Awakening in Color | 66 x 48 in. | Acrylic on canvas. | Original Panting By Alexander Franco.

Awakening in Color | 66 x 48 in. | Acrylic on canvas. | Original Panting By Alexander Franco.Curatorial Review: This large format portrait of Gautama Buddha is a vibrant meditation on stillness, wisdom, and inner fire. The artist contrasts the tranquility of the Buddhas pose with an explosion of dynamic, expressive colorinviting the viewer into the paradox of peace amid chaos. The textured brushwork and energetic background create a sense of timeless presence, as if the Buddha emerges not from history, but from the living moment. A spiritual

past with motion

The painting is a heartfelt tribute to cultural memory and ancestral belonging

Artist Statement:This portrait was created to honor not only Frank Sinatra’s image

but in a cerebral face-off over a chessboard

Instead of painting them in action

but the emotional resonance of his voice

I surrendered to spontaneity

The swirling background of reds

but also an invitation to pause and breathe

and that sacred stillness that only the sea can offer

Inspired by the mythic concept of the Tree of Life

Curatorial ReviewElectric Pulse is a celebration of unfiltered energy and raw movement