The painted word is an exhibition project that focuses on the work of two artists who work with elements that directly refer to books, novels or texts.
with elements that directly refer to books, novels or texts. Taking the title of Tom Wolfe’s
reference to the title of Tom Wolfe’s 1975 book, as a pretext to articulate what is really a dialogue between two artists.
is really a dialogue between two artists.
If Tim Ayres (1965, Hastings) treats words almost like concrete poems on his canvases,
Avelino Sala (1972, Gijón) gives more importance to the book as an object. Sala moves between sculpture and
between sculpture and painting with different series of works made with books. He uses the History of Art as a
History of Art as a reference to provide textual content through pieces by Piet Mondrian, Josef Albers, Yves Klein and Carl Andre.
Andre, he endows the works with textual content and messages.
