Magi Puig

Magí Puig’s paintings find inspiration in his travels and scenes of daily life. His themes represent pieces from different landscapes: Senegal, Vietnam, or cities such as Venice and Havana. He also depicts figures on the beach, in the market, circus performers and others. Each painting has a principal element, which the artist has worked intensively and meticulously. They stand out against the flat, uniform surface that represents the sky, the ground or water. He often uses close-ups in order to obtain vivid images of the people and objects represented. Then, the buildings, items or persons depicted in dark colors emerge dramatically from brighter backgrounds, acquiring volume and sculptural appearance. Other times he arranges the scene with high and low angles creating unusual, vertiginous, eye-catching perspectives. He uses powerful colors to convey the essence of reality, going beyond the appearance. Intense luminosity is almost a constant feature in his creations. He approaches it into the bright glaring light, playing with its distorting influence on color and creating backgrounds that combine both dense and translucent effects. Frequently, light and water merge into a bright and impenetrable atmosphere, like a shimmering haze. On other occasions, the light effects are set in the foreground and convey a feeling of distance and mystery to the painting.