Francisco Suárez
León, 1965
The work of Francisco Suárez (León, 1965) places particular emphasis on highlighting the autonomy of painting and the physical and perceptual presence of the pictorial object. Each work is, first and foremost, a statement about itself, the chromatic and visual stimuli that form it, and the numerical relationships that constitute it. But a work of art is not a mathematical equation.
More about the artist
In contrast to the coldness to which geometric forms can lead, Francisco Suárez’s work retains a certain mysterious energy that arises spontaneously from the act of painting. Thus, his characteristic fields of lines emerge from a process akin to action painting, as they are in fact drops of paint which, carefully placed by the artist, flow across the surface. The images thus acquire a special vibrancy and a lack of rigidity that facilitates interaction with the viewer’s gaze.
Undoubtedly, the appeal of his work is also due to an exquisite use of colour. He does not seek to produce a cold, cerebral structure, but rather to create seductive presences, in which geometric purity serves as a vehicle for accessing the realm of self-knowledge—a state perhaps akin to contemplation.
Francisco Suárez, who holds a PhD in Fine Arts from the University of Salamanca, was born in León (Spain) in 1965. Suárez has participated in numerous exhibitions at various museums, including the Museum of León and the Hospedería Fonseca Art Centre, as well as at numerous galleries and art biennials. His works form part of various public and private collections.
“I started very young, when I was 12 or 13 years old, in the late seventies. The first thing that captivated me was the possibility of representing in a realistic way what I had before my eyes. It seemed magical to me. I immediately became interested in the great painters of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. A little later I discovered Contemporary Art. From then on I didn’t want to dedicate myself to anything else.”
Note by Francisco Suárez
