Unique

Javier Mayoral’s Before the Emmy Awards captures intimacy at its most fragmented and abstracted. Painted in stark black and white, the work presents a tangle of limbs and hands, bodies intertwined in a composition that blurs the line between passion and disorientation. The cropping and angularity flatten the scene into near-abstraction, transforming physical closeness into a striking visual puzzle of light and shadow. The title introduces Mayoral’s trademark irony, juxtaposing the glamour and polish of a Hollywood awards ceremony with the raw, unguarded chaos of desire behind the curtain. Both sensual and satirical, the painting reflects Mayoral’s ability to fuse eroticism, humor, and cultural commentary into a single, unforgettable image.