Estefanía Martín Sáenz

Estefanía Martín Sáenz - Ruins I

Artist Biography: Estefanía Martín Sáenz (Bilbao, 1982). Estefanía Martín Sáenz's work is characterized by her exploration of the relationship between space, light and matter. Using techniques of overlap and transparency in his paintings, he creates lighting effects that suggest three-dimensional and changing spaces. In his sculptures and installations, he uses materials such as glass, steel, and concrete to create objects that play with light and reflection. One of the recurring themes in Estefanía Martín Sáenz's work is the ephemeral nature of reality and human perception. With elements such as shadow, light, and color, it explores how our perception of reality can be deceptive and subjective. After her time at the Just LX Lisboa edition, Estefanía was awarded the First Prize for the Acquisition of Emerging Art Fundação Millennium bcp for her triptych Mala hierba and the II Prize for Painting and Plastic Arts "La Rural" for her work La mala hierba también muere. In 2016 he won the Acquisition Prize of the Martínez Guerricabeitia Foundation with the work Los cuervos que adoraban a la mujer, in which he invented the story of the Celtic goddess Morrigan and the crows, and in 2015 he received the DKV-MAKMA Drawing Prize for his work Las Ausentes exhibited at the Centre del Carme in Valencia. In 2018 he showed his project in the XV Edition of the Connections program at the ABC Museum, with the solo exhibition Luto y lujo; and this year he presented his Máscaras at the Centro de Arte Alcobendas, Madrid.