“Flores rojas”

Artist: Rosana Auqué
Year: 2020
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 2 x 50 × 50 Cm

Flores Rojas – Movement Suspended in Color

“Flores Rojas” is one of my early paintings centered on rose petals. Created in 2020, this diptych explores movement, proportion, and the delicate balance between shape and color.

The petals do not rest; they float. They travel toward an unseen destination, suspended in a moment that feels both transient and intentional. In this work, red is not merely a color—it becomes rhythm, pulse, and direction.

This painting marks an important stage in my artistic development. It represents an investigation into how minimal elements can generate emotional expansion. Rather than depicting a full flower, I focused on fragments—petals detached from origin yet still charged with vitality.

Composition and Proportion

The Dialogue Between Two Canvases

As a diptych (2 x 50 x 50 cm), “Flores Rojas” creates spatial continuity between two surfaces. The separation is intentional. It introduces tension—an invisible line that the petals must cross.

The composition is not symmetrical. Instead, it seeks equilibrium through distribution. Some petals appear weightless; others feel anchored by density of pigment. This contrast generates visual breathing space.

The distance between shapes becomes as important as the shapes themselves.

Red as Energy

Beyond the Symbolism of the Rose

Red in this painting is not romantic or decorative. It is structural. It defines direction and velocity. The acrylic medium allows the pigment to retain intensity while preserving edges that feel almost suspended in air.

The petals appear to move across a neutral field, creating contrast between motion and stillness. The background does not compete; it receives.

Here, color is not filling space. It is activating it.

Early Exploration of Movement

“Flores Rojas” belongs to an early phase of my practice where I was deeply interested in how repetition transforms perception. When a single form appears multiple times, the viewer begins to read it as sequence rather than object.

The painting does not narrate a literal story. Instead, it suggests a journey—petals floating toward their destination. The direction is implied, never imposed.

This ambiguity invites contemplation. Where are they going? What has released them?

The answers are intentionally left open.

Material and Technical Aspects

Title: Flores Rojas

Year: 2020

Medium: Acrylic on canvas

Dimensions: 2 panels, 50 x 50 cm each

Format: Diptych

The acrylic application allows for clean edges and controlled layering. The surface remains luminous without heavy texture, reinforcing the sensation of lightness.

Conceptual Context Within My Practice

“Flores Rojas” anticipates later explorations of floating forms and suspended elements in my work. It reflects an early fascination with fragmentation as a metaphor for transformation.

Rather than presenting the flower as complete, I isolated the moment of dispersion. The petal becomes independent, yet still connected to origin through memory of shape.

This tension between separation and belonging continues to inform my artistic language.

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