Mujer Con Gallo 

Antonio Povedano's Mujer Con Gallo is made with watercolors on paper. The fluid, translucent nature of watercolor lends itself to the painting's ethereal quality, where form emerges from washes of pigment. Povedano’s technique involves layering colors and allowing them to blend, creating subtle gradations and a sense of depth. The artist uses the paper's surface to his advantage, allowing the white to shine through in areas, enhancing the luminosity of the watercolors. The quick-drying quality of watercolor demands decisiveness, capturing a moment with spontaneity. Although watercolor is often seen as less important compared to oil painting, it is closely connected to various traditions of creative practice. By choosing this medium, the artist rejects art that is based solely on the commodification of production, and instead invites us to consider the social and cultural significance of accessible and immediate artistic expression. Approaching art in this way blurs the lines between craft and fine art, inviting us to see the value in materials, making, and context.