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Pavlo Padilla, Donde mediendan muerte los borrachos, 2025, pulverized charcoal from Carbonería Parras mixed with olive oil from Jaén on raw linen, 130x97cm © The Artist
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Creating With What Surrounds Us – 3 Questions for Pavlo Padilla

“3 Questions for…” showcases and promotes the work of upcoming artists in the early stages of their careers. This time I would like to share with you the monochrome artworks of Pavlo Padilla. Pavlo Padilla, born in Seville in 1997, is an emerging Andalusian artist whose work is deeply rooted...

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The title of an artwork is one of the first pieces of information we encounter when we look at a work of art. From precise descriptions to philosophical or vague and meaningless...
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