Collaborations

Aper × Toro y langosta

Aper × Toro y langosta

The works of Rafael Ontiveros “Aper” and Manuel Aubert “Toro y langosta” present unexpected characters from a raw and unabashed dreamlike folklore. Their moving canvases capture the essence of a world where harshness, tragedy, hatred, and violence intertwine with nostalgia and the uncertainty of the future.

In this universe, the artists’ metallic and fragmented vision becomes profoundly social, incorporating memories, songs, inhabitants, folklore, and thoughts that evoke wild and ruptured scenes. Their works reflect the complexity and rawness of the human condition, unafraid to confront reality in all its forms.

The works

  1. Pale blue canvas where a huge outlined head holds smaller faces, crossed by yellow and teal strokes

    2025

    Aquí no hay duda

    Mixed media on canvas
    180 × 140 cm (70.87 × 55.12 in)
    Rafael Ontiveros & Manuel Aubert

  2. A rider in a black hat on a brown horse crosses a green field under an orange sky and a pale blue whale

    2025

    El sueño del apache

    Mixed media on canvas
    120 × 140 cm (47.24 × 55.12 in)
    Rafael Ontiveros & Manuel Aubert

  3. A turquoise face with red-marked cheeks and black hair on an orange ground dotted with small blue houses

    2025

    Ánima

    Mixed media on canvas
    140 × 180 cm (55.12 × 70.87 in)
    Rafael Ontiveros & Manuel Aubert

  4. Tall portrait of a clown with a blue mustache, red triangles over the eyes and a potted flower on his chest

    2025

    Arlequín renacentista

    Mixed media on board
    122 × 219 cm (48.03 × 86.22 in)
    Rafael Ontiveros & Manuel Aubert

  5. A harlequin in a rainbow jester hat with crooked eyes, red cheeks and a polka-dot collar on yellow

    2025

    Arlequín chueco

    Mixed media on canvas
    120 × 140 cm (47.24 × 55.12 in)
    Rafael Ontiveros & Manuel Aubert

  6. A blue face with a dripping white beard and a dark headdress above a red collar, on an orange ground

    2025

    El otro lado de Santa

    Mixed media on canvas
    130 × 150 cm (51.18 × 59.06 in)
    Rafael Ontiveros & Manuel Aubert

  7. A man in a black hat and pink shirt seen through vertical stripes of orange, blue and violet

    2025

    Gaucho

    Mixed media on canvas
    59.5 × 84.5 cm (23.43 × 33.27 in)
    Rafael Ontiveros & Manuel Aubert

See Manuel Aubert’s own work