Astilleros conveys a powerful sense of raw, austere force. The massive bow of the ship appears to emerge from earth and rust, its dense layers of ochre and burnt orange blazing intensely against a misty, ash-gray atmosphere.

José Abel combines oil paint with fire-based interventions, leaving behind charred and fractured textures across the surface. These traces evoke the aftermath of steel subjected to extreme heat, imbuing the work with a heightened sense of physical tension and transformative energy.