Galería Cayón is pleased to present two exhibitions in its two Madrid spaces with works on paper by three artists of the last century.
In "Joan Miró/Al Taylor, on paper" brings together, for the first time, the work of Joan Miró (Barcelona, 1893-Palma de Mallorca, 1983) and Al Taylor (New York, 1948-1999). From Miró, one of the most extraordinary draftsmen in the history of art, eight drawings of different techniques from the 70's will be exhibited together with eight drawings by Taylor -these from the 80's and 90's-, artist to whom the gallery dedicates, with this, its second exhibition.
"Sobre papel", Joan Miró / Al Taylor, 2022
Joan Miró. Personnage 11/III/1977. Cera sobre papel acuarela, 44,5 x 33,5 cm. MI011
Al Taylor. Bondage Duck, 1998. Lápiz, grafito, tinta, mortero de mica acrílica, lápiz graso de China y crayón de cera sobre papel, 51 x 37,5 cm. TA021
Of Miró’s drawings, Emili J. Fernández Miró has written that, although curiosity is one of the characteristics of Miró’s work as a whole, this special attention to everything is particularly evident in his work on paper -his drawings- the medium in which he felt most comfortable.
In Miró, the creative experience does not originate in many occasions on white paper, but starts from a support “that has a life of its own”, from a support that already contributes to the creation and that, therefore, goes from being a simple support to an indivisible part of the work itself. Thus, this exhibition presents works on the most varied bases (cardboard and watercolor papers, Japan or woodcut Arches), on which a good number of media are used (wax, oil, gouache, grease pencil, graphite and wax) in order to explore, with total freedom (the artist’s freedom), all the possibilities offered by the quality and texture of the different papers, creating works that are the product of “impulse, risk, [and] spontaneity”.
Al Taylor. Sin título (Tide Tab), 1993. Lápiz, gouache, grasa de marcador de China y lápiz de cera sobre papel, 35.2 x 30.2 cm. TA025
Joan Miró. Personnage, oiseau 24/XII/1976. Cera sobre papel acuarela, 44,7 x 33,7 cm. MI010
The drawing qualities of Miró and Taylor are fully expressed in this exhibition which, in addition to showing the inspiration that the last Miró represents for Taylor, allows us to contemplate works full of humor and shrewdness in the exploration of the mystery of man (in the case of Miró's drawings) and in what it means to give importance to inconsequential objects such as an old wheel, a wire or a boat (in the case of Taylor's), waste objects, on the other hand, which also meant everything in Miró's sculptural work. From the American's notes we extract this quote that could well be attributed to Miron's work: "What I am really looking for is to make many drawings [...] like a billiard player, I want to have all the angles covered".
Joan Miró. Sans titre 16/I/1978 Grafito sobre papel japonés, 25 x 19 cm. MI015
![[Sin título], 1986 / 1988. Lápiz, acuarela, tinta de color y mate con pigmento seco sobre papel, 24.6 x 17.9 cm. TA029](https://galeriacayon.com/wp-content/uploads//2022/01/TA029.jpg)
Al Taylor. [Sin título], 1986 / 1988. Lápiz, acuarela, tinta de color y mate con pigmento seco sobre papel, 24.6 x 17.9 cm. TA029
Sans titre 16/I/1978. Grafito sobre papel japonés, 25 x 19 cm. MI014
From among Al Taylor’s unpublished notes we quote this one that exemplifies his thoughts about his work on paper: “I usually make drawings to record something I’ve been looking at; but this usually backfires because it leads me to look for another reason to draw”.
Recently, Taylor’s superb draftsmanship, full of winks and games, has been recognized in “The Drawings of Al Taylor” held at the Morgan Library in New York last 2020.
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Créditos:
© Sucessió Miró
© The Estate of Al Taylor. Courtesy The Estate of Al Taylor and David Zwirner
Galería Cayón Madrid/Manila/Menorca, 2021.
Fotografía © UMFotografía.