Breaking the time barrier. Alicante Museum of Fine Arts (Mubag) opened the exhibition Seriation and kinetic chromatismHE The exhibition, which brings the works of two writers from different periods closer together in terms of time and space, can be visited until June 15, 2024. The Alicante artist Eusebio Sempere, who died in 1985, and the Argentinian Felipe Pantone, who was born a year later in 1986, came face to face in the new exhibition at the provincial gallery in order to show the closeness of two writers who do not overlap but whose works are similar. These represent a visible similarity.
Thus, the exhibition proposes a dialogue between the graphic work of Eusebio Sempere and the graphic work of Felipe Pantone, in which meeting points are achieved between two artists separated in time through geometric languages and visual perceptions. According to Sempere and Pantone, printing is not about reproducing works, but about reinventing, experimenting and creating. Therefore, the pieces exhibited at Mubag are the result of a meticulous and in-depth study of geometric form, light, optical illusion and the feeling of movement.
In the museum, a total of 56 works, 28 from each artist, are brought together and brought face to face in a carefully created exhibition discourse. Eusebio Sempere, pioneer and promoter of screen printing in Spain, experiments with a chromatic range that aims to reflect his desire to explore the colors of nature and the potential of light. In its place, Originally linked to graffiti, Felipe Pantone explores the languages of a digital and hyperconnected world to delve deeper into color and light. They combine sometimes kinetic and sometimes more lyrical creations, which are the result of the contemplation of the landscape and the consumption of images that create abstract perceptions.
This is a dual project It is curated by Óscar García and María José Gadea and finds its main representative in geometry, light and color As independent curator Óscar García comments, “these two artists work a lot with the viewer’s perception, so their eyes are the last to give shape and meaning to the works.”
Alicante spirit
The proximity of both writers directly impacts La Terreta because they both have strong ties to the province. Eusebio Sempere, born in Onil in 1923, is one of Alicante’s most internationally recognized artists. With exhibitions at the Venice Biennale or the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Meanwhile, Argentinian Felipe Pantone moved to Spain at a very young age and began experimenting with graffiti in Torrevieja at the age of 12.. He graduated in Fine Arts in Valencia, where he has his studio, where he deals with topics related to dynamism, transformation, digital revolution and current events. His murals, installations, paintings and sculptures are found in museums, art galleries and cities around the world.
Therefore the exhibition Seriation and kinetic chromatism It also represents the commitment to local artists, where the quality of Sempere, which has put Alicante on the art world map, is reflected by Felipe Pantone, who began to experiment with his artistic talents in Torrevieja..
Embracing contemporary art
Mubag is on its way to show itself as a gallery open to different types of art. Taking advantage of the organization of this exhibition, which adopted contemporary art, the exhibition on the ground floor of the museum was changed, moving from informalism to a group of artists registered in geometric abstraction and optical art. and is part of the County Council collection. Victor Vasarely, Carlos Cruz-Diez anyone Julio Le Parcamong others.
The exhibition coincides with the twenty-second anniversary celebrations, during which two new issues of the magazine were presented the day before the opening of the exhibition. Moreover, This year is a special year for the gallery because it was officially recognized as a museum by the Generalitat Valenciana and hosted two important exhibitions as well.Dedicated to the most universal Valencian, Joaquín Sorolla, coinciding with the celebrations of the Year of Sorolla; And Dali. MetamorphosisThe exhibition, which showcases more than 230 works of the prestigious surrealist artist, has already been visited by approximately 8,000 people, according to official sources.