Andres Mende

ANDRÉS MENDE (Valladolid, active during the last decade of the 20th century-early 21st century).
"Blue I", 2019.
Oil on canvas.
Signed and dated.
Measurements: 148 x 91 cm.

This abstract work surprises the viewer thanks to the contrast of colors and the meticulous study of the stroke. The expression of the work is aided by the chromatic palette, since the author always predominates in black, brown and ocher colors, which usually contrast with some other color, as in this case blue. In this way, he brings depth and more dynamism to the result. His style is ascribed to abstract informalism, which could be considered an offshoot of European abstract expressionism. Informalism was born in Europe after World War II and is characterized by the inclusion of different materials in the works. Using chance and improvisation, material works are created, with an ideological base linked to existentialism and individual subjectivity. It differs from American abstract expressionism in that it is more poetic, more static and more discreet than the latter. At the individual level he has exhibited in Madrid, Bilbao, A Coruña, Palencia, Valladolid, Vigo and Pamplona.