This large-scale painting by Spanish artist Carol Moreno exemplifies her distinctive approach to atmospheric abstraction, where landscape is reconfigured through process, materiality, and perceptual depth.
Executed through successive layers of diluted pigment, washes, and controlled textural interventions, the composition unfolds as a complex pictorial field rather than a descriptive scene. Subtle tonal shifts in soft greys, muted earth hues, and diffused whites generate a sense of spatial ambiguity — allowing forms to emerge and dissolve simultaneously within a suspended, light-filled environment.
Rather than depicting a forest, Moreno constructs a perceptual landscape where structure is built through transparency, accumulation, and erasure. Fine linear elements — almost calligraphic in nature — act as connective tissue across the surface, introducing rhythm and internal movement within an otherwise meditative composition.
At 245 × 170 cm, the work transcends the pictorial to become an architectural presence — one that engages directly with space, light, and the body of the viewer. It is a painting that changes with distance: overwhelming up close, atmospheric from afar.
Rooted in contemporary European painting, Moreno's practice reflects a sustained investigation into light, memory, and spatial perception — a work that rewards prolonged and repeated encounter.
Medium: Mixed media, layered pigment on canvas Year: 2026 Artist: Carol Moreno, b. Barcelona, Spain
This large-scale painting by Spanish artist Carol Moreno exemplifies her distinctive approach to atmospheric abstraction, where landscape is reconfigured through process, materiality, and perceptual depth.
Executed through successive layers of diluted pigment, washes, and controlled textural interventions, the composition unfolds as a complex pictorial field rather than a descriptive scene. Subtle tonal shifts in soft greys, muted earth hues, and diffused whites generate a sense of spatial ambiguity — allowing forms to emerge and dissolve simultaneously within a suspended, light-filled environment.
Rather than depicting a forest, Moreno constructs a perceptual landscape where structure is built through transparency, accumulation, and erasure. Fine linear elements — almost calligraphic in nature — act as connective tissue across the surface, introducing rhythm and internal movement within an otherwise meditative composition.
At 245 × 170 cm, the work transcends the pictorial to become an architectural presence — one that engages directly with space, light, and the body of the viewer. It is a painting that changes with distance: overwhelming up close, atmospheric from afar.
Rooted in contemporary European painting, Moreno's practice reflects a sustained investigation into light, memory, and spatial perception — a work that rewards prolonged and repeated encounter.
Medium: Mixed media, layered pigment on canvas Year: 2026 Artist: Carol Moreno, b. Barcelona, Spain
