Alejandro Botubol
Bio
Alejandro Botubol reflects on his recent works and further develops the theme of artists who address the subject of light. The duality between natural and artificial light.The light of his childhood home, and the light of Light Art.
Throughout his foray into the United States during various New York residencies in 2013, Botubol studied the work of Georgia O´Keefe, Mark Rothko and Edward Hopper with a keen eye. (20th century). He was also influenced by the freshness and depth of works by contemporary North American artists such as Richard Tuttle Dan Flavin and Matt Connors… their use of colour, their concept of artworks and space, and the use of new media to display paintings.
These last artists led Botubol to the discovery of James Turrell, a true maestro of colour, towards the end of his stay in New York, he attended a huge retrospective of Turrell´s work at the Guggenheim Museum in the same city.
Botubol has a degree in Fine Arts (Seville, Spain 2007) and a Master´s degree in “idea y Producción” (Concept and creation) (University of Seville, 2013). He spent 2013 in New York, where he developed an ambitious art project during various artistic residencies: Residency Unlimited (RU) Brooklyn, International studio & curatorial program (iscp) Brooklyn, New York; Flux Factory Long Island City, New York. His work has been exhibited in museums, galleries and international institutions: Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Finland, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, Argentina, Colombia and the United States. He currently lives and works in Madrid.
Statement
Alejandro Botubol recent works approach other artists who talk to us about light. The duality between natural and artificial light, his childhood light and Light Art.
«Every afternoon of the world in the studio of any artist things happen«
During his artistic residencies in New York, which takes place on the year 2013, Botubol study on close the work of artist like Georgia O ́keefe, Mark Rothko or Edward Hooper. He also could approach the freshness and depth of North American contemporary artist like Richard Tuttle, Dan Flavin, o Matt Connors and his use of color, conception of the artwork and the space and the use of new places for the display of the painting.
2.5 x 4m / 98.4 x 157 in
