Ignasi Aballí

Sense límit, 1989

No Limit, 1989

Painting, 200.5 x 200.5 cm

The artistic trajectory of Ignasi Aballí, an artist that comes from a classical background in the Fine Arts, quickly evolved toward the predominance of the concept versus pictorial illusionism. Aballí suspends the image and annuls any possibility of fiction. ‘I came to the conclusion that I preferred to suggest the presence of a painting rather than show the painting directly. I was more interested in leaving the image in suspension’, explains the artist. With the act of painting becoming problematic, Aballí developed multiple strategies to push the notion of painting to the limit. Elements of the ‘pictorial’, such as the layer of varnish, the stretcher or correction fluid, become an allusion to the non-existent painting.

Technical details

Original title:: Sense límit
Registration number:: 0476
Artist:: Aballí, Ignasi
Date created:: 1989
Date acquired:: 1997
Fonds:: MACBA Collection. Government of Catalonia long-term loan
Object type:: Painting
Media:: Sulphur and latex on canvas
Dimensions:: 200.5 x 200.5 cm (height x width)
Credits:: MACBA Collection. Government of Catalonia long-term loan. National Collection of Art
Copyright:: © Ignasi Aballí
It has accessibility resources:: Yes

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