2013.01.11—2013.02.23
inverno
Ana Santos

inverno presents recent works constructed from balsa wood, painted with China ink, acrylics or spray. In these pieces, an attention is given to the cut, to the full, to the empty, to the superposition of the different thicknesses of the balsa, to the shades of gray and to the appearing of colour. Some come from “accidents” and are closer to chance; others regard a previous drawing, and, occasionally, can find relations with diverse materials.

This exhibition reflects an essential search in Ana Santos’ practice: to think the creation of objects and its articulation with the exhibition space, within the expanded field of drawing. Her process, varied and economical, tries to find several formal solutions for a continuous, pragmatic and quick exercise of fixing the gesture and the idea contained in that same gesture as transforming action. 

inverno, (installation view), 2013 
inverno (installation view). Untitled, 2012. Wood, china ink and acrylic on balsa wood. 107 x 36 x 3 cm 
inverno (installation view). Untitled, 2012. Acrylic and china ink on balsa wood. 44,5 x 34 x 0,4 cm 
inverno, (installation view), 2013 
inverno (installation view). Untitled, 2013. Carpet and sewing cotton string. Variable dimensions 
inverno, (installation view), 2013 
inverno (installation view). Untitled, 2013. Cement, plastic ink, peanuts and polyester strings. Dimensions variable 
inverno (installation view). Untitled, 2013. Concrete, clay and polyethylene sheeting. 48,5 x 35 x 23,5 cm 
inverno (installation view). Untitled, 2012. Ecoline on pine wood. 33,5 x 35 x 0,5 cm 
inverno, (installation view), 2013 
inverno, (installation view), 2013 
inverno (installation view). Untitled, 2012. China ink on balsa wood. 78 x 47 x 0,4 cm 
inverno (installation view). Untitled, 2012. China ink on lead. Dimensions variable 
inverno (installation view). Untitled, 2012. China ink on balsa wood. 72,5 x 49 x 0,3 cm 
inverno (installation view). Untitled, 2012. Paper. Dimensions variable 
inverno, (installation view), 2013 
inverno, (installation view), 2013 
inverno (installation view). Untitled, 2012. China ink on balsa wood. 50,5 x 21 x 0,3 cm 
inverno (installation view). Untitled, 2012. China ink on pressed cardboard. Variable dimensions 
inverno (installation view). Untitled, 2012. China ink and acrylic on balsa wood. 90 x 30,5 x 0,3 cm 
inverno, (installation view), 2013 
inverno, (installation view), 2013 
inverno (installation view). Untitled, 2012. Pigment on mdf 
inverno, (installation view), 2013 
Untitled, 2012