Room 19

Like the two sides of a coin, figuration and abstraction face each other in these three works that could easily be interpreted as written exercises.

2 passage Dantzig (Soutine), 1993, by Eduardo Arroyo, is a visual narration in which each and every one of its elements is read in a specific manner; not only the letters that appear as a poster or as the face, but also the coats of paint, the central black colour, the hanging chicken, etc. They are like words or even phrases telling the story of the main character, the painter Chaim Soutine.

Dslh II, 2011, by Juan Olivares, is a piece assembled from fragments that function as parts of its own vocabulary. Abstract language composed of signs, strokes, words, phrases, accents, exclamations that obey that imperative need to express, to release the inner pressure.

Bricolaje 3: óxido Amarillo, 1984, by José María Sicilia, is a highly representative work of the neo-expressionist trends that emerged in Europe during the 1980s. Sicilia deals with the topic in an abstract manner and covers the surface of the canvas with pictorial matter with the greatest of ease and self-confidence. Matter turned into violent and expressive gestures.