Items Similar to The Sea As a Wall by Franco Salas Borquez - relief painting, seascape, black
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 10
Franco Salas BorquezThe Sea As a Wall by Franco Salas Borquez - relief painting, seascape, black2023
2023
$1,148.22
£852.62
€960
CA$1,577.48
A$1,715.04
CHF 909.31
MX$20,558.95
NOK 11,556.93
SEK 10,587.71
DKK 7,318.28
About the Item
The Sea As a Wall is a monochromatic piece by Chilean artist Franco Salas Borquez, created using mixed media (quartz sand, marble powder and binders) and featuring a deep blue patina. Dimensions are 31 x 41 cm (12.2 x 16.14 in).
This piece is sold unframed and comes with a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Straddling the line between relief painting and wall sculpture, this artwork is shaped more through a sculptural process than traditional painting. Working with marble powder, the artist applies the material directly with his fingers, making each gesture a visible trace of movement. The mixture dries rapidly, encouraging a balance of focus and instinct in the creative act.
Although Franco Salas Borquez is known for his symbolic depictions of the sea in oil, he also explores other techniques—using pencil, ink, or marble powder to recreate the fluid, hypnotic quality of ocean waves. With a method that is both intuitive and precise, he captures the sea’s dynamic essence, resulting in artworks that evoke the meditative experience of observing nature.
Rather than painting from direct observation, the artist draws from a mental archive of maritime imagery, allowing for spontaneity in his process. His paintings convey emotion, which is often underscored by the poetic titles he gives them. These titles introduce a literary layer to the work, opening space for narrative and reflection through the use of a restrained palette and carefully modulated light.
- Creator:Franco Salas Borquez (1979, French, Chilean)
- Creation Year:2023
- Dimensions:Height: 12.21 in (31 cm)Width: 16.15 in (41 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement Style:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Paris, FR
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU803116176862
Franco Salas Borquez
Franco Salas Borquez’works depict the sea, the sole subject of his paintings. The artist paints the waves using an intuitive but rigorous hand to achieve the same degree of fluidity as the sea. Thus, his artworks, thanks to the effect of realism, reproduce the same sensation that comes from contemplating nature. His works are now exhibited in museums collections and in numerous international galleries and fairs. He received an award from Spain’s Institute for Maritime History and Culture in 2010, and another one from the Paris Marine Museum in 2011 and 2014. “The sea is ultimately a fairly limited subject, but I like to play with these limits, it fascinates me. It’s like a game of chess where the board has 24 pieces, but there are infinite possibilities of combinations.”
About the Seller
5.0
Platinum Seller
Premium sellers with a 4.7+ rating and 24-hour response times
Established in 2013
1stDibs seller since 2017
530 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: 4 hours
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Shipping from: Saint-Malo, France
- Return Policy
More From This Seller
View AllThe primordial ocean by Franco Salas Borquez - Large scale painting, ocean waves
By Franco Salas Borquez
Located in Paris, FR
The primordial ocean is a unique mixed technique, pigments and charcoal fixed on canvas, painting by contemporary artist Franco Salas Borquez, dimensions are 70 × 140 cm unframed (27...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Exterme currents by Franco Salas Borquez - Seascape, ocean, waves, black
By Franco Salas Borquez
Located in Paris, FR
Extreme currents is a unique silver ink on Canson paper painting by contemporary artist Franco Salas Borquez, dimensions are 50 × 70 cm (19.7 x 27.6 in). It is sold framed under an a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media
The Shore by Franco Salas Borquez - Contemporary seascape painting, dark tones
By Franco Salas Borquez
Located in Paris, FR
The Shore is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Franco Salas Borquez, dimensions are 116 × 89 cm (45.7 × 35.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Birth by Franco Salas Borquez - Contemporary oil painting, seascape, wave, dark
By Franco Salas Borquez
Located in Paris, FR
Birth is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Franco Salas Borquez, dimensions are 80 × 80 × 4 cm (31.5 × 31.5 × 1.6 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Astre by Franco Salas Borquez - Contemporary seascape painting, waves, dark tone
By Franco Salas Borquez
Located in Paris, FR
Astre is a unique graphite drawing on linen canvas by contemporary artist Franco Salas Borquez, dimensions are 118 × 91 cm (46.5 × 35.8 in). Dimensions of the framed artwork are 120 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Graphite
The Deep by Franco Salas Borquez - Contemporary seascape painting, ocean, wave
By Franco Salas Borquez
Located in Paris, FR
The Deep is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Franco Salas Borquez, dimensions are 100 × 65 cm (39.4 × 25.6 in). Dimensions of the framed artwork are 104 x 69 cm...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
You May Also Like
Night Sea
By Franco Salas Borquez
Located in Boston, MA
Born in 1979 in Chile, on the island of Chiloé, into a family of sailors, Franco Salas Borquez has kept a certain relationship with the sea, both nurturing and dangerous. The dark and raging sea, the one that commands respect.
