St III

St III is an original large-scale work by Gabriel González (Panama, 1978), one of Panama's most compelling contemporary painters, known for his richly textured, vibrantly colored canvases that blur the line between painting and sculpture.

At 122 × 122 cm, this piece commands presence. The surface is built up through multiple layers of heavily applied acrylic — a technique González has made entirely his own. The result is not merely a painted canvas but a constructed object: a tactile wall of pigment with deep relief, where ridges, grooves, and impasto peaks interact with light to cast their own shifting shadows throughout the day.

Explosive bursts of red, orange, teal, purple, and white collide and layer across the surface, evoking the weathered walls of an old city neighborhood — marked by time, gesture, and memory. González draws inspiration from the streets and barrios of Panama, reinterpreting the accumulated marks, peeling paint, and urban history embedded in those surfaces.

True to his practice, González often leaves works untitled or minimally titled — intentionally removing narrative predisposition so that the work exists purely on its own terms: as a relic of the artist's conversation with raw material, and an invitation for the viewer to bring their own story.

His influences span Art Informel, Antoni Tàpies, Jean Dubuffet, and the colorist mastery of Willem de Kooning and Mark Rothko — filtered through the vibrant tones of his Panamanian heritage.

• Artist: Gabriel González (b. 1978, Panama)
• Medium: Acrylic on canvas, mixed media / heavy impasto
• Dimensions: 122 × 122 cm
• Style: Abstract Expressionism / Art Informel / Matérico
• Origin: Panama

A powerful, room-defining work for collectors drawn to texture, energy, and the raw emotional force of contemporary Panamanian art.

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