Bianco Ximena (XX) - Overlap
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Bianco Ximena (XX) presents the aquatint Overlap, a hand-signed limited edition print (3/5) from 2024, 39 × 27 cm, weight 0.2 kg, produced in Spain, in excellent condition, in a constructivist style.
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ABOUT THE ARTWORK
This work represents a small rebellion against the idea that architectural drawings are supposed to be ‘constructible’... This is a subversion of this principle, representing a structure that, despite its highly technical appearance, is a purely sculptural object.
ABOUT THE PRINT
- Technique: Etchings and aquatints on copper plate
- Finalist in the OnPaper 2024 engraving competition
- Etching and aquatint on two copper plates + roller background with reserves
ARTISTIC STATMENT
Ximena is an architect, fascinated by the expressive potential of printmaking. She adapts traditional drafting tools such as set squares and compasses to etch copper plates instead of paper, both directly (drypoint) or indirectly (using hard-ground and soft-ground varnishes and ferrous oxide bite). In this resourceful way, she translates traditional architectural representation techniques to the medium of etching with utmost precision, but also with the added texture and surprises intrinsic to printmaking. Ximena’s work is a reflection on the freedom of geometries and imagined built environments that need not translate into buildable or inhabitable structures. The resulting artworks are haunting abstractions, delivered with the quality and skill of architectural draftsmanship, an art long lost to CAD software.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Ximena holds an Architecture diploma from University College London, has practised extensively as an architect in the UK and Spain, and received training in etching techniques in Australia and more recently Spain, imparted by the now retired master printmaker of the Fundación Joan Miró in Mallorca. Ximena is an early career artist, and has participated in a number of local exhibitions in Spain, as well as exhibited as part of the WCPF’s Curated Hang in 2023.
Seller's Story
Flecha es una de las galerías especializadas en arte contemporáneo con más tradición de Madrid, con más de 35 años de historia. Cuenta con una de las colecciones de arte contemporáneo español más completas del panorama nacional, incluyendo obra fotográfica, pictórica, escultórica, obra gráfica y técnicas mixtas.
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
This work represents a small rebellion against the idea that architectural drawings are supposed to be ‘constructible’... This is a subversion of this principle, representing a structure that, despite its highly technical appearance, is a purely sculptural object.
ABOUT THE PRINT
- Technique: Etchings and aquatints on copper plate
- Finalist in the OnPaper 2024 engraving competition
- Etching and aquatint on two copper plates + roller background with reserves
ARTISTIC STATMENT
Ximena is an architect, fascinated by the expressive potential of printmaking. She adapts traditional drafting tools such as set squares and compasses to etch copper plates instead of paper, both directly (drypoint) or indirectly (using hard-ground and soft-ground varnishes and ferrous oxide bite). In this resourceful way, she translates traditional architectural representation techniques to the medium of etching with utmost precision, but also with the added texture and surprises intrinsic to printmaking. Ximena’s work is a reflection on the freedom of geometries and imagined built environments that need not translate into buildable or inhabitable structures. The resulting artworks are haunting abstractions, delivered with the quality and skill of architectural draftsmanship, an art long lost to CAD software.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Ximena holds an Architecture diploma from University College London, has practised extensively as an architect in the UK and Spain, and received training in etching techniques in Australia and more recently Spain, imparted by the now retired master printmaker of the Fundación Joan Miró in Mallorca. Ximena is an early career artist, and has participated in a number of local exhibitions in Spain, as well as exhibited as part of the WCPF’s Curated Hang in 2023.
Seller's Story
Flecha es una de las galerías especializadas en arte contemporáneo con más tradición de Madrid, con más de 35 años de historia. Cuenta con una de las colecciones de arte contemporáneo español más completas del panorama nacional, incluyendo obra fotográfica, pictórica, escultórica, obra gráfica y técnicas mixtas.
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Artist
Bianco Ximena (XX)
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Gallery
Edition
Limited edition
Edition number
3/5
Title of artwork
Overlap
Technique
Aquatint
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Spain
Year
2024
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
39 cm
Width
27 cm
Weight
0.2 kg
Style
Constructivism
Period
2020+
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