"A Bunch of Strawberries" Painting

Madalena Aires work reflects a natural evolution within her creative practice: a transition towards a more spontaneous, atmospheric and reflective expression, fully aligned with the emotional and poetic essence that has always characterised her work.

There is an investigation of rythm, erosion and acumulation, through layers of poured, scraped and draged pigment, alowing control and chance to share authorship. Vertical gestures act as both structure and time keeper.
Color is emotional rather than descriptive. The tensions across the canvas may vary.

There is this idea of coexistence between different emotional states, times and invisible realities that intersect in parallel within the human experience. Surfaces, layers and gestures become sensitive fragments of emotions and atmospheres, dispensing with the need for objective representation. The viewer’s gaze no longer searches for recognisable forms, but instead surrenders to sensation, depth and an intimate relationship with the material itself.

Through the exploration of the Parallels series, Madalena Aires consolidates a more mature and introspective artistic language, marked by an increasing gestural freedom and by an abstract approach that translates, in a purer way, the poetic and emotional essence of her creative universe.