Exhibitions
Three views, three worlds: the Llavaneres Museum celebrates the talent of the VII Painting and Sculpture Competition
Lorton, Badosa and Darias bring their art to the Museu del Maresme until November 23.
The Sant Andreu de Llavaneres Museum is once again the stage for art with capital letters. On this occasion, the space hosts the exhibition of the winning works of the VII Painting and Sculpture Competition, an exhibition that brings together three creators with diverse trajectories and sensibilities: Catherine Lorton, Glòria Badosa and Antonio Darias. These three artists, awarded in the last edition of the competition, will present a representative selection of their work at the Llavaneres Museum from October 30 to November 23.
Work by Glòria Badosa exhibited at the Llavaneres Museum.
The exhibition invites the public to discover the wealth of languages and techniques that coexist within the current artistic panorama, from the most evocative painting to the most contemporary sculpture. With this exhibition, the Maresme museum reaffirms its commitment to giving visibility to emerging and consolidated talent from the territory, while offering a meeting space between creators and art lovers.
Catherine Lorton, first prize, develops the concept of “buttonism”, an idea that starts from the parallel between the button —a simple and functional object— and women, often relegated to a secondary role within certain social structures. The humble but essential button becomes here a visual metaphor to explore organic, rounded and lively forms, which transcend their merely useful nature.
According to the artist, in many cultures women have been conceived as a dependent element, "sewn" into men, without an identity of their own, like a button that only makes sense in relation to the garment that holds it. However, in this exhibition the buttons are freed: they are enlarged, dressed in color and acquire symbolic force. They become autonomous and empowered figures, breaking their traditional functions to claim themselves as full, independent presences with their own entity within the artistic space.
Thus, “botonism” is presented as a visual and conceptual metaphor about female transformation and emancipation, where the everyday event becomes a vehicle for deep reflection on the role and visibility of women in contemporary society.
Glòria Badosa presents a proposal of abstraction marked by the exclusive use of the spatula as a working tool, a resource that has become a distinctive feature of her artistic production. The vibrant presence of color is one of the central elements of her work, which is built from textures, marks and spontaneous pictorial gestures. This technique allows her to generate compositions full of strength and expressiveness, where color acquires absolute prominence and becomes a vehicle of emotion and plastic energy.
Piece by Antonio Darias.
Antonio Darias presents a selection of figurative works that address different themes —such as machines, landscapes or human figures— under his own plastic interpretation. His painting is based on the desire to connect with the viewer through recognizable images, seeking a balance between aesthetics and visual harmony. With a personal style and an interpretative perspective, the artist transforms the motifs represented into compositions that stand out for their sensitivity and ability to transmit emotion and beauty.
