STATEMENT
Nieves González (Huelva, 1996) constructs a visual territory where pictorial memory and contemporary urgency converge. Her practice doesn’t limit itself to citing the past; it subjects it to a poetic dissection that reveals new anatomies of the present.
Though structured from pictorial tradition, her compositions critically interrogate that legacy, establishing a productive tension between the inherited and the possible. In her canvases, classical canons undergo deliberate metamorphosis that transforms the familiar into something unsettling and new, allowing her work to become simultaneously recognizable and challenging.
Each work acts as a link in a broader conceptual chain, where Western pictorial heritage is not contemplated as museum but as living matter susceptible to transformation. Her pieces construct a generational conversation about tradition, questioning what it means to inherit a visual language in a world that has reconfigured its codes of perception.
Her work is the meeting point between the sacred and profane, the neutral space where dualities are questioned and the ambiguity inherent to all human experience is revealed. Her practice constitutes the defense of a narrative that began to be written long ago, but in her hands acquires new dimensions of meaning, inviting us to reconsider our relationship with history and artistic tradition from a contemporary sensibility.
BIO
Nieves González (Huelva, 1996) is a visual artist whose work draws from classical painting and establishes a dialogue with contemporary contexts, engaging with the aesthetic of a generational language that reflects the complexity of our time.
Her pieces reference Western pictorial tradition, particularly from the 16th and 17th centuries, both in technique and iconography, which she blends with contemporary elements to subvert the image and create new narratives. As part of a society dominated by visual culture, her work explores a universe where the classical and the contemporary intertwine, revealing the depth of our relationship with images.
She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the University of Seville (2019) and a Master’s degree in Art: Idea and Production from the same institution (2021). Her work has been featured at JustMad art fair (2025) and has received several awards throughout her career.
