The heart of reason --- (28) Collage

Text by Amalia García Rubí, art critic, on the occasion of the individual exhibition at the Gallery Astarte, Madrid. España. Ana Sánchez has been working with her hands for years without touching a brush. However, I do not want nor should be detached from its intrinsically pictorial nature, or better, plastic. It may seem surprising to some, but also, to be remembered, beyond the time of admitting, as, multiple, multiple, multiple, multiple, multiple, beyond limits. However, the logic of this young creator who already has in her multiple outstanding awards, and a considerable presence in our panorama, goes beyond the strict disciplinary distinction. It is more, better said sense of the creation of a pull of the ears in the past year, in the same way, of which is the artistic specialty (whether traditional or innovative). the work in full freedom ABOUT ME, SHORT BIOGRAPHY Born in Salamanca in 1964 and after passing through Barcelona, Bilbao and Toledo, she settled permanently, at three years of age, in Madrid, a city that welcomed her with love. She makes a large number of individual and collective exhibitions both nationally and internationally, his work has been exhibited in Spain, France, Italy, Morocco, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Belgium, Switzerland, China and Japan. Awards and scholarships, of recognized prestige, have supported his artistic career (Casa Velázquez de Madrid, Spanish Academy in Rome, FONCA Scholarship of residence in Mexico, Scholarship of the Old Museum of Contemporary Art in Madrid, Prize for the Creation of the Community of Madrid ). His work has been present in national and international fairs such as Art-BASEL, ARCO, CIRCA, Art-Lisbon, Art Madrid, Valencia-art, FOROSUR, Flecha or ESTAMPA; and numerous public and private collections have acquired their works, among them the Engraving Collection of the National Library, the Museum of Modern Art of Tarragona, the Contemporary Art Collection of the Embassy of Spain in Tokyo, the Botí Foundation, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Madrid or the Collection of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Madrid. In addition to her work as a painter, sculptor and recorder, she is very interested in other artistic fields and has collaborated with actors, dancers and musicians in shows, plays and concerts such as Pedro Guerra and Luz Casal.