Ernest Compta Llinas

ERNEST COMPTA LLINAS painter

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Ernest Compta Llinàs was born and resides in Barcelona, where he initially trained as an architect. Since 2008, his primary focus has been on painting. Drawing inspiration from music, Ernest paints daily, viewing artistic expression as a vital necessity. Over the years, he has worked with various materials such as charcoal, ink, pastel, and oil, but has gradually favored acrylics on canvas and paper. His evolving style consistently revolves around the theme of portraits.

Contact with the artist: https://www.ernestcomptallinas.com/

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INTERVIEW

Ernest, your journey as a painter began in 2008, and since then, you have worked with various materials and mediums. Can you share how your artistic style has evolved over the years and why you ultimately chose to focus on acrylics on canvas and paper?

The fact that I have been using acrylics lately is because this material is quick-drying. This allows me to paint in an agile, fast way, and to transmit emotions without too much intervention of technique or a laborious process of superimposing layers of paint that sometimes takes away the intensity of the first strokes of the painting.

You mentioned that music is a significant source of inspiration for your work. Can you elaborate on how music influences your creative process and whether there are particular genres or artists that resonate with you while you paint?

Music is important in my creative process because it helps me to stop thinking. I forget everything and start painting. In this way, reason or self-criticism stop bothering me and I can concentrate only on what the painting asks of me. I don't listen only to a certain style of music or a particular artist. I like jazz and electronic music. Painting with music accompanies me and makes the creative process less solitary.

Your work primarily revolves around the theme of the human face, capturing its complexity through a range of expressions and nuances. What draws you to the subject of portraits, and how do you aim to engage the viewer through your depiction of facial features?

The book was created to make visible a representative part of my work. In it, there are paintings of different sizes, made with different materials, but trying to have an internal coherence and a dialogue between the works. In this way, the reader, in this case the person who looks at the images -since we have prioritized the painting over the text-, can get an impression or a more global vision of my way of expressing emotions through painting. case, turned into that mirror.

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INTRODUCTION

It is said that the face is the mirror of the soul. I am interested in the face of the soul. Or the infinite possibilities that painting can reflect, in my Congratulations on the recent publication of your book featuring works from 2008 to 2023. Can you tell us more about the book, the process of selecting the works included, and what you hope readers will take away from this comprehensive collection?

I wanted to make a retrospective selection of works on paper representative of my work, with the purpose of making my career visible up to the present time. The intention is that the viewer connects, through the painting, with some emotion or feeling that he or she has experienced in his or her life.

Your work is influenced by abstract art and expressionism, with references to artists like Picasso, Bacon, and Freud. How have these influences shaped your artistic vision, and how do you feel exhibiting in various cities worldwide has impacted your career and artistic growth?

I don't know in what way these artists have influenced or if they have influenced any of my works. But they are, without a doubt, the ones that have interested me the most at some point in my life. Exhibiting in different places has meant a lot to me: that my painting can connect with very different people, but with something in common, intimate and at the same time universal.

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ALMOST Acrylic on paper 50x70cm 2000 euros

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ANGRY Acrylic on paper 50x70cm 2000 euros

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APATHY Acrylic on paper 50x70cm 2000 euros

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APE Acrylic on paper 50x70cm 2000 euros

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BLUE EYES Acrylic on paper 50x70cm 2000 euros

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BREATHE Acrylic on canvas 60x80cm 3000 euros

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DECEPTION Acrylic on paper 50x70cm 2000 euros

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DREAM Acrylic on paper 50x70cm 2000 euros

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FEELING IT Acrylic on paper 50x70cm 2000 euros

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I DON'T WANNA DO IT Acrylic on paper 50x70cm 2000 euros

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I REMEMBER THOSE DAYS Acrylic on paper 50x70cm 2000 euros

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I SEE YOU Acrylic on paper 50x70cm 2000 euros

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I'M LOOKING AT YOU Acrylic on paper 100x70cm 3000 euros

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LEAVE ME ALONE Acrylic on canvas 60x80cm 5000 euros

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MELANCHOLY Acrylic on canvas 60x90cm 5000 euros

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MISTRUST Acrylic on paper 50x70cm 2000 euros

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MOVEMENT Acrylic on paper 50x70cm 2000 euros

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THINKING OF YOU Acrylic on paper 100x70cm 3000 euros

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