artist from Alicante Ana Esteve Reig (Agres, 1986) premieres Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum with his first solo exhibition, fictional scenariosa project in the form audiovisual it can be considered until April 23 In the various rooms of the Madrid museum. The exhibition curated by Semiramis González, reflect on identity and its construction different approach social groups and its importance images in this personal creation process.
Introducing video creation in this art gallery featuring wonderful works of painting from the 13th to the 20th centuries. chorus programdedicated to exhibiting his works. Spanish creators With a total of already six editions in Alicante.
«Thyssen basically to paint and I, first of all, videoso it was a surprise, but I think the idea to introduce for contemporary art to coexist with the masterpieces of previous centuries.» explains the artist from Alicante, who lives in Madrid. The artist, who creates audio-visual fictions to understand reality, appreciates the adaptation of museums to these new artistic forms.
fictional scenarios is offered in Two pieces. On the one hand, Ana Esteve presents on the first floor of Thyssen three audiovisual –Delilah’s documentary (2016), on the role of social networks in contemporary identity; double fiction Claiming the existence of female experts in cinema (2021); And fan cam (2022), about Korean music fans who record their choreography for dissemination on the Internet. three other videoscollected under the heading dead time : essay on waiting and desire The works specially made for the exhibition are on display, along with three 17th-century works from the permanent collection. Peter Paul Rubens, Hendrick ter Brugghen And Willem Kalf.
“There was a trilogy challenge because I wanted to perform videos that dialogue with picturesis a very traditional art language with a lot of history. I had to think about how the viewer would take a video between frames and use the audiovisual language. And that was decisive in deciding when things were going to get done. continuous loops because pictures, in the end, are the moments they show, they go on without beginning and end, and my videos stay in a loop like a still picture”.
choose three works your art was “difficult because the collection was incredible”, but the key piece is, ruby, Venus and Cupidnow accompany lobbywhere a group of friends spend time in a bedroom looking at the screen from mobile phones; ringing It shows the same teenagers sleeping in almost the same position. Easu sells his birthright related to Brughen And Still lifeaccompanied by a still life calfthe artist creates his own still life cheating and avoidance with a screen that emits self-help phrases.
“Selection covers the themes I have covered in my work quite well; Construction of identity in relation to fiction -and I’m talking here about cinematographic and consumer fiction on other screens such as video games, metaverse and social networks-; Another theme that comes up in my work is female image and representation and non-normative identities in the mass media; and finally, my admiration and use of audiovisual images“, explains Esteve Reig, “We are so bombarded with images that we do not analyze them and see that behind them there is a lot of symbolism, archetypal and social construction”.
Identity It is a subject that he has been interested in from the very beginning: “I have my first works that I am working on. urban tribesHe emphasizes how young people position themselves in society and how they define themselves in society through them, and that there is always the need to create an identity or identify with a cultural movement. To do this, he uses “everything”: “In it, the trilogy is inspired by youth films as well as pictures. I bought. virgin suicides by Sofia Coppola and wild horsefrom Turkish Sea Dimple. I’ve been looking for movies or TV shows where the bedrooms are shelters and teenagers.”
His next stop will be the ARCO fair, and after that, he has in mind to develop new videos about the fair. costume game And Virtual love and about another e-sports.
Biography of Ana Esteve
He studied Fine Arts at the Complutense University of Madrid. moved in 2008 kassel, Germany, where Freie Kunsten studied at the Kunsthochschule Kassel. He completes a master’s year as the Meisterschüler of teacher and artist Bjørn Melhus. since staying in Germany his work turned to video art, making this its perfect tool. He currently lives and works in Madrid. Injuve 2011 in Visual Arts, Youth Second Prize 2014, Circuitos 2017 and BBVA Multiverso Video Art Scholarship 2017. His work has been exhibited London, Kassel, Berlin, Madrid or Vienna and at museums such as the Kasseler Kunstverein Museum and the Moca Museum in Taipei, Taiwan.