Pilar Pérez-Prado

Pilar Pérez-Prado's pure abstractions of color and shape recall the serene sublimity of the Color Field Painters, while possessing a vital energy comparable to the Abstract Expressionist Action Painters.  Pérez-Prado is interested not only in the ways the mind perceives images, but the ways in which the memory alters and reshapes these recollections over time. Conjuring works from repeated images to which the artist refers as "textures," Pérez-Prado's paintings come alive with a rhythmic visual energy that is akin to the auditory sensations of music.  Each canvas emits a different vibration, from a legato line of monochromatic shades, to the percussive clash of jagged shapes of umbers and reds, to the staccato repetition of square upon square.

Born in Asturias, Spain, Pilar Pérez-Prado is a trained sound engineer who went through a profound artistic transformation while residing in Barcelona for two years.  The artist now lives and works in Madrid, Spain.