{"id":6910,"date":"2025-04-10T05:47:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T05:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/6910\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T05:47:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T05:47:25","slug":"sebas-velascos-dreamy-oil-paintings-illuminate-cinematic-urban-landscapes-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/6910\/","title":{"rendered":"Sebas Velasco’s Dreamy Oil Paintings Illuminate Cinematic Urban Landscapes \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sebas Velasco<\/a> (previously<\/a>) has long been drawn to the landscapes and cultures of the Balkans and former Yugoslavian countries in southeastern Europe, where he has spent the past decade traveling and researching for his large-scale paintings and murals.<\/p>\n

The Morning Will Change Everything at the History Museum of Bosnia and Heregovina<\/a> marks the Spanish artist\u2019s first institutional exhibition. Inspired by the title of a song by Sarajevo-based band Indexi, the show continues Velasco\u2019s exploration of urban landscapes and themes of relationships and passing time.<\/p>\n

\"an\u201cWherever I May Roam,\u201d oil on canvas, 195 x 195 centimeters<\/p>\n

Rendered in oil on wood or canvas, Velasco\u2019s paintings depict figures, architecture, and old cars illuminated by street lamps or headlights in a realistic yet dreamlike world. Taking cues from photography through the use of cinematic lighting effects and portraiture, he often juxtaposes contrasting elements like grassy meadows with brutalist high-rises or derelict cars with wildflowers.<\/p>\n

Whether glowing under an orange street light or spotlit against a fuzzy smattering of brake lights and apartment windows, Velasco\u2019s subjects are relaxed, poised, and unhurried. One can imagine the din of car horns, music, and other city noises in the background, yet Velasco emphasizes brief, self-assured interactions as if momentarily, time is at a standstill.<\/p>\n

Nighttime plays a starring role in Velasco\u2019s compositions, which tap into dualities of the known and unknown, revelations and secrets, individuality and anonymity, and the quotidian and the extraordinary. He conjures \u201cgateways to complex socio-economic narratives,\u201d the museum says, emphasizing the power of humanity amid ever-evolving identities and the tumult of globalization.<\/p>\n

Find more on Velasco\u2019s website<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"aDetail of \u201cWherever I May Roam\u201d<\/p>\n

\"an\u201cGolf II,\u201d oil on wood, 41 x 27 centimeters<\/p>\n

\"an\u201cThe Morning Will Change Everything,\u201d oil on wood, 120 x 120 centimeters <\/p>\n

\"an\u201cAgata,\u201d oil on wood, 81 x 65 centimeters<\/p>\n

\"aDetail of \u201cAgata\u201d<\/p>\n

\"an\u201cYugo 45 III,\u201d oil on wood, 24 x 35 centimeters<\/p>\n

\"an\u201cInterior Night Sarajevo II,\u201d oil on wood, 46 x 33 centimeters <\/p>\n

\"aVelasco working on a painting in his solo exhibition at the History Museum of Bosnia and Heregovina<\/p>\n

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