Erlea Maneros Zabala

The work of Erlea Maneros Zabala analyzes the conditions of production of images and their effects, taking into account the contexts in which they are generated and the ways in which they are distributed. Among the issues addressed in his works are the academization of the languages of abstraction, the notion of authorship and the relationships established between craftsmanship and mass production based on the use of mechanical means in production processes. His way of producing challenges the traditional emphasis that painting places on the creation of unique, "authorial" objects. It is a critique of the conventional values of art, particularly the romantic notions of beauty, the sublime and art as a spiritual experience. He works with a variety of techniques, from mural painting to drawing.

Erlea Maneros Zabala (Bilbao, 1977) lives and works in Los Angeles. She received her BFA fron the Glasgow School of Art in 2002 and her MFA from California Institute for the Arts in 2003. Previous solo exhibitions include the Museo Reina Sofía (Madrid), Guggenheim Museum (Bilbao), El Eco (Mexico City), Stiftelsen 3,14 (Bergen), Seamen’s Art Club (Hamburg) and Sala Rekalde (Bilbao). Her work has also been presented at Ballroom Marfa (Marfa, Texas), CA2M Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo (Madrid), Castillo/Corrales (Paris), Centro Cultural Montehermoso (Vitoria-Gasteiz), University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) and the Kadist Art Foundation (Paris)