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Título Salmo
Tamaño 100 x 70 cm
Técnica Acrílico sobre papel Canson
Año 2025
Serie Lúmina
In Salmo, Rosana Larraz presents a painting of narrative force and contained movement. The work is part of the Lúmina series, where the exploration of light and the energy of the brushstroke create a visual landscape that is simultaneously figurative in its coordinates and symbolic in its intent.
The composition features two human figures—a female figure acting as guardian and a male figure pointing toward a goal—immersed in a flow that suggests resistance and effort. This structure directly references the salmon swimming upstream, a metaphor the artist uses to evoke perseverance, aspiration, and struggle.
The energetic and luminous brushwork reflects qualities reminiscent of Joaquín Sorolla, whose treatment of light and movement intensifies the presence of the figure without relying on anecdotal detail. This reference underscores a painting that is at once physical and perceptual.
The title, Salmo, evokes the tradition of liturgical psalms, expanding the interpretation beyond naturalistic metaphor. In many religious cultures, psalms express aspiration, reflection, and the search for meaning, framing the struggle depicted in the painting within a spiritual or ritual dimension.
Overall, Salmo combines narrative intention with a pictorial focus on light and movement, creating an internal tension between gestural figuration and luminous dynamism. The work conveys both the physical effort of moving against the current and the interior dimension of the subject engaged in that journey.