Teresa Sánchez: “Ondulaciones”

April 20 – May 25, 2006

Beginning April 20, 2006, Casas Riegner Gallery will present “Ondulaciones” and an exhibition devoted to new work by artists Teresa Sánchez.

Sánchez, an established artist, will be showcasing her latest series of sculptures gathered under the title “Ondulaciones” which evolved from her last exhibition “Formas Esenciales”. This new ambitious body of work comprises a large installation and diverse abstract sculptures made in ivory and cedar wood, which suggest organic and anthropomorphic forms amongst other things. The uniqueness of this production lies in the treatment of the line as such; this pictorial element acquires an intense presence, particularly in the installation that features 20 wooden pieces which extend vertically in a sinuous motion evoking a forest, or the ocean’s waves, and recalling Constantin Brancusi’s “Endless Column”.

Sanchez’s sculptures, all impeccably smoothened and polished, are the result of an arduous yet intuitive process that initiates with small sketches and results in the creation of simple, clean and elegant objects. Throughout the entire process, the artist manipulates the wood with much patience and love. Sánchez engages in a reciprocal relationship with her medium; the inherent beauty and properties of the material incite the artist to handle and transform it, until obtaining a piece that satisfies her needs and excites aesthetic admiration.

The sculptures presented in this exhibition are graceful works of art that act as embodiments of Sanchez’s spontaneous nature. Not only do they reveal a commitment to the Arts and Crafts notion of “truth to materials,” but they change markedly the appearance of the gallery space while imbuing its atmosphere with a kind of primeval feeling. Although her oeuvre is self-referential, it also possesses a universal quality; it evokes organic forms as much as it does Aboriginal and Finnish vernacular art amongst other things.