Carmen Laffón

Seville, 1934 – Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cádiz), 2021.

The work of this Sevillian artist, closely linked to Sanlúcar de Barrameda, addresses the landscapes closest to her in their essence and fullness, approaching them with undeniable originality. Discovering beauty in the most unexpected and with a personal and unmistakable discourse, Carmen Laffón is capable of moving us through color and the evocative nature of matter. Color transcends form and speaks only of the substance of things.

In this artist's work, silence takes center stage as a motif, which stems from the fact that she paints "inner and outer emotions, not declared, but suggested." In this sense, her works resemble the recreation of a space that has been previously inhabited, crossed, or manipulated by someone (who places the objects and fruits in her still lifes, who looks out the window, or who leaves a letter in a cupboard after reading it) and who has emotionally imbued it with their presence.
He won the National Prize for Fine Arts in 1982, received the Medal of Merit in Fine Arts in 1999, and in 2000 joined the San Fernando Academy of Fine Arts.

His works are part of the most important institutional collections, such as MNCARS (Madrid), British Museum, Cabinet of Drawings (London), The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), Museum of Abstract Art of Cuenca...