CHEMA LUMBRERAS

1st July - 4th September 2005

The works of Chema Lumbreras (Málaga, 1957) convey the social reality of our most immediate environment and in them we can perceive the thoughts, doubts, dilemmas and problems of man today. Some of the pieces ­ most done between 2004 and 2005 ­ will be on show for the first time at CAC Málaga.

The artist's own dreamlike experience plays a fundamental role in his creations, since the subjects and stories expressed in his work often spring from a reproduction of his dreams. Using wallpaper and wire ­ which give the pieces great fragility and lightness ­ as his main technical resources, Lumbreras has made more than a dozen small format sculptures and installations in which he draws attention to the connection between animals and the human race: the humanised animals or the human figures with animals' features are a visual instrument the author turns to constantly.

Capsules, sweets and medicine boxes complete the cast of recycled materials with which he constructs a discourse that verges on fantasy, the surreal. His hanging figures defy technique and tradition with visual games and suggestive metaphors.

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