Alicia Gimeno

Alicia Gimeno, a Barcelona-based artist born in 1989, has always sought to
understand the forms of the world. Growing up in a family of engineers, where a
technical understanding of space was the norm, she retained a taste for abstraction
and added a dose of playfulness and creative freedom. Her works—both visual and
sculptural—explore the expressive possibilities of form and line in relation to their
context. She starts from an aesthetic utopia: stripping forms bare, emptying them
of everything non-essential. For Gimeno, this does not set limits but opens an
infinite horizon of search.
From a young age, she was captivated by Eastern calligraphy and delved into the
act of writing. She recognized that writing could be a form of expression
independent of language and reading comprehension. Her chromatic range centers
on the polarities of black and white, allowing her clarity in her formal language.
It’s not that color is absent, but rather that the artist simply doesn’t need it for
expression. Canvases become surfaces for text, almost in a calligraphic operation.
Her abstract calligraphies, infused with botanical essence, aim to invite
introspection and a connection to the natural world. These works are not merely an
exploration in the visual realm but rather seek to delve into the energetic
expression of the brushstroke through movement. Guided by the concept of Qì (氣), the purest essence of life, and informed by her studies of Eastern thought,
Gimeno delves into concepts such as wabi sabi—the finding of beauty in

imperfection—and ma—the negative space that can only be understood within its
context.
For Gimeno, art is an autonomous language rooted in life and movement. Good art,
she believes, allows form to embrace life’s flow rather than constrict it. In her
work, context and text open a dialogue, creating an organic synthesis that connects
the material, the spiritual, and the viewer.