Gomide&Co is pleased to present Água (verde), an exhibition by Antonio Ballester Moreno (Spain, 1977), which opens at the gallery on November 13th (Wednesday) at 6pm. This is the artist's first solo show in Brazil, as well as the second presentation of his works in the country since his participation as an artist and member of the curatorial team at the 33rd Bienal de São Paulo: Affective Affinities (2018), curated by Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro. The exhibition's critical text is signed by curator and art critic Taisa Palhares. The exhibition's critical text is signed by curator and art critic Taisa Palhares, who will accompany the artist on a guided tour throught the exhibition at the opening, at 18:30.
For Água (verde), Ballester Moreno starts from the notion of landscape understood as a system in which all the elements have a relationship with each other. The exhibition consists of a new set of large canvases made in acrylic on jute, which function as a setting in which the artist seeks to create an environment through the relationship between each of the paintings and their respective combinations of shapes and colors. According to Palhares: "If, on the one hand, the compositions are reminiscent of the 20th century abstract painting tradition, on the other, they refer directly to the symbolic figuration of nature, providing a poetic game that activates the viewer's perception.”
Antonio Ballester Moreno was born in Madrid in 1977, where he lives and works, and is considered one of the leading artists of his generation in Spain. He studied visual arts at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and later at the Universität der Künste Berlin. His production, which includes paintings, collages, and ceramics, is based on manual and artisanal work, mobilizing a unique repertoire of primary colors, economy of form, and exploration of the landscape in its particular elements with symbolic meanings. His works have been shown in solo and group exhibitions around the world, especially in Europe and the United States. He participated as an artist-curator in the nucleus sense/common of the 33rd Bienal de São Paulo: Affective Affinities (2018). His works are part of renowned institutional collections such as: Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León (MUSAC), León; Colección Ella Fontanals Cisneros (CIFO), Miami; Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Barcelona; Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo (CA2M), Móstoles; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (MNCARS), Madrid; Olbricht Collection, Berlin; and others.