XAVIER CUIÑAS. Liña de flotación

31/01/2020

METRO GALLERY presents ?Liña de Flotación?, a new selection of the most recent work by the artist Xavier Cuiñas (Ourense, 1958), one of the most singular representatives of contemporary sculpture in Galicia.

Hard to categorize in a determinate style or artistic trend, Cuiñas?s work has been evolving in a very gentle way, with an almost imperceptible continuity, eliminating weight and volume, defining lines, going beyond the sculptural concept to mimic the territory of the drawing, a three-dimensional drawing which projects its shadows invading the surrounding that involves it, and inviting the spectator to sheer contemplation.

Each of the present elements in his pieces is essential and is at the service of a harmony and beauty so delicate that it makes his compositions dance and balance creating universes with their own identity that explore the limits of sculpture in space. And all this with the meticulousness and technical precision typical of an engineer who, with simple and austere materials such as wire, wood or glass, draws volume in the void, weaving the warp of its naked forms to give life to works of such complexity and rhythm that captivate us when we look at them.

To sum up, we find ourselves in front of an exhibition that captivates us and that focuses our gaze on each of its multiple details. We feel the mathematic of perfection, of symmetry and equilibrium, but also of the mystery and the suggested. The forms that are born from the hands and the ingenuity of this artist seem familiar and recognisable; they are part of a cultural imaginary that evokes in us concepts such as tradition, crafts, cosmology, games and, specially, music and poetry.

Xavier Cuiñas has a consolidated artistic career, a career of over thirty years with many individual and collective exhibitions and works in important public and private collections. His last important institutional exhibition was celebrated in the Cultural Centre of Ángel Valvente in Ourense (Galicia).