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The exhibition by Ana S. Valderrábanos in the CAC Málaga - La Coracha.
Ana S. Valderrábanos debuts at the CAC Málaga with the exhibition Borderline

Ana S. Valderrábanos debuts at the CAC Málaga with the exhibition Borderline

The artist and graphic illustrator is exhibiting fifty works in which she seeks to reconcile art and craftsmanship

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Friday, 30 April 2021, 18:38

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The Centro de Arte Contemporáneo (CAC) Malaga hosts Borderline, the first exhibition of artist Ana S. Valderrábanos. Over fifty works on display seek to reconcile art and craftsmanship with the mind playing the main role at the exhibition which runs until 20 June. The works are displayed in the Sala Coracha of the Museo del Patrimonio Municipal in Paseo Reding and demonstrate a personal influence over the art and a more intellectual influence on the craftmanship. These are supported by the artist's thoughts and feelings expressed in calligraphy.

Inspired by paintings or photography, Valderrábanos uses thread as a tool to draw with. In this way she not only captures quotes and her thoughts but also alludes to phrases that create complicity between people. Her works are influenced by artists such as Klimt and Schiele, as well as the American figurative painter Michael Carson and Milt Kobayashi.

Valderrábanos (born in Cordoba in 1969) uses the figure of a woman as a tool to represent the states of the soul, calm or pleasure. Her female figures are anonymous with various poses that represent more intimate or psychological thoughts. There are also works that allude to the Covid pandemic.

The artist uses various techniques with oils on a base of wood that allow free backwards and forwards movement, scratching and smudging the vibrant colours of the scenes depicting women reflecting the state of the soul such as in her series Área de Descanso. The exhibition includes large format works combined with embroidery and untreated canvases.

While the smaller works are expressed with thread, fabrics such as antique sheets, special garments such as a girl's nightgown which she uses to pay tribute to Louise Bourgeois and a autobiographical shirt with phrases from her loved ones and her inspirations are also used.

Reflections and irony

Arte y humor highlights the quote by Maurizio Cattelan: "I think humour and irony include tragedy in itself, as if they were two sides of the same coin. In both cases, laughter is a Trojan horse to enter into direct contact with the unconscious." In Jung she reflects on self-knowledge, the collective unconscious and the importance of introspection based on the thoughts of Carl Gustav Jung with quotes such as "Who looks outside dreams; who looks inside awakes." In Art Blessed she addresses the benefits of having art around: "The appreciation of art helps us to understand life, ourselves and our environment".

Ana S. Valderrábanos is an artist and graphic illustrator. She graduated in Fine Arts specialising in painting from the Santa Isabel de Hungría Faculty in Seville in 2002. Her career includes solo exhibitions such as Hilo, Sala La Revuelta, Seville (2015); Área de descanso, Murnau Art Gallery, Seville (2009) and ROJO 1925, Abades 47, Seville (2018).

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