Contraluz: Abraham Lacalle

The works in Contraluz function as a metaphor for the search for the alternative. It is a struggle against the hegemony of light, understood as an allegory of what is established as official, of what is considered the progress of current painting trends. The title also connects us to the duality of identities, with the idea of refracting light to see other dimensions or parallel realities: invented landscapes like those referenced in the title of one of the works, ‘Welcome to Yoknapatawpha’.

 

Abraham Lacalle is one of the most outstanding artists on the national scene, with an extensive career. Since his first major solo exhibition Abraham Lacalle, Un lugar donde nunca sucede nada at Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in 2005, he has exhibited in the most prominent cultural institutions and galleries, such as Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo (CAAC), Seville; Marlborough gallery, Barcelona, Madrid and New York; Fundación Canaria para el Desarrollo de la Pintura, Las Palmas; Nova Invaliden Galerie, Berlin; CAAM, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; CAC Málaga and Track 16 Gallery, Santa Monica, California. His work also forms part of prominent collections such as those of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo (Seville), Es Baluard. Museo de Arte Moderno y Contemporáneo (Palma de Mallorca), the Coca-Cola Foundation (Madrid), the

Santander Central Hispano Foundation (Madrid) and the Consejo Superior de Deportes Collection.