
Seascapes
It is a collection that transports us to a different vision from which to appreciate this artistic genre, born of our enamored gaze toward the sea: the great, silent blue friend whose waves touch the most distant lands, and which allows me to effectively approach the new artistic currents that will shape the future of creation.
Seascapes, NFT collection: the new currents splashing at your feet
Seascapes is a limited-edition NFT collection composed of six works created in digital format. It is one of my earliest creations, made three years ago. In it, as in the rest of my work, I continue to explore environmental themes—an inseparable thread of my artistic poetics.
This collection aligns with the new era of creative expression we are living in, including digital art and the infinite universe it offers—not only on the conceptual plane of the work, but also in the new technical possibilities it presents.
It is a different visuality and a new way of seeing and understanding how digital art possesses its own brushstrokes, glazes, textures, and countless visual nuances that lend a distinct identity to works created through this modern perspective on the arts.
For this reason, I found it compelling to create a small collection inspired by an artistic genre so well-known and widely explored by thousands of artists throughout art history, from seasoned professionals to self-taught creators.
In Seascapes, I have the opportunity to express and reflect diverse visual aspects through this genre, but above all, to offer a fresh perspective on our seas.
Across these six works, I create a symbiosis of water, colors, and rocks, all gathered within a single visual wave. The pieces are enriched by a new palette of colors and, in particular, textures—something truly surprising for me as a visual artist. It is a universe filled with new visual solutions.
On one hand, my mind holds onto the textures achieved in painting through various tools, such as the palette knife, among others. With the arrival of digital art, I discovered that every motion I make—whether with my finger or a stylus directly on the screen—creates, at the speed of light, countless effects with every millimeter and centimeter gained across the canvas of my creation.
I allow myself to give them space to express themselves within my work. I like to think that nothing is technically incorrect, just as in traditional painting, various artistic movements gradually embraced bolder and more daring forms of expression born from technical execution.
Although they were criticized and disapproved of by many, they eventually became the golden rule of the contemporary art landscape.
The only technical requirement I strictly adhere to in digital works concerns PPI, scale, and resolution in pixels. I understand these to be the most vital elements, as they ensure the works are rendered accurately when taken from a computer screen or digital device to be printed on the various substrates available today.
The oceans and their growing fragility unfold before our eyes as one of many urgent tasks that, sorrowfully, remain unaddressed. Our seas demand our most immediate attention. The threat posed by rising sea temperatures, its devastating consequences for the survival of marine species, and its direct impact on human life sound an alarm from which we will have no escape should it fully materialize. A world stripped of marine ecosystems, along with everything such a catastrophe entails, would bring an end to humanity. Everything achieved up to this point carries a blue imprint—the unmistakable mark of how precious it is to inhabit a world blessed with the sea and its infinite abundance, which throughout centuries has been directly responsible for humankind's greatest feats. The oceans are the blue blood of life; without them, just as without the red blood coursing through our veins, we would perish. Let us not allow bottom trawling, among other scourges, to sweep away our planet's future, scattering the hopes of younger generations who will need a world painted in blue, green, red, and earth tones to color their dreams and aspirations.
Detail

Detail of one of the works from the Seascapes collection, which I referred to in the previous paragraph. In it, you can appreciate the new visual elements that draw me to digital art and that reveal themselves throughout each of the works.
The history of seascapes
Seascapes, or sea paintings, are a pictorial genre that has fascinated artists and the public for centuries. From antiquity to the present day, seascapes have been a recurring theme in the history of art, reflecting the relationship between human beings and the sea.
Origins and development
The earliest depictions of seascapes date back to antiquity, specifically to the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations. However, it was during the Renaissance that the genre began to take shape and develop. Artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Albrecht Dürer created works that featured the sea as an important element of the composition.
In the 17th century, the seascape genre became consolidated in Holland, where artists such as Willem van de Velde the Elder and his son, Willem van de Velde the Younger, created masterpieces that captured the essence of the sea. These Dutch artists developed a style that emphasized light and atmosphere, creating a sense of movement and dynamism in their works.
The Golden Age
The 19th century was a golden age for seascapes. Artists such as J. M. W. Turner and Caspar David Friedrich created works that not only showcased the beauty of the sea, but also its power and mystery.
Turner, in particular, was a master in capturing light and atmosphere in his sea paintings, creating works considered among the most beautiful and evocative in the history of art.
Impressionism and modernism
With the rise of Impressionism, seascapes became one of the favorite subjects of artists such as Claude Monet and Berthe Morisot. These artists focused on capturing the light and color of the sea, creating more spontaneous and expressive works.
In the 20th century, artists such as Joaquín Sorolla and Salvador Dalí created works that depicted the sea in an innovative and expressive way.
Sorolla, in particular, was a master in capturing the light and color of the sea, creating works considered among the most beautiful and evocative in the history of art.
Key artists
Some of the key figures of the seascape genre are:
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Willem van de Velde the Elder (1611–1693): Dutch painter specialized in seascapes, who created works that captured the essence of the sea.
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J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851): English painter who created masterpieces depicting the light and atmosphere of the sea.
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Claude Monet (1840–1926): French painter who focused on capturing the light and color of the sea within his Impressionist works.
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Joaquín Sorolla (1863–1923): Spanish painter who created works that depicted the sea in an innovative and expressive way.
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Salvador Dalí (1904–1989): Spanish painter who created Surrealist works depicting the sea in an innovative and expressive way.
