Snakes

Painting · 50 × 40 cm

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About this work

Snakes approaches its subject the way Roti Martínez approaches all his imagery — as symbol rather than depiction. The snake, long tied to renewal, danger, and cyclical change, becomes a conceptual presence here, its meaning rising through composition and emotional charge rather than narrative, in line with the instinct-into-abstraction that defines his acrylic canvases.

Acrylic on canvas lets crisp edges sit against layered depth, forms interacting dynamically across the surface. Line and color set up rhythm and tension, guiding the eye while holding an underlying structure, so the painting feels active and contained at once — movement and stillness kept in balance. It comes framed in natural pine.

Acrylic on canvas · 2022 · 50 × 40 cm (19.7 × 15.7 in) · Unique · Framed in natural pine, ready to hang · Certificate of authenticity included.