Mónica Trastoy

I'm a visual artist from Spain, now living and working between two places, Barcelona and Vilalba (Lugo). I am interested in working with the structural elements of painting to create an image that extends beyond the frame edges. I use the wall as a large canvas on which I place in different media and formats to take advantage of specific space characteristics.The painting in this way makes the viewer see the wall as a part of it.
At this moment I have two projects in progress:
The first one called "Drawing" is a project where I use different kinds of paper and foam board to
make pictures without using traditional drawing materials. I draw different ideas and structures drawn with a fine needle.Sometimes I draw with white and black thread and an invisible nylon too.
In the second project called "Light", I use LED lights in the pictures, to create paintings to make a dialogue with the space in which the different shades of light creates an extension of the picture outside the frame. Wood frames, foam board on the surface and light within the painting, are the three basic elements that used to work.
I believe that a picture is better than words. Please see my work in my web site (specially Gallery and News):

1999 -Bachelor in Fine Arts. Painting. Pontevedra. University of Vigo(Spain).
2001 -Degree “Alternatives around draw”. Pontevedra. University of Vigo (Spain)

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022
-Dibujos. Otology Dr.García-Ibánez Foundation. Barcelona
2019
-Online exhibition, text by Ingrid Werder:
https://www.unykform.com/journal/monica-trastoy
2017
-Solo exhibition: Light & Lines. Balaguer Gallery, Barcelona. Opening 5th May.
-Art Libris. Art Book Fair. Santa Mónica Art´s Center. Barcelona.
2016 - Elements. Juncture Project space. Curated by Jeelan Bilal-Gore
2013 -"Liñas de luz". MIHL Museum. Lugo.
2002 -”Discontinuo”. Art space. Caja Madrid. Pontevedra.
2001 -”De (Marco) En (Cuadro) “Miradas Virxes”. Torrente Ballester Art Center. Ferrol. A Coruña.
-”Serie De (Marco) En (Cuadro)”. Sala de Exposiciones de El Correo Gallego. Santiago de Compostela.
99/97 -“Espacios Alternativos”. Plan Municipal de Arte Joven. Pontevedra´s council.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016 - Espazo aberto. QuierOtraVaca, Mónica Trastoy and Luis Moscardó. Castro de Rei. Lugo.
- Experimenta 10 + 1. Cultural Center Marcos Valcárcel. Ourense. Spain.
- IX Premi Salou de Recerca Pictòrica. Cultural Center Torre Vella. Salou. Tarragona. Spain. (Painting award)
-24 Premio Internacional de Gráfica Máximo Ramos. (Art Award). Torrrente Ballester Art Ce...