Saturday, March 21, 2020

Artist of the day, March 21, 2020: Eva Navarro, a Spanish painter (#948)

Eva Navarro (1967) is a Spanish painter living in Madrid, Spain. She has a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Her work is considered part of the Spanish New Figurative Art Movement. She mostly exhibits her work in Europe and the United States.

Navarro's work has been described as "vivacious, uncomplicated and energetic, as well as being full of extraordinary color". Basic elements such as movement, space, action and time, all expressed through the human figure, are reflected in her work. The Boston Globe has written that "she explores the concept of time, with long shadows lingering across paintings".

The characters that Navarro uses for her paintings are people that have crossed paths with her in different locations around the world. They stand in seas of exceptional color and are painted with a sharp realism. The characters are also washed in sun, casting shadows across the canvas. Their faces are tucked or hidden away from the viewer, creating a very deliberate emotional distance. "She photographs people on the streets, then isolates them against bold monochromatic backdrops. We rarely see their faces, though we may see the same figure again, moving forward, casting vivid shadows. They could be anyone; they could be you, and that tension between identity and anonymity is compelling.

Eva Navarro was selected as 2015 Residence Artists at the Sam and Adele Golden Foundation for the Arts in New Berlin, NY. In April 2016 she was the First Prize Winner of the VKR75 International Painting Competition, organized in Denmark, with her painting “Enlightenment”. Troels Rasmussen, VKR Holding company historian, states: “The winner of the first prize, Eva Navarro from Spain, has worked masterfully with light, shade, and sensuality. The viewer is brought close to a person sitting in a chair, reading in subdued, yet bright, lighting from above. The scene is credible and convincing, with exquisite technical detail, all of which combine to make this work the clear winner of the competition”.

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Ms. Eva Navarro
Enjoying the Sun
It’s a beautiful day
Mother and son
Sunny Winter Morning
Walking along the Seine I & II
Temptation
Pont des Arts
Jovenes
Enlightenment
Father and son
Ay madre
Going around the World
Backlight
Hand in Hand
Leave your troubles behind
Siete Caminantes
The Explorer
Welcome
Winter Morning
The Forest
The Naked Truth
Star
Damas
In their Sunday best
Man with a straw hat
Stars
The Plane
Young Man
Vamos a la playa
Step by step
Morning Walk
Days Off I

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