Elisabet Alba Rio
Sweet blade
Sweet blade
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[EXHIBITION 02-16/07 Barcelona - Art Nou 277 Gallery]
A seductive contradiction wrapped in softness and danger, Sweet Blade captures the fragile tension between desire and destruction. At first glance, the image evokes sweetness — a melting scoop of ice cream held delicately in a hand — yet something feels off. The texture bleeds, the colors drip with an unsettling intensity, and the form subtly transforms into something sharper, almost threatening.
This original oil painting explores the idea that not everything appealing is harmless. Pleasure can cut. Beauty can deceive. What we crave can also consume us.
The expressive brushstrokes and rich, tactile layers of oil paint create a visceral, almost sensory experience, blurring the line between comfort and discomfort. The hand, intimate and human, becomes a witness — or perhaps an accomplice — in this quiet tension.
Perfect for collectors drawn to contemporary figurative art with emotional depth and symbolic ambiguity, Sweet Blade invites the viewer to question their own desires:
What feels safe… and what isn’t?
📐 Details
Original artwork
Technique: Oil on canvas
Size: 46x55x2 cm
Year: 2026
Signed by the artist
One of a kind
Worldwide shipping available
📦 Shipping & Care
Carefully packaged from my studio
Shipments with tracking number
Certificate of authenticity included
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