokes a presence.

The piece was conceived as a gift for someone profoundly meaningful in the artist’s life. Rather than portraying a physical likeness, Rosana Auqué chose to paint what she perceives as the colors of that person’s inner being — the tonal vibrations of their spirit, their sensitivity, their warmth. The painting becomes an emotional translation rather than a representation.

In Soul, color does not remain separate. It dissolves. It merges. It breathes into the surrounding tones as if forming a sky in transformation. The composition suggests a continuous movement between light and depth, echoing the complexity of human interiority.

At the center of this chromatic atmosphere appears a small red balloon — a recurring symbolic element in Rosana Auqué’s visual language. Here, the red balloon represents life: fragile, vibrant, suspended between gravity and transcendence. It anchors the work while simultaneously suggesting elevation.

Technique and Material Presence

This artwork is executed in acrylic on canvas, a medium that allows layering, transparency, and subtle tonal fusion. The circular format intensifies the immersive quality of the painting. There are no corners. No visual interruptions. The eye moves freely, echoing the idea of wholeness.

The 60 cm diameter format creates intimacy. It invites proximity. The viewer does not confront the painting — they enter it.

The blending of colors is deliberate and slow, creating transitions that resemble atmospheric phenomena rather than defined shapes. The painting behaves like a sky not tied to geography but to emotion.

Symbolism: The Red Balloon as Life

Within Rosana Auqué’s artistic universe, the red balloon frequently embodies aspiration, freedom, and spiritual elevation. In Soul, however, its meaning becomes more personal.

The balloon does not float alone in an empty background. It emerges from a living field of color. It becomes a pulse — the visible heartbeat of the painting. It is life not as abstraction, but as lived experience.

The red sphere contrasts gently with the surrounding tonal harmony, reinforcing the idea that individuality exists within emotional communion.

Emotional Context of the Work

Soul was not created for exhibition strategy or thematic continuation. It was born from gratitude and affection. The painting translates a private emotional perception into a universal visual language.

By fusing colors into a sky-like field, the artist proposes that the essence of a person cannot be confined to a fixed shape. It expands. It shifts. It radiates.

This intimate origin gives the work a particular authenticity. It is not conceptual speculation. It is lived emotion transformed into pigment.

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