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Javier Mayoral’s Super Bowl Half Time transforms a moment of spectacle into something far more intimate and psychological. Painted in stark blacks, whites, and grays, the work depicts a nude back engulfed by a cascade of overlapping hands - some tender, others insistent - creating an almost surreal sense of embrace and entrapment. The tension between caress and control, desire and domination, pulses through the composition, as Mayoral uses repetition to heighten the drama of touch. The title adds a layer of irony, juxtaposing the grandiosity and excess of one of America’s biggest cultural events with a deeply personal, sensual scene. With its bold contrasts and layered symbolism, the painting captures the interplay of spectacle, vulnerability, and the darker undertones of performance.