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藝術家：Beñat Olaberria
Year：2023
尺寸：160 x 130cm
媒材： Mixed media on canvas
Heavy acrylic pigments, like the marks left behind in the exploration of his adventure, present an incomplete aspect through abstract compositions. Benat Olabeitia never explains his works in a narrative manner; just as the vast blank spaces in his paintings are left open for viewers to interpret, filling the gaps with their own experiences. The non-representational explanations and abstract compositions also allow the works themselves to have multiple interpretation pathways.
Artist
Beñat Olaberria
(Spain, b.1970)
With a master's degree from the London City Art Institute, Beñat Olaberria currently creates and resides in London. His work, created in a non-impressionistic, non-narrative, and non-reductive manner, explores the unknown realms of form, composition, rhythm, and balance. Olaberria likens his creative process to a "walk," an adventurous journey where the final destination is uncertain. His pencil lines and heavy acrylic pigments present an incomplete and uncertain aspect through abstract compositions. Olaberria opposes predefined visual interpretations of his work, leaving gaps for viewers to interpret based on their experiences, creating multiple ways of understanding. The diverse materials he employs, including pencil, acrylic paint, clay, and charcoal, contribute to the layered and open-ended nature of his works. The exhibition will showcase Olaberria's latest works from 2023, inviting viewers to perceive and fill the gaps between their past experiences and the artwork.
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