Raúl Cerrillo paints on a monumental, often raw scale, working oil and mixed media across jute, fabric and wood. His subjects move between the mythic and the speculative — Caballero del Tiempo (knight of time), Retrato Post-Humanos, Héroes Invisibles — and his surfaces carry a real weight and gravity. Time, the post-human, and the heroism of the unseen are the concerns he keeps returning to.
Jute, Fabric and Wood as Ground
The support does half the work in a Cerrillo painting. Caballero del Tiempo is built in mixed media with oil on jute, a coarse fabric that keeps the surface raw and physical. At 234 × 230 cm (92.13 × 90.55 in) it is made from two separate jute sheets joined on a single wooden frame, so a visible seam runs straight through the composition — the figure held together across a divide rather than painted whole. It is a unique work, priced at USD 12,750, and it is among the most expensive pieces in the gallery.
Elsewhere he swaps that coarseness for something harder. Retrato Post-Humanos 1 is oil on wood at 120 × 100 cm (47.24 × 39.37 in), USD 4,250, and the rigid panel holds the paint flat and dense with none of the give of canvas or jute.
What Does the Post-Human Look Like?
Cerrillo answers that question by construction rather than description. In Retrato Post-Humanos 1, the figure reads as assembled instead of born — features handled as parts fitted into a whole, a portrait less of a person than of what a person might become. It is a speculative proposition rather than a likeness, and it sits deliberately alongside the mythic register of Caballero del Tiempo. The two titles mark the poles his practice moves between: legend on one side, forecast on the other.
Héroes Invisibles and the Weight of the Unseen
The third recurring theme is the one his bio names directly: the heroism of the unseen. Héroes Invisibles — invisible heroes — is a 2020 oil on fabric at 180 × 130 cm (70.9 × 51.2 in), a unique work mounted on a professional wooden frame, at USD 7,500. It is a tribute to the figures whose work and sacrifice usually go unnoticed, and the scale is the argument: a large field given to the anonymous, holding steady presence for people more often overlooked than seen.
Descending With Navigate into the Deep
Not everything operates at that volume. The two-part Navigate into the Deep sequence works at a quieter register, trading jute's coarseness for a tighter weave so that submersion reads through tone rather than texture. Navigate into the Deep 1 and Navigate into the Deep 2 are both oil on canvas from 2022, 109 × 75 cm (42.91 × 29.53 in), unique works at USD 2,000 each. In both, darkness gathers toward the lower field and the composition pulls the eye downward, enacting the "deep" of the title rather than illustrating it.
Taken with the larger paintings, the pair makes the practice easy to follow at more than one level of commitment. Every price is published on the work itself — nothing is listed as price on request — and Art of NOMA is an online gallery with no physical space, so there is no showroom to visit and no pressure to decide in the room.
Common Questions About Raúl Cerrillo
Who is Raúl Cerrillo?
Raúl Cerrillo is a contemporary painter whose work is available through the online gallery Art of NOMA. He paints on a monumental, often raw scale in oil and mixed media on jute, fabric and wood, moving between the mythic and the speculative in works such as Caballero del Tiempo, Retrato Post-Humanos and Héroes Invisibles.
What medium does Raúl Cerrillo work in?
Oil and mixed media, applied to jute, fabric, wood panel and canvas. Available paintings range from 109 × 75 cm up to 234 × 230 cm, and each is mounted on a professional wooden frame and supplied with a certificate of authenticity.
How much does a Raúl Cerrillo painting cost?
Available originals run from USD 2,000 to USD 12,750. The 109 × 75 cm Navigate into the Deep canvases are USD 2,000 each, Retrato Post-Humanos 1 is USD 4,250, Héroes Invisibles is USD 7,500, and the 234 × 230 cm Caballero del Tiempo is USD 12,750. Every price is published on the work.
What does Caballero del Tiempo mean?
It translates as "knight of time." The painting is a title work in Cerrillo's ongoing preoccupation with time, myth and the speculative, made in mixed media with oil across two jute sheets joined on one wooden frame at 234 × 230 cm.
Where can I buy original Raúl Cerrillo paintings?
Original paintings by Raúl Cerrillo are available directly from Art of NOMA, an online gallery. Every available work, with its dimensions, materials and price, is listed on his artist collection page.
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