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Nelson Hernández, Chilean painter from Patagonia, based in London. Graduate of the Royal College of Art (MA Painting).

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Ozymandias

Oil on linen
100 x 80 cm / 39 x 31 in
2025

author Nelson Hernández
exhibited in
PARAÍSO. Ambika P3, London, 2026
ArtEvol 2025: Voices from the Undefined. Saatchi Gallery, London, 2025
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Ozymandias, Oil, About linen, 100 x 80 cm / 39 x 31 in

Description

Ozymandias presents a sculptural mass in deep blue tones, composed of intertwined bodies that seem to both emerge and sink at the same time, creating a sense of frozen movement. The figure recalls classical ruins as well as contemporary accumulations of images and forms, evoking the fragility of the monumental. The flat yellow background contrasts with the density of the central figure, highlighting its illusory and ephemeral character. The title alludes to the famous poem “Ozymandias”, reinforcing the reflection on decay, transience, and the ultimate impermanence of human grandeur.

Gallery

Close-up detail of Ozymandias showing the density of paint layers and chromatic transitions in shades of blue and yellow across the figurative mass
Nelson Hernández stands beside Ozymandias, a mass of deep blue bodies on a yellow ground, at ArtEvol 2025
Opening-night crowd moving through the ArtEvol 2025 room at Saatchi Gallery, in a vertical shot with the luminous ceiling and art-lined walls in perspective

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