{"id":1194,"date":"2025-04-09T14:36:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T14:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/?p=1194"},"modified":"2025-04-15T11:42:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T11:42:06","slug":"sebas-velascos-dreamy-oil-paintings-illuminate-cinematic-urban-landscapes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/09\/sebas-velascos-dreamy-oil-paintings-illuminate-cinematic-urban-landscapes\/","title":{"rendered":"Sebas Velasco\u2019s Dreamy Oil Paintings Illuminate Cinematic Urban Landscapes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sebas Velasco<\/a> (previously<\/a>) has long been drawn to the landscapes and cultures of the Balkans and former Yugoslavian countries in southeastern Europe, where he has spent the past decade traveling and researching for his large-scale paintings and murals.<\/p>\n

The Morning Will Change Everything<\/em> at the History Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/a> marks the Spanish artist’s first institutional exhibition. Inspired by the title of a song by Sarajevo-based band Indexi, the show continues Velasco’s exploration of urban landscapes and themes of relationships and passing time.<\/p>\n

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“Wherever I May Roam,” oil on canvas, 195 x 195 centimeters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rendered in oil on wood or canvas, Velasco’s paintings depict figures, architecture, and old cars illuminated by street lamps or headlights in a realistic yet dreamlike world. Taking cues from photography through the use of cinematic lighting effects and portraiture, he often juxtaposes contrasting elements like grassy meadows with brutalist high-rises or derelict cars with wildflowers.<\/p>\n

Whether glowing under an orange street light or spotlit against a fuzzy smattering of brake lights and apartment windows, Velasco’s subjects are relaxed, poised, and unhurried. One can imagine the din of car horns, music, and other city noises in the background, yet Velasco emphasizes brief, self-assured interactions as if momentarily, time is at a standstill.<\/p>\n

Nighttime plays a starring role in Velasco’s compositions, which tap into dualities of the known and unknown, revelations and secrets, individuality and anonymity, and the quotidian and the extraordinary. He conjures “gateways to complex socio-economic narratives,” the museum says, emphasizing the power of humanity amid ever-evolving identities and the tumult of globalization.<\/p>\n

Find more on Velasco’s website<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Detail of “Wherever I May Roam”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Golf II,” oil on wood, 41 x 27 centimeters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“The Morning Will Change Everything,” oil on wood, 120 x 120 centimeters <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Agata,” oil on wood, 81 x 65 centimeters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Detail of “Agata”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Yugo 45 III,” oil on wood, 24 x 35 centimeters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Interior Night Sarajevo II,” oil on wood, 46 x 33 centimeters <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Velasco working on a painting in his solo exhibition at the History Museum of Bosnia and Heregovina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member<\/a> today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Sebas Velasco’s Dreamy Oil Paintings Illuminate Cinematic Urban Landscapes<\/a> appeared first on Colossal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sebas Velasco (previously) has long been drawn to the landscapes and cultures of the Balkans and former Yugoslavian countries in southeastern Europe, where he has spent the past decade traveling and researching for his large-scale paintings and murals. The Morning Will Change Everything at the History Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina marks the Spanish artist’s Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1194"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1207,"href":"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1194\/revisions\/1207"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}