The Painted Word – Tim Ayres i Avelino Sala, ART PALMA BRUNCH
22 March - 30 May
The Painted Word is an exhibition project that focuses on the work of two artists who work with elements that directly refer to books, novels, or texts. Taking the title of Tom Wolfe’s 1975 book as a reference, it serves as a pretext to articulate what is truly a dialogue between the two artists.
While Tim Ayres (1965, HasAngs) treats words almost like concrete poems in his canvases, Avelino Sala (1972, Gijón) gives more importance to the book as an object. Sala moves between sculpture and painting with different series of works made with books. He uses art history as a reference, using pieces by Piet Mondrian, Josef Albers, Yves Klein, and Carl Andre, to infuse the works with textual content and messages. Messages are a central theme in the work of these two artists, so proposing this dialogue constitutes an important exercise in interrelation between the gallery’s artists.
Opening hours:
Monday – Friday
11.00 – 13.30, 17.00 – 20.00
