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Mudanza

2015.11.27

2016.01.16

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CarrerasMugica is pleased to present MUDANZA, Ángela de la Cruz’s first exhibition in Bilbao, featuring new work.

→ Ángela de la Cruz

Literally meaning removals or moving in English, Mudanza is an ambiguous, ephemeral word that implies change but also references the aesthetic solution insofar as her work is wrapped, collected, transported and stored. Yet, at once, she is equally interested in how to facilitate this process of transition, economising in both time and space.The ideaof how to manage and handle the space or journey of the works, both before arriving at the gallery as well as once they are on display there, was critical in the creative development and in the language of the creations for this exhibition.The process in which the pieces are transported and stored,and the idea of movement and shipping of commodities is a key part of the concept of the exhibition and the way the works are displayed.Far from being static, they are presented almost as if they were in transit,and this is true for the titles as well as for the conceptual path they travel.

“In Mudanza, similarly to the rest of my work, I mix humour and irony with the aesthetic and the practicability and possibilities of  CarrerasMugica’s exhibition space. The majority of the works,aluminium  pieces previously cast in cardboard but also oil and acrylic on canvas and plastic chairs,have intense citric colours –oranges and yellows–that contrast with the solidity of the erstwhile industrialspace that the gallery still maintains and at the same time, they reflect the character of Bilbao,one of Spain’s most industrialised cities, in constantmovement.”

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Literally meaning removals or moving in English, Mudanza is an ambiguous, ephemeral word that implies change but also references the aesthetic solution insofar as her work is wrapped, collected, transported and stored. Yet, at once, she is equally interested in how to facilitate this process of transition, economising in both time and space.The ideaof how to manage and handle the space or journey of the works, both before arriving at the gallery as well as once they are on display there, was critical in the creative development and in the language of the creations for this exhibition.The process in which the pieces are transported and stored,and the idea of movement and shipping of commodities is a key part of the concept of the exhibition and the way the works are displayed.Far from being static, they are presented almost as if they were in transit,and this is true for the titles as well as for the conceptual path they travel.

“In Mudanza, similarly to the rest of my work, I mix humour and irony with the aesthetic and the practicability and possibilities of  CarrerasMugica’s exhibition space. The majority of the works,aluminium  pieces previously cast in cardboard but also oil and acrylic on canvas and plastic chairs,have intense citric colours –oranges and yellows–that contrast with the solidity of the erstwhile industrialspace that the gallery still maintains and at the same time, they reflect the character of Bilbao,one of Spain’s most industrialised cities, in constantmovement.”

Selected artworks
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MUDANZA (YELLOW)

2015

Chairs and oil on canvas

111 x 48 x 63 cm

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STANDING UP BOX (LIGHT YELLOW)

2015

Oil and acrylic on aluminium

118 x 64 x 41 cm