By the atlantic Photograph

Monteferro's paintings do not represent anything. They are non-figurative. They are not, then, abstract in the sense that the eruptions of color, the graffiti-like black nerve fibers, the spaces seemingly and illusorily opening deep into the surface of the picture, the reciprocal configuration of the strokes, the architecture of the work or the collision of the colors refer to the objects or motifs in a world outside the picture frame. The inspiration of nature can be felt, but where can it not? You may spot a face, a mountain or the sea; then again you can do that by looking at the sky and following the changing formations of landscapes or figures created by the clouds. Conversely, it would be a far too banal and above all nondescript reading to speak simply of inner landscapes. All paintings reflect a disposition, a frame of mind, a temperament, a feeling. Monteferro the wanderer, Monteferro the observer, Monteferro the sensitive eye beholds the world around him and beholds life; however, what emerges in these pleasure-filled, self-conscious, self-embracing paintings is not images of life and reality, but paintings that turn into joie de vivre and reality in their own right. They become a quivering, energy-packed encounter of colors in a particular demarcation. This is where Monteferro's peacefulness lies. Highly passionate, highly intuitive, deeply serene. Colors spread across a canvas, intertwining, their temperament and nervous resilience underscored by the palpitating red or black mixed together like voices in a world of colors. Not for the sake of narration, but to give the picture texture, color-swept demarcations and counterpoint. All for the sake of pleasure. All for the sake of the painter. All for that of art.02/1963: Born in Spain (Nigran, Pontevedra)1982-1986: Living and working in Santiago de Compostela (Spain)1987-1988: Living and working in Vigo (Spain)1989-1992: Living and working in La Corua (Spain)1993-1994: Living and working in Mexico City (Mexico)1994-1995: Living and working in Milan (Italy)Since the summer of 1995 based in New York (US)