‘But I ... I still ... walking [a derivation of the human variable and the underlying structure]’ ’
If anything characterizes the life of Antonio Almaraz, it is absolute fidelity to himself; and the same happens with his artistic work. Said like that, it seems simple, but the most basic is often the most difficult; especially if we take into account the multitude of ideas that we perceive in our environment and that make it almost impossible for us not to stray from the path. The little that has been said so far is not a more or less accurate personal vision of Almaraz's work, on the contrary. It can be found in a good part of his writings, which, although brief and susceptible to providing more details, reveal his position regarding art, which is none other than the same subject matter carried out with different techniques and materials; and, above all, or, better said, below all, the structure that is not noticed, but that orders what is outside. Subject matter and technique placed at the service of the materials… Ignacio Guerra Núñez