Curatorial Narrative In “Unidos para la victoria”, Antonio Arias Bernal’s 1941 masterpiece, we find ourselves at the nexus of Surrealism and Modernist sensibilities. Executed during a tumultuous period in world history, this painting serves as a testament to the artist’s innovative technique, which blended the linear brushwork reminiscent of Art Deco with the fantastical, dreamlike quality characteristic of Surrealist art. The palette, comprising bold reds, yellows, blacks, and whites, imbues the composition with a sense of urgency, underscoring the work’s architectural subject matter. Bernal’s visual intent was to craft an atmosphere that oscillates between the rational, grid-like structures and the irrational, biomorphic forms that seem to emerge from the canvas.When scaled up to 44×63 inches, “Unidos para la victoria” assumes a monumental quality, its chromatic structure and spatial depth coalescing to create a sense of spatial r