Alzueta Gallery is pleased to present De óxido y hueso, a solo exhibition by Antonia Ferrer, opening on November 6 at the gallery’s Barcelona Sèneca space.
Working at the intersection of painting, sculpture, and nature, Ferrer’s practice is rooted in gesture, intuition, and the silent transformation of raw materials. With a minimalist approach and a profound sensitivity to texture and light, she constructs surfaces that feel both ancient and immediate, where matter itself becomes a living terrain.
In De óxido y hueso, Ferrer continues her exploration of the essential, what remains when the superfluous is stripped away. Materiality lies at the core of her work, embracing its inevitable decay. The exhibition brings together a constellation of oil-on-wood paintings and cement and steel sculptures, delving into ideas of erosion, wear, and memory. Her paintings are traversed by cords that act as fissures or scars, altering the surface without breaking it.
The palette, rust red, bone white, mineral grey, muted ochre, and deep brown — evokes the slow passage of time and the residues of ritual. Minimal gestures reveal intense presences: each work breathes with the memory of its own making. Ferrer’s sculptures extend this reflection into three dimensions, inhabiting a space between brutalism and wabi-sabi, where strength and fragility coexist. Hand-worked steel and cement become meditative acts, celebrating imperfection and the tactile resonance of process.
© Text and Photo Courtesy of Alzueta Gallery
