El fantasma rosa 1981

Angel Planells painted "El fantasma rosa" using oil to create a dreamlike coastal landscape punctuated by floating objects. The composition is divided horizontally by a blue sea, setting a tranquil tone. The painting is structured with geometric forms, with a rough cube on the lower left balancing the floating masses above. The color palette is muted, featuring blues, browns, and whites that contrast with the surreal character of the subject matter. Planells juxtaposes the natural and the artificial, the solid and the ethereal. "El fantasma rosa" disrupts conventional spatial relationships through the floating rocks and the unusual placement of objects, challenging our understanding of perspective and gravity. It's a semiotic disruption that invites the viewer to question fixed meanings, suggesting that what we perceive as real is only one version of reality. The title itself underscores this tension between the tangible and the spectral. In this way, Planells uses formal elements to open up new ways of thinking about space and perception.