As a child, he distinguished himself as a chess player, until he became national champion at 13 years old. The discipline is almost considered a sport in Chile. His talent as a player makes him represent his country in many tournaments. “I trained four hours a day. "
But the young man is also "absolute" passionate about drawing. So much so that he decides to embark on a career as an artist. It was in France, where he first landed as a language assistant, that his career took off. His first sea paintings quickly spotted him and opened the doors of institutional collections to him in 2010. Affirming an increasingly contemporary pictorial approach, Franco Salas Borquez works his works with a sort of memorial archive of oceanic images...
Category
2010s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Price Upon Request
Untitled 11 [Dissecting the Unknown 11] - 21st Century, Black, Abstract, Organic
By Zsolt Berszán
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Untitled 11 [Dissecting the Unknown 11], 2015 - 2016
Mixed technique: oil paint, adhesive, silicone on metal sheet
(Signed on reverse)
9 27/32 H x 7 7/8 W in
25 H x 20 W cm
Zsolt Be...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal
![Untitled 11 [Dissecting the Unknown 11] - 21st Century, Black, Abstract, Organic](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/zsolt-berszan-paintings-untitled-11-dissecting-the-unknown-11-21st-century-black-abstract-organic-for-sale/a_6863/1594127104309/Untitled_11_mixed_technique_metal_sheet_25x20cm_2015_2016_master.jpg?width=240)
Small contemporary modern black wall sculpture painting relief BK15LH
By Dieter Kränzlein
Located in Doetinchem, NL
o.T. (BK15LH) is a unique small size contemporary modern wall sculpture painting relief by German artist Dieter Kränzlein. This sculpture relief is carved from a single block of lime...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Limestone
Black Tar Painting, 21st Century by Mattia Biagi
By Mattia Biagi
Located in Culver City, CA
This is a 2010 work by Mattia Biagi.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood
$5,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Black composition - Mixed Media on Canvas by Andrea Nurcis - 1987
By Andrea Nurcis
Located in Roma, IT
Black composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by Andrea Nurcis in 1987.
Metal on panel.
Hand signed and dated on the back.
The painting represents an abstract com...
Category
1980s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Space - black blue contemporary modern abstract sculpture painting relief
By Michiel Jansen
Located in Doetinchem, NL
Space is a unique contemporary modern sculpture painting by Dutch artist Michiel Jansen. This wall relief is made from dozens of indivually cut strips of pure grey black slate. First...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Slate
Read More
This Weathered-Steel Sculpture Distills a Form of Protest into a Minimalist Monument
Part of Alejandro Vega Beuvrin’s “Barricada” series, the work is a subversive tribute to the street smarts of citizen activists.
Tom Price Sculpted One of These Benches from Resin, the Other from Coal
Part art, part seating, they offer a fascinating meditation on life’s dualities.