Description
The Gates of Waset. Ciria
Book Summary
This official catalogue documents the exhibition of the same name held at Tabacalera, offering a transversal reading of painter José Manuel Ciria's work over the last fifteen years. The book delves into the artist's personal synthesis of gestural and geometric abstraction, organizing its analysis around the configuration process of his pieces. Through the breakdown of objective graphic elements, the reader discovers how the repetition and variation of these components form the author's distinct series, with geometric compartmentalization acting as the common thread to access a body of work that uses rigor and order as methodological tools to explore new plastic options.
What is it about?
The catalogue presents a detailed study of the work of José Manuel Ciria, a painter defined by his ability to fuse the two great currents of abstraction: the gestural and the geometric. The exhibition it documents, "The Gates of Waset," is structured around a key restrictive element: geometric compartmentalization. This device acts as a common thread that allows the spectator and reader to access a creative universe where order and rigor are not limitations, but tools for discovering new plastic possibilities. The work analyzes how Ciria breaks down objective graphic elements and, through their repetition and variation, constructs the different series that make up his recent production.
Main themes
- Gestural and geometric abstraction in contemporary painting.
- Processes of configuration and materialization of artistic work.
- Analysis of pictorial series based on objective graphic elements.
- Geometric compartmentalization as a creative methodology.
- Catalogue raisonné of the José Manuel Ciria exhibition at Tabacalera (2014-2015).
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at visual artists, art historians, fine arts students, art critics, and collectors interested in contemporary abstract painting. It is also of great value to museum and gallery professionals seeking a rigorous analysis of Ciria's work, as well as art enthusiasts who wish to deeply understand the creative processes behind geometric and gestural abstraction.
What this book offers
- A detailed and transversal analysis of José Manuel Ciria's production over the last fifteen years.
- A deep understanding of the artist's creative methodology, based on rigor and order as tools for plastic exploration.
- Access to visual and theoretical documentation of the exhibition, including the breakdown of the series and their key graphic elements.
- A perspective on the synthesis between gestural and geometric abstraction, two fundamental forces in contemporary art.
Technical specifications
- Author: AA.VV.
- Publisher: Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport. Area o
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: Painting and paintings, exhibition catalogues and specific collections
- Collection: Catalogues and monographs
- Binding: Other
- Publication date: January 2015
- Number of pages: 200
- Weight: 1293 g
Editorial assessment
This is a rigorous and well-documented catalogue that offers an in-depth view of a key stage in José Manuel Ciria's career. The work stands out for its methodological approach, analyzing the artist's creative process through the repetition and variation of graphic elements. It is a publication of great interest to specialists and collectors, as it not only documents the exhibition but also provides the keys to understanding the evolution of abstraction in Ciria's work, with geometric compartmentalization as the central axis of his plastic proposal.