Alvaro Matxinbarrena
Plastic artist born in San Sebastian (Spain) in 1958. Autodidact dedicated to the field of visual arts from an early age. Began exhibiting in the late 70's with almost annual regularity in various places such as Museo Nacional de Arte Contemporáneo Reina Sofia de Madrid (Spain), Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Patio Herreriano de Valladolid (Spain), Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Koldo Mitxelena de San Sebastián (Spain), CableFactory Helsinki (Finland), Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey (Mexico), Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Kito (Ecuador), Fundación Joan Miró, Palma de Mallorca (Spain), Instituto Cevantes, Rome (Italy) etc. At present, he lives and works in Elgorriaga, Navarra (Spain). He exercises as well as curator and exhibition designer.
Plastic artist born in San Sebastian (Spain) in 1958. Autodidact dedicated to the field of visual arts from an early age. Began exhibiting in the late 70's with almost annual regularity in various places such as Museo Nacional de Arte Contemporáneo Reina Sofia de Madrid (Spain), Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Patio Herreriano de Valladolid (Spain), Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Koldo Mitxelena de San Sebastián (Spain), CableFactory Helsinki (Finland), Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey (Mexico), Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Kito (Ecuador), Fundación Joan Miró, Palma de Mallorca (Spain), Instituto Cevantes, Rome (Italy) etc. At present, he lives and works in Elgorriaga, Navarra (Spain). He exercises as well as curator and exhibition designer.
The work of Matxinbarrena, has a tendency to geometry, line and monochrome, denoting a recurring willingness to discuss the form as a concept. Through it, the artist builds the content of his works, in a long process that goes through various stages and contexts, to push the boundaries of this creative language. In parallel, he is interested in memory and the past, approaching certain scenarios loaded with content and experiences, focusing on a more determined spatial dimension, playing with the tension between different elements of architecture, sculpture and painting, in new patterns of coexistence between these artistic expressions.
The work of Matxinbarrena, has a tendency to geometry, line and monochrome, denoting a recurring willingness to discuss the form as a concept. Through it, the artist builds the content of his works, in a long process that goes through various stages and contexts, to push the boundaries of this creative language. In parallel, he is interested in memory and the past, approaching certain scenarios loaded with content and experiences, focusing on a more determined spatial dimension, playing with the tension between different elements of architecture, sculpture and painting, in new patterns of coexistence between these artistic expressions.
