{"title":"Miguel Sopena","description":"\u003cp\u003eMiguel Sopena (b. 1971, Valencia, Spain) became an artist in the UK after \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecompleting a part-time Fine Art Foundation BTEC and a 2-year figurative painting diploma\u003c\/span\u003e. Miguel has built a track record of exhibiting \u0026amp; promoting his work, including his solo show at the Stone Space in East London in December 2022 (supported by an Arts Council England project grant) \u0026amp; by participating in \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Other Art Fair London in October 2025 and March 2026 and the Landmark Art Fair in London in October 2025\u003c\/span\u003e. Miguel's work has been reviewed in publications such as Flux Magazine \u0026amp; Art Horizons.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"gilgamesh","title":"Gilgamesh","description":"\u003cp\u003eMiguel is fascinated by history, narrative \u0026amp; myth, \u0026amp; often creates highly expressive work based on historical or mythical characters. This painting was inspired by the thrilling tale of Gilgamesh, the ancient Mesopotamian hero who, after the death of his friend, undertook an ultimately doomed quest to uncover the secret of immortality. Miguel hopes that the energy and vibrancy of this ancient story will come across in the painting. This work was executed in thick oil impasto (created with a mixture of oil paint, impasto medium \u0026amp; marble dust) applied on the canvas \u0026amp; worked throughout with a palette knife.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Miguel Sopena","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57196100878718,"sku":"HC976","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/6545\/8814\/files\/Screenshot_2026-04-01_at_11.51.15.png?v=1775040683"},{"product_id":"mycenae-v","title":"Mycenae V","description":"\u003cp\u003eMiguel's ongoing Mycenae series is inspired by feeling, history, myth \u0026amp; imagination, and was born during the Covid pandemic.\u003cbr\u003eMiguel wanted to work on a large scale looking for an expansive \u0026amp; gestural painterly language, but the series was also a search for the freedom \u0026amp; optimism that reality did not allow.\u003cbr\u003eThe series also reflects Miguel's interest in colour, texture \u0026amp; materiality. The paint in these pieces is mixed with impasto medium \u0026amp; marble dust (literally, ground down marble stone) to add body \u0026amp; texture, then applied on the canvas \u0026amp; worked thoroughly with a palette knife.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Miguel Sopena","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57289344614782,"sku":"HC1273","price":4500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/6545\/8814\/files\/Screenshot_2026-04-20_at_16.28.01.png?v=1776698890"},{"product_id":"mycenae-vii","title":"Mycenae VII","description":"\u003cp\u003eMiguel's ongoing Mycenae series is inspired by feeling, history, myth \u0026amp; imagination, and was born during the Covid pandemic.\u003cbr\u003eMiguel wanted to work on a large scale looking for an expansive \u0026amp; gestural painterly language, but the series was also a search for the freedom \u0026amp; optimism that reality did not allow.\u003cbr\u003eThe series also reflects Miguel's interest in colour, texture \u0026amp; materiality. The paint in these pieces is mixed with impasto medium \u0026amp; marble dust (literally, ground down marble stone) to add body \u0026amp; texture, then applied on the canvas \u0026amp; worked thoroughly with a palette knife.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Miguel Sopena","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57289355952510,"sku":"HC1274","price":4500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/6545\/8814\/files\/Screenshot_2026-04-20_at_16.29.41.png?v=1776698990"},{"product_id":"the-denia-series-the-town-i","title":"The Dénia series: The Town I","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe paintings in Miguel’s ongoing Dénia series are based on the sights, textures \u0026amp; sensory input of the town in Eastern Spain where Miguel spent many Summer months with his family as a child \u0026amp; adolescent. The series is based entirely on physical \u0026amp;\u003cbr\u003eemotional memory rather than any actual imagery or physical mementos. Technically, the initial ideas for the series developed into an abstract, strongly geometric language executed with heavy oil impasto mixed with marble dust \u0026amp; applied with a palette knife to create rough, unique textures which are a trademark of Miguel’s work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Miguel Sopena","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57289364341118,"sku":"HC1279","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/6545\/8814\/files\/Screenshot_2026-04-20_at_16.34.33.png?v=1776699282"},{"product_id":"divisions-v","title":"Divisions V","description":"\u003cp\u003eMiguel’s ongoing Divisions series focuses on pared-down, minimalist compositions \u0026amp; a carefully chosen colour and textural palette. The series is inspired by Miguel’s love of colour \u0026amp; the materiality of the media he works with, and Miguel hopes to transmit that same enjoyment to the viewer. Exploring the expressive possibilities of oil paint is key to Miguel’s practice, and in this series paint is purposely applied in various degrees of thickness, as well as being mixed with impasto medium \u0026amp; marble dust to create Miguel’s trademark painterly textures.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Miguel Sopena","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57289371844990,"sku":"HC1281","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/6545\/8814\/files\/Screenshot_2026-04-20_at_16.36.06.png?v=1776699374"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/6545\/8814\/collections\/Screenshot_2026-03-24_at_15.03.41_b2cc94b2-e86b-4a1f-bd81-3ecc3408a31c.png?v=1774369037","url":"https:\/\/hyphacurates.com\/collections\/miguel-sopena.oembed","provider":"Hypha Curates","version":"1.0","type":"link"}