🎨 “Se Te Fue La Catalina” (2025 Original)
Oil and Pastel on Canvas · 48” × 36”
The Cuban idiom “Se te fue la Catalina” translates literally as “you threw the chain off.”
It’s used when someone has fumbled a situation, said something they shouldn’t have, or simply lost their rhythm — like when a bicycle chain slips off the gear and we pedal faster and crazier, going nowhere, until we finally put it back on.
For Malik, this idiom becomes a mirror for the human condition — the beauty of imperfection and the grace of starting again. The piece reinterprets the saying through a dual lens:
in English, the idea of throwing the chain off evokes freedom, breaking cycles, releasing oneself from constraint;
in Spanish, it carries humility — the acknowledgment that we stumble, we overdo, we lose our balance.
Se Te Fue La Catalina lives in that tension. It celebrates the reconciliation between our flaws and our growth — how mistakes, once embraced, can fuel transformation.
Every stroke, curve, and color burst in this 2025 original vibrates with humor, risk, and forgiveness. It’s a visual reminder to realign with purpose, to pedal forward again, and to love the ride — even when the chain slips.
Details
Medium: Oil and pastel on canvas
Dimensions: 48 × 36 in (122 × 91 cm)
Year: 2025
Collection: Mariposa Velvet Originals
Certificate: Signed and numbered Certificate of Authenticity included
Framing: Unframed (optional custom framing available upon request)
Availability: Original artwork — one of one
🏷️ Price
$6,900 USD — Original Artwork · Collector Edition
💬 Personalization
If this piece is a gift for someone special, we can include a short dedication (one sentence) on the certificate of authenticity.
After purchase, our team will contact you to confirm the wording.