{"product_id":"heber-l-gil-lluvia-bajo-estrellas-japon-2016","title":"Heber L. Gil — “Rain beneath the Stars” — Japan in My Memory — Mixed Media on Paper","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal work on paper by \u003cstrong\u003eHeber Luis Gil Ameijeiras\u003c\/strong\u003e, signed as \u003cem\u003eHeber L. Gil\u003c\/em\u003e and created in Barcelona in December 2016. Titled by the artist himself \u003cem\u003eRain under the Stars\u003c\/em\u003e, it belongs to his particular evocation \u003cstrong\u003e“Japan in my Memory”\u003c\/strong\u003e, an intimate approach to the landscape, architecture, and atmosphere of Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scene depicts the monumental entrance of a Japanese temple or shrine under a deep blue sky. The reddish pillars, the golden architectural details, and the small figures protected by umbrellas build a silent image in which the rain seems to have momentarily paused the rhythm of the place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eJapan from memory\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore than a documentary representation of a specific monument, the work functions as a reconstructed memory. The handwritten inscription \u003cstrong\u003e“Japan in my Memory”\u003c\/strong\u003e provides the key: Heber L. Gil selects recognizable elements of traditional Japanese architecture and transforms them through his own perception.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe monumental gate dominates the composition, while the human figures are reduced to a minimal scale. A woman with a pink umbrella moves in the foreground, adding depth to the scene and reinforcing that sense of a daily moment captured on a rainy day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eArchitecture, rain, and night\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe use of \u003cstrong\u003especial inks on paper\u003c\/strong\u003e allows the artist to work through transparencies, lines, and small ornamental details. The reds and golds of the architecture contrast with the grays of the wet ground and the intense blue of the sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe small white lights that dot the upper part justify the evocative title \u003cem\u003eRain under the Stars\u003c\/em\u003e, creating an unusual combination of humidity, night, and light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTechnical sheet\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Heber Luis Gil Ameijeiras (Heber L. Gil).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eRain under the Stars\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries \/ reference:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eJapan in my Memory\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlace of creation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Barcelona.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique and support:\u003c\/strong\u003e Special inks on paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan \/ traditional Japanese architecture \/ urban landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions of the work:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25 × 17 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions with frame:\u003c\/strong\u003e 34 × 28 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed “Heber L. Gil” in red in the lower right corner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFramed:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. Black frame with front protection and hanging system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthentication:\u003c\/strong\u003e The reverse retains a card handwritten by the artist himself with the author, title, technique, reference to \u003cem\u003eJapan in my Memory\u003c\/em\u003e, date, and place of execution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good general condition. The frame shows small, normal signs of use. The photographs are an integral part of the description.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Workshop Note\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is something especially attractive about the fact that Heber L. Gil did not simply title this work with the name of a place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRain under the Stars\u003c\/em\u003e speaks more of a sensation than a location. The enormous gate, the umbrellas, the wet pavement, and the deeply blue sky turn an apparently everyday scene into an almost cinematic memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe note \u003cstrong\u003e“Japan in my Memory”\u003c\/strong\u003e, written by the artist himself on the reverse, finishes giving it meaning: We are looking at the way a place remains in the memory afterward.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"El taller del coleccionista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54594969796941,"sku":null,"price":155.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/1841\/3901\/files\/DSC_0148_3c083d23-8700-4a43-a007-ca77ba0fd851.jpg?v=1792245044","url":"https:\/\/eltallerdelcoleccionista.com\/en\/products\/heber-l-gil-lluvia-bajo-estrellas-japon-2016","provider":"El taller del coleccionista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}