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Ester Partegàs — Barricades (Tourists of our own Existence)
Ester Partegàs

Barricades (Tourists of our own Existence)

Ester Partegàs layers enamel and acrylic across translucent Mylar and vinyl to construct a fragmented, visually restless composition that evokes the temporary structures and barriers that define contemporary urban and commercial spaces. The work's title gestures toward a kind of alienated self-observation, as though we have become spectators to our own lives, navigating environments built more for consumption than for habitation. Paper elements introduce a tactile impermanence, reinforcing the sense that these barricades—physical and psychological—are at once omnipresent and fundamentally unstable.

Medium
enamel, acrylic on Mylar and vinyl, paper

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September 17, 2015

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Ester Partegàs, Barricades (Tourists of our own Existence)

Ester Partegàs layers enamel and acrylic across translucent Mylar and vinyl to construct a fragmented, visually restless composition that evokes the temporary structures and barriers that define contemporary urban and commercial spaces. The work's title gestures toward a kind of alienated self-observation, as though we have become spectators to our own lives, navigating environments built more for consumption than for habitation. Paper elements introduce a tactile impermanence, reinforcing the sense that these barricades—physical and psychological—are at once omnipresent and fundamentally unstable.

Medium
enamel, acrylic on Mylar and vinyl, paper
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Consumerism Critique, Surreal, Bold, Figures, Political, Conceptual, Muted Palette, Layered, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Emerging Artist, Experimental, Introspective, Contemporary Artist, Installation Art, Vinyl And Mylar, Urban Themes, Satirical Tone, Enamel And Acrylic, Spanish Artist, Colorful, Urban Commentary, Mylar And Vinyl, Female Artist, Consumer Critique, Abstract, Text-Based Art, Spanish, Contemporary