view additional image 1
View in a Room ArtworkView in a Room Background
view additional image 3
view additional image 4
view additional image 5
view additional image 6
view additional image 7
11 Views
2

VIEW IN MY ROOM

The Angel of History (Tribute W. Benjamin) Painting

Elías Pinto Casanova

Mexico

Painting, Oil on Canvas

Size: 51.1 W x 31.4 H x 1.5 D in

Ships in a Crate

info-circle
$1,270

check Shipping included

check 14-day satisfaction guarantee

info-circle
Primary imagePrimary imagePrimary imagePrimary imagePrimary image Trustpilot Score
11 Views
2

About The Artwork

The work is a reinterpretation of the angel of history by W. Benjamin, who said of this being that he sees the ruin of history accumulating and wants to rebuild but the wind of the future throws him into the future and he only sees behind him as the rot accumulates I made use of Michelangelo's David, which in my opinion is THE male figure, and on the other hand, for the angel's wings I made use of a synthetic geometry that suggested them without falling into the trite and seeing the divine nature of the character from another perspective. , all from a mythical-poetic angle that covers a large part of my work in general, since I try to collect a sensitive document that expresses and criticizes my historical moment and the past seen through the mental instruments of my time facing the future.

Details & Dimensions

Painting:Oil on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:51.1 W x 31.4 H x 1.5 D in

Shipping & Returns

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.

I am Elías Pinto Casanova from Mexico. My first intention was to be an illustrator, but I turned towards the plastic arts when I realized the discursive possibilities and the freedom they offer to transmit an idea with all the subjective nuance oriented towards expressive purposes. I am convinced that art is poetry applied to different disciplines, both of time and space, since its purpose is to make ideas attractive to the senses and at the same time they collect the feeling of a historical moment, therefore they are a chronicle of the subjectivity of an era, integral social heritage of humanity as it consciously or unconsciously collects the contributions of philosophy and science, forming a kind of trinitarian pillar of the material-intellectual progress of the species. For this reason, I seek to capture from a mythical-poetic perspective the phenomena and events of my time, to translate visually supported by figuration and geometric abstraction to enhance suggestion, and that is why through this combinatorial capacity I address the possibilities of an idea in pictorial series. With the hybridization of tradition and avant-garde that reinterprets the past and interprets its present as a letter, as a chronicle or inspiration for the future.

Thousands Of Five-Star Reviews

We deliver world-class customer service to all of our art buyers.

globe

Global Selection

Explore an unparalleled artwork selection by artists from around the world.

Satisfaction Guaranteed

Our 14-day satisfaction guarantee allows you to buy with confidence.

Support An Artist With Every Purchase

We pay our artists more on every sale than other galleries.

Need More Help?

Enjoy Complimentary Art Advisory Contact Customer Support