Rostros inseguros a través de la pintura contemporánea como reflejos de la fragilidad emocional

Abstract

This research project is rooted in the issue of emotional insecurity faced by many individuals today. Through the visual language of contemporary painting, it seeks to give visibility to repressed emotions -such as anxiety, fear, and self- doubt- which are expressed through distorted of fragmented faces, acting as reflections of inner fragility. The central theme highlights how art can become a medium for introspection and emotional awareness. The project’s overarching objective is to represent, through pictorial art, states of emotional vulnerability that are often ignored or rendered invisible by society. It draws on contemporary works and styles that use portraiture as an expressive channel for psychological insight, presenting the face not only as visual identity but as a symbol of human emotion. In this way, it encourages critical reflection on the importance of speaking about and understanding emotional health through artistic expression.Throughout the development, the face is adopted as the primary symbol of this representation -not as a traditional portrait idealizing physical identity, but rather as a face with its eyes covered by a blindfold. This aesthetic decision serves a clear intention: to reveal internal fractures, contradictions, imbalances, and emotional ruptures that, though invisible, are integral to the human experience. The general objective of the research isto depict emotional vulnerability through painting, employing a contemporary or impressionistic approach that breaks visual conventions and invites reflective engagement from the viewer. In this sense, it is not only a plastic proposal but also a symbolic act of protest against societal indifference toward emotional well-being. Each artwork becomes an invitation to acknowledge, accept, and humanize our own insecurities.The project is grounded in emotional psychology, sychoanalysis, and contemporary aesthetics. It explores concepts such as the “fragmented self”, emotional dissociation, the body as a symbolic territory, and the face as a field of emotional reading. According to the psychology of art, artistic production does not merely reveal elements of the external world -it also reflects the internal worlds of the creator. From this perspective, painting transcends technique, becoming an act of catharsis wherein the canvas becomes a space for dialogue between the artist and their emotions. Finally, itmust be noted that contemporary painting holds not only aesthetic value, but also ethical, social, and emotional significance. Representing insecure faces is an act of courage, humanity, and empathy. Each stroke, each color, reflects a part of the human soul that longs to be seen, understood, and accepted. Rather than offering definitive answer, this project poses profound questions about what it means to feel vulnerable, how we inhabit our emotions, and the transformative power art can hold in a world increasingly disconnected from emotional depth.