Review | 8 outstanding artists in Zona Maco and Arco Madrid
February 8 and 12, brought together four distinct spaces: the main one, with the most expressive contemporary galleries and artists on the global scene; ZⓈONAMACO SUR, composed of galleries representing artists and projects that are inspired by the concepts of femininity; a space dedicated to modern art and historical works in the context of Latin America and, finally, the EJES, an area dedicated to dialogue projects between artists.
On the European continent, Arco Madrid opened its calendar between February 22nd and 26th with the general program of the fair, composed of selected galleries, as well as spaces dedicated to young galleries and to the promotion of Latin American art. In addition, the Arco Foundation, on the occasion of the fair, acquired works by three Brazilian contemporary artists: Tadaskia, Lais Amaral and Solange Pessoa.
We have selected some highlights of artists, from different nationalities, who have impressed us by the quality of their productions and their prominent position in the events.
Eftihis Patsourakis (Creta, Grécia, 1967)
Eftihis Patsourakis has a multidimensional artistic practice that explores a variety of issues such as individual and collective memory, combining broader social and cultural references with specific reinterpretations of modern art history. He uses trivial materials that become structural elements of the image, primarily through their repetitive use. As obvious references to the minimalist object aesthetic as well as the aesthetic of modern painting, these small everyday items become signs when placed with an absolute sense of equitable scale. Her work moves between the aesthetics of the sublime, the mechanistic and abstract sensibility of minimalism, and in a dimension of banal pop innovation.
Eftihis Patsourakis has a multidimensional artistic practice that explores a variety of issues such as individual and collective memory, combining broader social and cultural references with specific reinterpretations of modern art history. He uses trivial materials that become structural elements of the image, primarily through their repetitive use. As obvious references to the minimalist object aesthetic as well as the aesthetic of modern painting, these small everyday items become signs when placed with an absolute sense of equitable scale. Her work moves between the aesthetics of the sublime, the mechanistic and abstract sensibility of minimalism, and in a dimension of banal pop innovation.
Leonor Serrano Rivas (Málaga, Espanha, 1986)
Leonor Serrano Rivas uses installation as a support to generate spaces in which the spectator ceases to be a passive agent and assumes a fundamental role in the work. Thus, her work oscillates between performance and theater, understanding the audience as an indispensable element for the realization of the artistic experience and demanding their presence for the piece to be complete.
Leonor Serrano Rivas uses installation as a support to generate spaces in which the spectator ceases to be a passive agent and assumes a fundamental role in the work. Thus, her work oscillates between performance and theater, understanding the audience as an indispensable element for the realization of the artistic experience and demanding their presence for the piece to be complete.
Hudinilson Júnior (São Paulo, Brasil, 1957 - São Paulo, Brasil, 2013)
Hudinilson Urbano Júnior was a multimedia artist. He began his artistic learning in the sessions of films on art shown at the Lasar Segall Museum in the early 1970s. He experimented with woodcutting during his high school years and produced photographs in the Lasar Segall Museum's laboratory. Many works were acquired by European institutions.
Hudinilson Urbano Júnior was a multimedia artist. He began his artistic learning in the sessions of films on art shown at the Lasar Segall Museum in the early 1970s. He experimented with woodcutting during his high school years and produced photographs in the Lasar Segall Museum's laboratory. Many works were acquired by European institutions.
Teresa Solar Abboud (Madri, Espanha, 1985)
Teresa Solar Abboud addresses in her artistic production themes and concepts such as resistance, isolation and immunity, which are developed through a multidisciplinary production centered on sculpture and drawing and based on the creation of multifaceted narratives. Throat, pore, hatch, tongue, pipe, are elements present in some of his pieces - filled with connotations of connectivity and flow.
Teresa Solar Abboud addresses in her artistic production themes and concepts such as resistance, isolation and immunity, which are developed through a multidisciplinary production centered on sculpture and drawing and based on the creation of multifaceted narratives. Throat, pore, hatch, tongue, pipe, are elements present in some of his pieces - filled with connotations of connectivity and flow.
Samara Paiva (Manaus, Brasil, 1995)
Samara Paiva is a self-taught painter. Her research develops from figurative painting, as a practice. She explores themes such as intimacy, domestic environment and vulnerability and investigates how the black body is perceived physically and socially. Her primary medium is oil paint and she does some experimentation with drawing. Her works stand out for characteristics such as layer construction, low contrast, and dark colors, for the artist are tools of familiarity and freedom for the black being. In 2022, she was selected to participate in the programs Good Black Art, Ventre at HOA Gallery, LANCE exhibition at CCSP, and SP Arte - Rotas Brasileiras.
Samara Paiva is a self-taught painter. Her research develops from figurative painting, as a practice. She explores themes such as intimacy, domestic environment and vulnerability and investigates how the black body is perceived physically and socially. Her primary medium is oil paint and she does some experimentation with drawing. Her works stand out for characteristics such as layer construction, low contrast, and dark colors, for the artist are tools of familiarity and freedom for the black being. In 2022, she was selected to participate in the programs Good Black Art, Ventre at HOA Gallery, LANCE exhibition at CCSP, and SP Arte - Rotas Brasileiras.
Eduardo Sarabia (Los Angeles, EUA, 1976)
Eduardo Sarabia uses narrative as raw material in his works. The language he has developed and his aesthetic code are the fruit of his own life experience, but also a kind of fiction. Born in Los Angeles, the son of Mexican parents, Sarabia addresses the cultural impact of social phenomena permeated by his historical-geographical background. Autobiographical references in his works are evident in his paintings, which reference inner stories that hover between oblivion, fiction, and living memory.
Eduardo Sarabia uses narrative as raw material in his works. The language he has developed and his aesthetic code are the fruit of his own life experience, but also a kind of fiction. Born in Los Angeles, the son of Mexican parents, Sarabia addresses the cultural impact of social phenomena permeated by his historical-geographical background. Autobiographical references in his works are evident in his paintings, which reference inner stories that hover between oblivion, fiction, and living memory.
Mariela Scafati (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1973)
Mariela Scafati is a painter, silkscreen artist and queer activist. Her works pulsate her most personal interests: desire, the street, otherness, and refer to the body and expression. She works without transitions, whether sewing pieces of fabric to compose geometries or writing posters from a period of militancy.
Mariela Scafati is a painter, silkscreen artist and queer activist. Her works pulsate her most personal interests: desire, the street, otherness, and refer to the body and expression. She works without transitions, whether sewing pieces of fabric to compose geometries or writing posters from a period of militancy.
Ayan Farah (Sharjah, UAE, 1978)
Ayan Farah makes unconventional mixed media paintings, as well as installations, photographs, videos, and sound pieces, through which she explores the overlap between natural and artificial environments, as well as chance and control. She is especially known for her work with textiles, in which she wears, stains, and alters fabrics with materials such as terracotta, salt, vinegar, and ash. Her works are an alchemy of substances applied to canvas, linen, and silk.
Ayan Farah makes unconventional mixed media paintings, as well as installations, photographs, videos, and sound pieces, through which she explores the overlap between natural and artificial environments, as well as chance and control. She is especially known for her work with textiles, in which she wears, stains, and alters fabrics with materials such as terracotta, salt, vinegar, and ash. Her works are an alchemy of substances applied to canvas, linen, and silk.
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