Art space B.Art in Alicante hosts two upcoming events this week, curated by local artist Jaume Marzal. The program features Perceval Graells presenting his latest paintings in an exhibition titled Spinning Stories, on Thursday, and Txus Amat, a Alicante-based musician, performing his new album on Friday, accompanied by Bulgarian accordionist Ivan Mitov.
Perceval Graells Exhibition
Inside Spinning Stories, Perceval Graells showcases recent works created over the past year. The artist uses a mixed technique on paper and canvas, with a red thread woven through many pieces to sew together stories that inspired and moved him enough to share his wounds with viewers. These images invite reflection on experience, resilience, and the passage of time.
“Threads are scars, yet I don’t see that as a negative thing. They are experiences that cause pain and that we have overcome”, Graells explains. He adds, “Maybe I’m optimistic, but difficult moments should be seen as a moment in time, not as an obstacle. Apprenticeship makes us braver and more human.”
Works by Perceval Graells, produced in recent years, are part of the exhibition. The artist emphasizes the persistence of thread as a key element in his new paintings, often pairing black and gray hues with the white spaces that give a sense of calm. He notes that he does not aim for perfection or strict geometry, but rather embraces irregularity and chance to reveal unexpected details.
Spinning Stories opens on Thursday at 19:00 at B.Art, located at Italia Street, 33, and remains on view through late January. Graells plans to bring his work to the Centro Cívico Pere Pruna and to participate in art fairs in Barcelona in the coming year, including Art Madrid and related events.
Songs by Txus Amat
Txus Amat, a musician born in Tudela and long-time Alicante resident, performs on Friday at 19:30. His new album is a 16-track collection assembled over the last three decades, featuring illustrations by Pablo Auladell. The collaboration nods to the 2016 National Comics Award for co-creating the show Karabel Camera in 2011.
Amat notes that he has been writing songs since the 1980s and has often recorded them informally. Many pieces are older demos that he revisited and re-recorded, sometimes at a lower pitch than in his youth. The performances mix guitar and voice with moments that shift in tempo and mood, as he works with different musicians over time.
His recent work leans toward musical settings of poetry, including readings that celebrate love and city life. The project features poems by Alicante poets and collaborators, such as Luis García Montero and Raquel Lanseros, weaving a broader cultural dialogue into the music. The album will be presented at the Alicante City Center and the Happy Books Library, among other venues, with hopes for additional releases and engagements.
Amat explains that his collaboration with poets began after meeting García Montero in 2014, which shaped the album as a day-to-day narrative reflecting contemporary life across eras. He is also preparing a book-CD edition that pairs his songs with poetry, exploring war themes and urban landscapes through creative dialogue with poets like Peter Serrano and José Luis Ferris. The project evokes a sense of movement between different literary and musical eras, anchored by a shared sense of place in Alicante.