Solo painting exhibition by Carlos Herraiz. SomoS presents a selection of large-scale process-based abstract paintings made by Spanish artist Carlos Herraiz at SomoS Art House in Berlin during an extended 2020 artist residency.

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Complementing or replacing the hand of the artist with the signature of the elements, Herraiz invites chance by exposing his works to the forces of nature for extended periods of time; for instance, by leaving them in the sun, or immersed in the sea, or by burying them, showing how the elements have intervened in the developing image. Deeply fascinated with the aesthetic and philosophical aspects of aging and decay, Herraiz states: ”Like observing a fruit in decomposition, I am interested in the biological process of how something changes, grows and degenerates, changing form and color and then disappearing. How something tangible becomes dust, void, silence, memory, a stain, a trace that memory leaves behind.” Herraiz’s contemplative work process resulted in a poetically charged group of paintings that explore creation, growth, and dissolution on an aesthetic and philosophical level.

Carlos Herraiz is a Spanish painter and photographer, born in Barcelona in 1995, known for his large-scale abstract paintings. The son and grandson of artists, Herraiz naturally became drawn to art in childhood, and often spent time drawing with his father, or in school. Between 2013-2019 he studied Painting, Drawing and Printmaking at the Glasgow School of Art, the Barcelona Academy of Art, and the Leith School of Art. He has held three solo exhibitions in Barcelona, and participated in group exhibitions in Glasgow, Barcelona, and Edinburgh. He has received the Spoon Prize at the Leith School of Art, and was nominated for the Richard Ford Award.

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