The work of Marcos Tejedor begins with the recognizable image: faces that already exist in the collective memory, icons that belong to a shared visual culture.

His work engages with the tradition of contemporary portraiture, positioning itself between the construction of the iconic image associated with pop art and a more raw, psychological approach to representation.

Each piece starts from a controlled foundation, where the structure of the face is precisely defined. From that point on, painting becomes a field of decisions: interventions, cuts, and gestures that disrupt this initial stability.

Color does not function as a descriptive element, but as a force of rupture. It interferes with the image, shifting it into a more unstable territory and creating a distance between what we recognize and what we actually see.

In many works, the figure coexists with structures that contain or intersect it: lines, frames, or shapes that introduce a sense of pressure and limitation. The image ceases to be a portrait and becomes a space of tension.

He does not seek perfection, but the moment when the image stops being correct and begins to feel true.

The result is not a faithful representation, but an image in conflict: between the icon and its transformation, between control and disruption, between the surface and what attempts to emerge from it.

Selection of recent works. Some pieces are held in private collections, while others are available.