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Trasfondo

Galeria Max Estrella - Madrid

28/10/2010 - 10/12/2010

[EN]

The fourth exhibition of Pedro Calapez at Max Estrella Gallery in Madrid will present recent paintings in acrylic on aluminium and paintings on cardboard.

Background can mean which is or seems to be beyond the visible back of something, either behind the appearance or the intention of an action. In Calapez paintings a disturbing background can be noticed, resulting from his ways of practicing painting and his continuous seduction for what disturbs his eyes.

In the recent works by Pedro Calapez there is a dialogue between abstract painting and the outline of the work itself, as the panel’s twisted lines interact with the thick colours on the painted surface. The system that Calapez sometimes follows, involving grouping painted aluminium panels together, causes a disaggregation shown by the fragmenting of the work, but the tension that arises through its display creates a movement possessing unexpected direction and unbalanced balance.

Sometimes the painted surface reminds us of horizons, spaces and depths, challenging ideas about landscape or the problematic of representation. The panel shapes express different types of references, such as the heraldic, and the titles of the works refer to forms, processes or objects associated with visual memories. Beyond being abstract painting, these works question or expand established concepts, transferring Alberti’s window onto a different level.

Max Estrella press release

 

[SPA]

 

En la exposición “Trasfondo”, la cuarta del artista en la Galería Max Estrella de Madrid, se presentarán pinturas recientes en acrílico sobre aluminio y algunos
trabajos en pintura sobre cartón.

Trasfondo puede significar lo que está o parece estar más allá del fondo visible de una cosa o detrás de la apariencia o intención de una acción. En la pintura de Calapez se puede notar un inquietante trasfondo que deriva de sus modos de practicar la pintura y de su continua seducción por lo que perturba su mirada. Detrás de espesas capas de pintura hay fondos que luchan entre sí, formas que, completándose, nada construyen. Es eso lo que los colores y formas creadas por el artista reclaman: crear la nada que se encuentra en el todo. En las obras recientes de Pedro Calapez lo abstracto dialoga con los limites del soporte y, cuando hace grupos de pinturas, siempre plantea variaciones en los modos de agrupar. A través de la fragmentación genera unas tensiones que le llevan a crear un movimiento en las piezas, equilibrando el aparente desequilibrio.

Las superficies pintadas evocan horizontes, espacios, profundidades y podríamos igualmente hablar aquí de problemáticas del paisaje y de la representación. Los títulos de sus obras conectan con los procesos de trabajo que practica pero también con diversos objetos o formas con significados imprevistos.

Max Estrella Nota de prensa

Pedro Calapez

Pedro Calapez, Lisbon based artist, began taking part in exhibitions in the seventies (and hasn't stopped since...) About Pedro

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