Jordi Ribes (Spanish, b. 1973) Birth 2011

Birth 2011

Artist: Jordi Ribes (Spanish, b. 1973)
Medium:  Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 179.5 × 180 cm
Signature: Signed and dated "Ribes 2011" on the reverse
Type : Unique work — original painting                                                                                Origin : Painted in Spain, 2011

Description:

Birth (2011) is a monumental and richly imagined oil on canvas by Jordi Ribes — a near-square format painting of exceptional chromatic ambition that places the viewer inside a nocturnal dreamscape of unmistakable symbolic density. A young green-skinned figure reclines within — or perhaps emerges from — a vast explosion of crimson and pink petals that functions simultaneously as flower, nest, fire, and costume. The figure's posture is one of abandonment and arrival, both resting and newly present in the world; the title Birth anchors what the image suggests but does not fully resolve.

The landscape surrounding her is constructed with the careful unreality of the best Surrealist painting: columns of dark blue-grey forms recede into a teal sky, a bare black tree rises at the composition's centre-right, and at its base a small terracotta-coloured figure — ancient, totemic, Pre-Columbian in feeling — stands and watches. Fish move through the blue foreground water. A golden winged form perches in the upper branches of the tree. Every element of the composition is both legible and mysterious — part of a visual mythology that Ribes has developed with consistency and intelligence across his practice.

The painting's chromatic range is exceptional: the deep blue of the background, the blaze of red and pink at the centre, the acid green of the figure's skin and clothing, and the warm terracotta of the small guardian figure create a palette of maximum visual tension, held together by the precise, almost airbrush-smooth surface quality that characterises Ribes's technique. At 179.5 × 180 cm, Birth commands space with the authority of a major studio work — one of the most significant paintings available from this artist's mature period.

Signed and dated on the reverse and painted in Spain in 2011, this is a unique original by one of Spain's most quietly accomplished figurative painters — a work of genuine ambition, beauty, and symbolic depth.

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FAQ 

Is this an original Jordi Ribes painting? Yes — Birth is a unique original oil on canvas, signed and dated on the reverse. There is only one.

Who is Jordi Ribes? Jordi Ribes (b. 1973, Spain) is a Spanish figurative painter known for his richly imagined, symbolically layered compositions that draw on Surrealism, mythology, and an intensely personal visual vocabulary. His work has been exhibited internationally and is held in significant private collections.

What are the dimensions? 179.5 × 180 cm — a near-square format of significant scale, requiring specialist installation.

Is the work signed? Yes — signed and dated "Ribes 2011" on the reverse.

What are the shipping requirements? Given the scale of this work, specialist art logistics are required. Please contact us to discuss transport, crating, and installation options.

Do you ship internationally? Yes — worldwide, with specialist packaging suited to large-format paintings, full insurance, and shipment tracking.