เกิด:
1972
ถิ่นที่อยู่:
Berlin, Germany
สัญชาติ:
Spanish
กองทุน:
APT Berlin
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Marta Marcé is a Catalonian born, Berlin-based artist whose
work is inspired by both the appearance and the process of games.
The shapes, colours and sections of the artist's multicoloured
canvases are often arranged and placed much like pieces on a
gameboard or puzzle. Marcé (b. 1972 Vilafranca del Penedes, Spain)
says:
'My use of games is like a metaphor for the structure and
development of life itself, an activity with an uncertain outcome.
The act of painting functions in a similar way - there are the
boundaries of the canvas, the limitations of paint, the conceptual
constraints of actually making a painting, and finally the
environment in which they are shown'
This series of new works was inspired by the artist's recent
journey to Guatemala, where she learned about Mayan cosmology (the
origin of the cosmos) and its symbols, as well as readings of the
philosopher and mystic, Ibn 'Arabi.
The Mayan philosophy was believed to have been animatistic,
meaning that objects we consider to be inanimate, to the Mayan
people, had spirit. Ibn 'Arabi was a 13th century Andalusian Sufi
mystic, poet and philosopher who is regarded as one of the world's
great spiritual teachers. His writings had an immense impact
throughout the Islamic world and beyond. The universal ideas
underlying his philosophical thinking are as relevant today as they
were when he first wrote them down 800 years ago.
The artist seeks to express a desire, a necessity even, to
acknowledge living energy in her work. Marcé's paintings are visual
representations of the dialogue between the most basic energy of
life and its interconnection to all things. It is a dialogue that
the artist believes enhances existence and she seeks to illustrate
this through creating works that are shaped by visual rhythms of
colour and geometric patterns that are also aesthetically
beautiful. The intertwining of symbols within the works represent a
type of consciousness - whether it be the artist's, ours or indeed
those from so long ago that have echoed across the centuries and
inspired this series of new works.
Marta Marce works and lives in Berlin.
For additional information about this artist, visit Mutual Art