In the north of the Iberian Peninsula, miles and miles of green vegetation, plains, mountains, and sea are offered to our eyes so that we may voluntarily find in this broad provocation of nature whatever resonates within us. There are those who find in the landscape of Northern Spain a void difficult to fill; there are those who find there the only refuge from which all kinds of imagery and inspiration necessary for breathing and creating emanate.
Jorge Nava (Gijón, 1980) is a pictorial artist who finds in nature not only an aspirational model of life to surround himself with; he also holds something spiritual. The sensations that Jorge Nava experiences immersed in the green do not exist beyond the green.
La piel de la pintura (The Skin of Painting), Jorge Nava's solo show at ARMA Gallery, is structured around Jorge's confrontation with himself to understand how and why seasonal changes so profoundly affect the artist's sensibility. Sometimes, art can be understood as escapism, and yet these pieces are exactly the opposite mechanism of escape.
From a kindness towards the environment and its emotions, these abstract art pieces transport us to meadows, winds, and moments of flourishing, through only color palettes and the expression of Jorge's own body. Therefore, the exhibition is titled La piel de la pintura, because it is the result of seeking to give continuity to the gesture of the body and its ability to create a language through matter.
In Jorge's fidelity to abstract pictorial art, through his work he seeks to tell things about his daily life without aspiring to anything more than feeling identified and finding himself in his practice.
Discover the full interview with CACO and ARMA Gallery in conjunction with the solo exhibition inaugurated on June 10, 2025.
