Angela De La Cruz

Angela De La Cruz Cv

At first glance, de la Cruz's paintings appear to have been vandalised or flagrantly abused. Mangled stretchers, slashed canvases, twisted and violated, are hung on the wall like macabre trophies, and yet it is this deliberate and systematic desecration of the canvases, which informs the end result. Emotionally raw, yet canny and sharply ironic, de la Cruz confronts the 'problem' with painting by incorporating its very destruction into the work itself. "The moment I cut through the canvas I get rid of the grandiosity of painting."Violent, unapologetic and often darkly humorous, her work unabashedly exposes a visceral emotionalism, breaking the barriers of the established norms of painting. Implicit is the sense that a scene of frenetic violent activity has just taken place leaving in its wake the strangely paradoxical feeling of spent energy and a sense of calm; a visual catharsis.

Angela de la Cruz lives and works in London, UK
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Angela De La Cruz Press

Art Monthly, 1st May 2010
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Londongrip.com, May 2010
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Culture 24, 9th April 2010
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Angela De La Cruz Exhibitions

Angela de la Cruz  June 5 - July 3, 2004

Angela De La Cruz Public Exhibitions

PAST

Angela de la Cruz
After, Camden Arts Centre, London
1 April - 30 May 2010
Camden Arts Centre

Angela de la Cruz
Trabalho Work, Culturgest, Porto, Portugal
2006

Angela de la Cruz
Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, Sevilla, Spain
28 April - 18 September 2005
Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo


Angela de la Cruz
Museo de Arte Contemporanea de Vigo, MARCO, Spain
2004

Angela De La Cruz Catalogues and Editions

Angela De La Cruz, Trabalho Work

Angela De La Cruz Images

<i>Hung 7, </i>2010 Oil on canvas 60 x 40 cm
Hung 7, 2010 Oil on canvas 60 x 40 cm
<i>Flat, </i>2009 mixed media, ready made chair 140 x 50 cm (approx)
Flat, 2009 mixed media, ready made chair 140 x 50 cm (approx)
<i>Stuck, </i>2010 dimensions variable
Stuck, 2010 dimensions variable
<i>Self, </i>1997 chair and two paintings
Self, 1997 chair and two paintings
<i>Larger than Life, </i>2004 Oil and acrylic on canvas 260 x 400 x 105 cm
Larger than Life, 2004 Oil and acrylic on canvas 260 x 400 x 105 cm
<i>Nothing 1, </i>1998 Oil on canvas 33 x 72 x 69 cm
Nothing 1, 1998 Oil on canvas 33 x 72 x 69 cm
<i>Upright (3 leg chair), </i>2004 Mixed media 130 x 50 x 45 cm
Upright (3 leg chair), 2004 Mixed media 130 x 50 x 45 cm
<i>Clutter IX (blue),</i> 2004 Oil and acrylic on canvas and metal 188 x 98 x 40 cm
Clutter IX (blue), 2004 Oil and acrylic on canvas and metal 188 x 98 x 40 cm
<i>Vertical V (yellow/pink), </i>2004 Oil and acrylic on canvas 181 x 46 x 24 cm
Vertical V (yellow/pink), 2004 Oil and acrylic on canvas 181 x 46 x 24 cm
<i>Clutter wardrobes, </i>2004 Wood Dimensions variable
Clutter wardrobes, 2004 Wood Dimensions variable
<i>Still Life (Table), </i>2000 Wood and oil and canvas 90 x 105 x 100 cm
Still Life (Table), 2000 Wood and oil and canvas 90 x 105 x 100 cm

Angela De La Cruz Contact

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