Araceli Castañeda | Canarian Pop & Minimalist Art

Araceli Castañeda

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Araceli Castañeda is a Canary Islands artist, born and educated in Gran Canaria in Fine Arts and Design. From 2007 to 2010 she deepened her theoretical and painterly studies in artistic ceramics. Her practice ranges from realism to recent movements such as Pop Art and Minimalism, working with mixed techniques, diverse materials and varied supports. The paintings in this exhibition revisit Canarian customs and ancient symbols, translating the archipelago’s primal imagery into contemporary colour with a fresh, pop-urban sensibility.

Other works from the artist

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Hieroglyph is a painting created using mixed media techniques and materials. Art that translates the archipelago's original imagery into a contemporary and current version.

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The artwork brings a fresh, bright, and cheerful feel, combining pop-urban accents with ancient Canarian symbols. Past and present flow seamlessly within the painting, reflecting on the cultural and u...

Surfeando — Araceli Castañeda | Boho Creativa

Surfeando looks back to the first wave of young travellers who reached the Canarian shores in the 1960s—living out of vans, chasing good swells and a freer life shaped by the era’s hippie spirit. Thei...

El juego del palo Rebecca Jenkins Radisson | Boho Creativa

The customs and traditions of the Canary Islands represent the central concept of this work. The artist showcases the games, entertainment, and history of ancient Canarian customs as an ideal form of ...