Al estable en Ollul, 1998
The meshes painted by Néstor Sanmiguel Diest show a balance between austerity and abundance, between signs and figures. This artist, a leading light of the 1980s avant-garde in Aragon, constructs his works as an obsessive drawing of lines methodically delimiting fragmented spaces. Some divide the surface of the work into rectangles of various sizes placed over a handwritten text or typescript. Others are strongly suggestive of geometric abstraction
In a 1980s artistic milieu that was dominated by abstraction in language and materials, the work of Néstor Sanmiguel is closer to that of Post-Conceptual American artists who favoured emphasising the sign and the consumer society in a postmodern withdrawal from Pop art principles. Néstor Sanmiguel constructs his work like a veritable visual palimpsest.
Technical details
- Original title:
- Al estable en Ollul
- Registration number:
- 5086
- Artist:
- Sanmiguel Diest, Néstor
- Date created:
- 1998
- Date acquired:
- 2013
- Fonds:
- MACBA Collection. MACBA Foundation
- Object type:
- Collage
- Media:
- Acrylic and ink on paper
- Dimensions:
- 21 x 30 cm (height x width)
- Credits:
- MACBA Collection. MACBA Foundation. Fundación Repsol Collection
- Copyright:
- © Néstor Sanmiguel Diest
- It has accessibility resources:
- No
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