Artist: Artur Català

Title: The gilded breath

Collection: Wildfade Series

Medium: Mixed media on canvas (Acrylic and fluid pouring)

Dimensions: 116 x 89 cm

Certificate: Includes original Certificate of Authenticity signed by the artist

Status: Original artwork available (Unique piece)

There are gazes that hold the power to shift the energy of an entire room. Standing before this canvas, the tiger’s eyes lock onto yours with a magnetic calmness, sparking a silent dialogue about endurance, beauty, and survival through the Wildfade concept:

• The suffocation of the environment: The chromatic waves and fluid brushstrokes enveloping the tiger are not merely decorative; they serve as a visual representation of human pressure. Just as our unbridled growth corners, fragments, and reduces their natural habitat to less than 7% of their historical range, the paint surrounds and presses against the animal, barely leaving it room to breathe.
• Fading into splatters: Looking closely at the lower edges and sides, the precise, realistic fur of the animal begins to dissolve, fading into a haze of wild splatters. This directly mirrors a grim reality: poaching and deforestation are causing the tiger to vanish in silence, leaving just over 5,500 individuals remaining in the wild worldwide.
• Resistance on canvas: There is a profound contrast between the external chaos of the energetic brushwork and the stillness of that frontal gaze. Despite the overwhelming pressure surrounding it both on canvas and in reality, the animal maintains its dignity intact, inviting us to reflect on our coexistence with the planet’s purest species.

A piece designed to honestly convey the truth of nature, turning the canvas into a vibrant manifesto of color and life.

Includes a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the artist. Insured national and international shipping.