Here Comes the Sun: Arancha Goyeneche at Espacio Marzana in Bilbao
Contemporary art enthusiasts visiting the Bilbao Estuary area have a fresh exhibition to explore as Espacio Marzana presents Here Comes the Sun, the third solo exhibition by artist Arancha Goyeneche hosted at the gallery. Reflecting the collective mood of anticipation surrounding the year 2021, the artist adjusted the exhibition's title at the eleventh hour to signal a hopeful turn toward renewed freedom and shared connection.
Exploring Contemporary Painting, Sculpture, and Drawing
True to her artistic approach, Goyeneche uses this presentation to examine the conceptual boundaries of painting through an open and exploratory lens. Rather than staying confined to traditional methods, her creative process embraces intuition, chance, and physical action.
The exhibition brings together a selection of pieces created over recent years, highlighting an ongoing dialogue between sculpture and drawing handled with a playful, plastic sensibility. Visitors can observe how everyday materials and studio leftovers are granted a renewed purpose. For instance, the Caprichos cromáticos series from 2017 grew out of leftover disassembly and cutting fragments, transforming discarded studio remnants into experimental volumetric sculptures.
Another focal point is the Pintura con pedestal series, initiated in 2019, which challenges the rigid divisions separating painting from sculpture. By removing pictorial works from their conventional wall-mounted positions and placing them on wooden pedestals, Goyeneche invites audiences to observe the pieces from dynamic, elevated angles. The multidimensional nature of these works generates shifting highlights and shadows, further blurring the lines between flat surfaces and sculptural form.
Rounding out the exhibition are drawings from the Look at my Window series, also begun in 2019. Influenced by musical phrasing and literary references, these works function as fictional apertures onto imaginative landscapes, offering visitors a thoughtful glimpse into contemporary artistic practice right alongside the Bilbao Estuary.
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