Guy Maestri
After Velázquez No. 3, 2018

NSW, AUSTRALIA
oil on linen
56.0 X 46.0 cm

In After Velázquez No. 3, Guy Maestri reinterprets the grandeur of Diego Velázquez through an intimate lens. Working in oil on linen, Maestri distills the historical portrait into loose, expressive brushwork that hovers between reverence and reinvention.

The familiar figure dissolves into painterly gestures, rich in texture and movement, inviting viewers to see both the subject and the act of painting anew. Light flickers across the surface, and the muted palette carries the weight of history while asserting a contemporary vitality.

This work reflects Maestri’s deep engagement with art history - transforming an iconic image into something raw, immediate, and deeply human. It stands as both homage and departure: a portrait steeped in tradition yet alive with the artist’s hand and voice.