12 works to collect at ARCOmadrid

The work of Alberto Borea (Lima, Peru, 1979), Peruvian visual artist, is characterized by the use and continuous movement of a diverse variety of materials and media. He defines the artistic proposal taking into account the importance of time and history, which take on a fundamental importance in the plastic discourse and in the process of creating the work. In his works he expresses his interest in the relationship between different cultures and histories. Attracted by the remains of civilization and mapping and redefining objects in his work, his work has been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions in the United States, Europe and Latin America.

Ana H. del Amo (Cáceres, Spain, 1977) focuses on formalism, the poetics of geometry, matter and colour. She studied Fine Arts at the University of Barcelona. In 2005 she received a scholarship from the Royal Academy of Spain in Rome and has continued her training ever since. She considers herself a studio artist, since the entire research process for her works arises in that space. It is in that place where she interacts with objects, materials and colours, and in this way she creates her works. The central elements of her work are colour, matter and geometric drawing in each of her pieces.

Andrés Pachón (Madrid, Spain, 1985) has developed a visual practice on the construction of the colonial imaginary using photographic archives in anthropology and ethnography. To this end, he has collaborated with institutions such as the Museé du Quai Branly in Paris, the National Museum of Anthropology in Madrid, and the Photographic Archive of the Lima Art Museum (MALI) in Peru. In his work, he reflects on the construction of knowledge through photography, establishing relationships between 19th and 20th century practices and the technological uses of the present, as is the case of his current doctoral research in Anthropology on visualization and cognition in the area of ​​Artificial Intelligence. His work is part of different international collections, such as the Pilar Citolar Collection (Madrid), the Jozami Collection (Argentina), the CA2M Art Center Collection (Madrid), the MEIAC Collection (Museo Extremeño e Iberoamericano de Arte Contemporáneo) and the BEEP Electronic Art Collection.

Antoni Hervás (Barcelona, ​​Spain, 1981) has a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Barcelona. In his works he captures through drawing the Indians that show the mysticism of everyday life. He tries to take his drawings to the limit when he makes them. Understanding drawing in an elastic way allows Hervás to expand a story that connects realities and moments that occurred in different times and spaces. In 2020 he obtained the Botín Foundation Scholarship for Visual Arts and the La Caixa Production Grant. Notable exhibitions include: Absurd Humor. A Constellation of Nonsense in Spain , at CA2M, Móstoles (2020), Generations at La Casa Encendida, Madrid (2018); The Mystery of Caviria at La Capella, Barcelona (2016) and Punk. Its Traces in Contemporary Art at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona (MACBA) (2016). In addition, she has also curated several educational programs.

The photography of Ellen Kooi (Leeuewarden, Holland, 1962) breaks down the pulse between man and nature, between each person and their environment. The planning of her images requires a laboriousness and talent that makes the staging an exercise in virtuosity. She complements natural light with artificial lighting that reinterprets Renaissance aerial perspective with always surprising results. The influence of the choreography of Wim Vandekeybus, Jan Fabre, and Pina Bausch is essential in the work with her models, creating corporal calligraphy and mental states of great emotional intensity. The architectural treatment of composition and perspective also plays a relevant role even when she photographs exteriors that are usually desolate and empty. Ellen Kooi's works have been shown in numerous museums and galleries around the world and her work is part of important private collections.

Cristóbal Ortega (Alhaurín de la Torre, Málaga, 1970) lives and works between Beijing and Málaga. He studied Architecture at the University of Seville, and has been a professional painter since the 1990s. His work is characterized by the representation of successions of pictorial notes in a captivating score. In his oil paintings, colors intermingle and interact, generating synergies and movements. The essence of his works arises from the harmonization of opposites, from impetus and restraint, from expression and formality, from substance and form, from what lies deep within and from what moves on the surface.

Carlos Nunes (1979, São Paulo, Brazil) has a degree in Visual Arts from the Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado (FAAP, São Paulo). He also studied at Saint Martins School of Arts, in London. In his work he tries to delve into everyday objects in order to offer us other values ​​that observation can reveal to us. He focuses on aesthetics, humour and play. The Brazilian artist's work can be found in collections such as the São Paulo Pinacoteca, São Paulo, Brazil; Rio Art Museum - MAR, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; MAC USP, São Paulo, Brazil; Helga de Alvear Collection, Madrid, Spain; Figueiredo Ferraz Institute, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil; Andréa and José Olympio Pereira Collection.

João Ferro Martins (Santarém, Portugal, 1979) forms the basis of his artistic work through three-dimensional construction, production related to painting and relationships with the sound universe. He also develops actions including words, performance and video. His plastic work is based on processes where ideas, memories, symptoms and other immaterial aspects find their physical existence through the manipulation of objects from everyday and musical culture. The artist's work is present in collections such as the Pedro Cabrita Reis Collection, Lisbon, Portugal; Nasjonalmuseet Collection, Oslo, Norway; EDP Foundation Art Collection, Lisbon, Portugal.

Gloria Oyarzabal (London, United Kingdom, 1971) has a degree in Fine Arts and a diploma in Restoration and Conservation from the Complutense University of Madrid. She diversifies her professional activity between film, photography and teaching. She lived from 2009 to 2012 in Bamako (Mali), where she developed her interest in the construction of the African imaginary, the processes of colonization/decolonization, new tactics of colonialism and the diverse African voices around feminisms. In 2018 she presented the photographic project “Woman go no'gree” for El Ranchito de Matadero Madrid after her residency at Matadero Madrid and Art House Foundation Lagos (Nigeria), selected to be part of the Biennial of Women in Visual Arts BMM-2018. She belongs to the associations MAV and Redes Vivas.

José Ramón Amondarain (San Sebastián, Spain, 1964) is an artist with a long career who explores painting. He creates digital engravings, paintings, tempera and installations that question the veracity of art. He calls upon the work of other artists through appropriationism.

His works belong to collections such as: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Grupo Endesa, Arthur Andersen, Peter Stuyvesant Foundation, Bank of Spain, Unicaja, Caja Madrid, La Caixa, Caja Burgos, Marcelino Botín Foundation, ARTIUM, Coca-Cola, Unión Fenosa, ING Bank or DKV.

Federico Miró (Málaga, Spain, 1991) holds a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Málaga and a Master's degree in Art Research and Creation from the Complutense University of Madrid. In his works he champions craftsmanship from a reasoned and meticulous perspective.

He has received scholarships from the Casa de Velázquez, the Bilbao Arte Foundation and the San Quirce Academy. He has also received awards such as the Painting Prize from the University of Malaga (2013), the second prize in the XXI Young Painters Competition of the Gaceta Foundation of Salamanca and the aforementioned prize from the XXVII Circuits of Plastic Arts.

Luis Gordillo (Seville, Spain, 1934) decided to begin his artistic career as a painter after studying law and music. As a young man, he attended the School of Fine Arts in Seville for two years and lived in Paris from 1958 to 1960. There he came into contact with informalism, following the guidelines of masters such as Michaux, Tapies, Millares, etc.

Today, his work is an artistic reference. Gordillo has exhibited in important museums and institutions and has been awarded various prizes throughout his career, including the Order of Knight of Arts and Letters of France by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication (2008), the Velázquez Prize for Plastic Arts (2007) and the National Prize for Plastic Arts (1981).