Monica Alonso
dal 24/1/2002 al 12/4/2002
Segnalato da
24/1/2002
Monica Alonso
Centro Galego de Arte Contemporanea CGAC, Santiago de Compostela
MITGA 1932 - 2020. The artist creates a disturbing world of spaces, whose boundaries are drawn by color and function - by a tight internal logic which speaks to us of therapies, dreams, relaxation and wakefulness.
Mónica Alonso (b. A Fonsagrada, Lugo, 1970) creates a
disturbing world of spaces, whose boundaries are drawn by
color and function - by a tight internal logic which speaks
to us of therapies, dreams, relaxation and wakefulness. Hers
is a mental, while at the same time tactile, work unparalleled
in the Galician art scene, where it stands out due to its
highly individualised character.
In Monica Alonso’s works
color acquires new qualities and it often becomes a symbol
for different states of mind, creating aseptic spaces where
nothing is accidental. The poetic stance of her wall-reliefs
contrasts with the mixture of assertion and uncanniness
suggested by her formally clean spaces, which are
contaminated by light and sensations. Mónica Alonso
builds therapeutic spaces , whose qualities are re-stated
through precise control of their (physical and emotional)
elements. She uses models because they allow her to
dominate her working field, and also because scale can
-and it often does- arouse the viewer’s curiosity. It is
precisely her use of scale with restrictive purposes in
relation to shape and color that reinforces the, eventual,
view of her work as a laboratory of ideas.
Image: Monica Alonso: Somniurizado 1, 1997
Centro Galego de Arte Contemporanea
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Opening Hours: Tuesday/ Sunday: 11:00-20:00 h Monday: Closed