Begmont (Belén García Montoya)

Begmont (Belén García Montoya) - Vital Signs

Artist Biography: Belén García Montoya (Gijón, 1975). She graduated in Fine Arts in Seville (1993 – 1998), although she studied her first years at the University of Salamanca. Begmont is the pseudonym he uses to sign his work, and which is irremediably linked to it, since it was born as such. Urban art, comics and illustration are at the genesis of his aesthetics. He usually constructs scenes full of color, made up of one or more pieces, where a story is told and where there is no aesthetic or aesthetic separation. Theme. He tries, through his works, to make available to the viewer a game between language and drawing and, if possible, that this game leads him to reflection. His pieces are based on words, and words on drawing and color, thus creating a constant network that is difficult to separate. The characters function, at times as alter egos of the author herself and other times they simply show or establish cartographies of those things in life related to emotions, fears, dreams, expectations, everyday life... It is for this reason that his work can be defined as personal and intimate, with an eagerness to settle in the consciousness of the spectator, without giving respite to evasion.

 

"Vital Constants". Vital signs are the parameters that determine the state of a person. There are four: pulse, temperature, blood pressure and respiration. Under these four background constants, a series of works are developed, which go beyond the medical parameters and approach a more poetic and personal field, sometimes using puns, metaphorical language and irony and trying to convey a vital and positive message. There are numerous factors that can modify the vital signs of an individual, but the organism tends to keep them regulated. In the same way that there are numerous adversities throughout life, but we always try to face them and move forward. The different characters that flood the work, continue to maintain themselves, although sometimes they see their parameters altered. It is a Theme, repeated many times in previous works by Begmont, and serves as a great engine and impetus to convey this plea towards life, towards "not giving up" and finally maintain our vital constants, but not without more, but being aware of it and taking advantage of the moments. With an apparently childish aesthetic halfway between illustration and comic, Begmont tries to hide much deeper and more important meanings from a friendly appearance. In short, let's live, above all, let's live!!! Begmont