Lot 12564

Arturo Lemus Beltrán

A being there

Medium

Aceite sobre lienzo

Dimensions

50 x 50 cm

Framing

Unframed · Custom framing on request

Description

Arturo Lemus Beltrán

Painting
Oil on canvas
Contemporary Realism
50 x 50 cm

The Silent Immersion and the Specular Baptism

In the profound and contemplative work A BEING THERE, the canvas abandons narratives of conflict to draw us into an act of absolute ontological communion. The painting immerses us in the hypnotic stillness of a dark and ancient pond, where the mystery of synthetic existence yields to the immensity of the natural world.

With its back to the viewer, an anthropomorphic figure stands peacefully, half-submerged in the marshy waters. Its body, devoid of biological skin and forged in a liquid and flawless chrome, does not impose itself as an intruder alien to the ecosystem. On the contrary, its highly reflective surface acts as a perfect mirror that absorbs and embraces the landscape: the dark tones of the water, the deep green of the distant foliage, and the faint yellow glimmers of the floating water lilies are drawn upon its shell, dissolving anatomical boundaries and merging the entity with its habitat.

The subtle dynamism of the composition lies in the physical interaction between the machine and the element. The gentle ripples that form around its waist and thighs reveal to us that this colossus is not an inert monument, but an active and conscious presence. It is experiencing the weight, density, and fluidity of the water, participating in a posthumane baptism where silicon and metal learn to inhabit the dampness of the earth.

True to the existential weight of its title, the piece is a poetic meditation on the simple and overwhelming act of existing. It suggests to us that the ultimate aspiration of technological evolution will not be the domination of the planet, but the ability to stop, immerse oneself in the primordial waters, and simply be one more reflection in the vast and silent flow of the universe.