Kids, don't run around the patio. It will seem bigger
AFFILIATE•Apr 09, 2025 — Apr 26, 2025
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Kids, don’t run around the patio. It will seem bigger.
A new body of work by Esther Gatón consists of bas-reliefs of burnt doll clay on wood. They incorporate metal flakes, walnut stain, and various inks to form rich textures, volumes and palettes. Their size is moderate but not small, suggesting the works were composed with both control and its abdication. Gatón’s sculptural practice, which formally evokes Art Informel and traits of post-war modernism, is summarized in these wall works. No vertical sculptures, they are too protruding to be paintings.
Titles such as The tulips are too excitable and Two, of course there are two [1] (both works on display) remind of Gatón’s own writing on her art. The publication for her exhibition at Hothouse in London (2024) is rich in suggestive sentences like the titles, which adds another dimension to the works. The end of the publication is telling: “I wanted to leave the writing to leak […] I trust that...More
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Kids, don't run around the patio. It will seem bigger
AFFILIATE•Apr 09, 2025 — Apr 26, 2025
Press Release
Kids, don’t run around the patio. It will seem bigger.
A new body of work by Esther Gatón consists of bas-reliefs of burnt doll clay on wood. They incorporate metal flakes, walnut stain, and various inks to form rich textures, volumes and palettes. Their size is moderate but not small, suggesting the works were composed with both control and its abdication. Gatón’s sculptural practice, which formally evokes Art Informel and traits of post-war modernism, is summarized in these wall works. No vertical sculptures, they are too protruding to be paintings.
Titles such as The tulips are too excitable and Two, of course there are two [1] (both works on display) remind of Gatón’s own writing on her art. The publication for her exhibition at Hothouse in London (2024) is rich in suggestive sentences like the titles, which adds another dimension to the works. The end of the publication is telling: “I wanted to leave the writing to leak […] I trust that...More
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