01179 Painting

Vitoria (Alava) Spain Nacho Lascaray devotes his creative time developing the expressive qualities of materials not normally associated with painting. Such as Sand, Concrete, Tar, Marble and Metal. His use of industrial materials produces incredibly delicate, elegant artworks -------------------------------- I have been working from 1992 as a personal need . Up to now I have made more than 1100 paintings ( I have more than 5000 sketches to work on ) and 35 sculptures of different materials : Aluminium , Bronze , Iron , Glass , Porexpan , Gold.... Resuming my evolution , I would say that from 1992 to 1997 I worked exclusively with black acrylic on hand made paper , from 1997 I began a process of searching and developing new techniques for working on paper until I invented the technique of Iron Oxid on hand made Paper wich I continue developing since then , having left apart completely the acrylic. From 1997 to nowadays I have been dedicated to research and develope the expressive possibilities of materials not normally used for painting such as Sand , different kinds of Concrete , Industrial Varnishes , Marble powder , Tar paint , Cardboard...........on cardboard , canvas or table. ---------------------------- THUS I SEE IT When someone takes a look at any of my Works, the reaction can be summarised almost always in the same questions: ¿what means? ¿what do you try to say? ¿What is it? ¿What represents?..... I would like that my own work would be the one which answer these questions, since it is quite embarrassing for me to answer them, but the experience have realised me of the fact that that pretension is too ambitious, because of this I will attempt to make it by writing. Basically I understand my Artistic work as a form of expression, personal and unique. There are people that composes songs, write books, poetry, others direct movies, others design and build buildings...... etc., I feel the need of expressing myself through my works,.