Triptych of Faces in Black and White with Protruding Splinters - Frosted Skull Makeup - Dia de los Muertos Edition

The visual

The composition features three faces painted according to the tradition of Mexican calaveras , painted in a powerful contrast of deep black and pure white. The pictorial gesture is lively, almost expressionist, with white paint impasto that draws the floral and bony motifs characteristic of ritual makeup. In the center, a face with ochre and brown tones brings a touch of human warmth to this funeral theater. The features are marked, the orbits hollowed out in black, the cheekbones underlined with white traces that recall souci flowers. The dark background absorbs the light and concentrates all attention on the three frontal gazes. The technique evokes gestural painting, with drips and splashes that accentuate the raw and spontaneous character of the work. The whole exudes a rare visual force, between celebration and gravity.