Prudencio Irazabal

Prudencio Irazábal (1954, Spain) is known for his highly defined technique of abstract acrylic painting, characterized by a vast number of translucent layers added onto each other, finished by a polished mirror-like surface. The relation between surface and depth is vital for the understanding of his abstract images. Color, mediated by the transit of light through paper-thin layers, constitutes a unique perceptual experience. This merging of translucent layers shapes the incoming light but allows the eye to traverse through to the white canvas.