Ana Sanchez

Ana Sanchez - Of Water XII

Artist Biography: Ana Sanchez was born in Salamanca, Spain in 1964 and currently lives and works in Madrid. She holds a degree in Fine Arts from the Complutense University of Madrid and has developed an artistic career of great relevance.Ana Sanchez's work has been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions in places such as Madrid, Vitoria, Barcelona, Paris, Malta and Belgium, among others. In addition, her work has been awarded several scholarships and prizes, such as the Painting Scholarship of the Spanish Academy in Rome in 1999 and the Casa Velázquez Scholarship in Madrid in 2000.Her work has been presented at national and international fairs such as ARCO, CIRCA, FOROSUR or ESTAMPA and has been acquired by prestigious public and private collections, such as the Contemporary Art Collection of the Spanish Embassy in Tokyo, the Collection of Print of the National Library and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Madrid, among others.Ana Sanchez's work is characterized by a refined technique and a great sensitivity in the capture of light and color. Her painting is developed around nature and its relationship with the human being, creating landscapes full of life and energy that transmit a great emotion to the viewer. His work reflects a deep knowledge of visual language and a commitment to experimentation and innovation.

 

Ana Sanchez's sculptures, made entirely from recycled paper, transcend conventional material boundaries to evoke a profound sense of movement and vitality. These three-dimensional wall-mounted reliefs radiate an energy that oscillates between the ethereal and the earthy, evoking the fluidity of rivers, the swaying of the sea or the gentle glide of raindrops. His creative process, deeply rooted in intuition and chance encounters, is reminiscent of a collector who, guided by an intuitive logic, selects materials loaded with possibilities. Water, the central theme of the work, manifests itself not only in the forms but also in the philosophy that guides the artist's work: the organic nature of the creative process, the acceptance of the random and the ability to adapt what is found to create something new and meaningful. Each piece captures visual and emotional sensations that resonate with the poetic and the metaphorical, uniting the natural and the created in a liquid harmony. The choice of recycled paper as a medium is not only an aesthetic decision, but also a statement about transformation and resilience. This delicate yet resistant material takes on new lives under the artist's hands, revealing unexpected textures and shapes that evoke the erosion of water on stone or the movement of wind on waves. De Agua's works seem to be in constant metamorphosis, capturing ephemeral moments that, like water, are never the same twice.