ALICIA GIMENO

Alicia Gimeno’s work brings together two forces that define her artistic language: organic forms infused with nature, deeply rooted in the architectural landscape of Catalan modernism, and a contemplative approach to gesture inspired by the spiritual dimension of Japanese calligraphy.

Gimeno muses the beauty of writing — the gesture, the trace, the breath held in a stroke. Beyond meaning or language, there exists a silent, visual syntax: a way of making presence visible. This leads her to explore Eastern calligraphy, where writing becomes an embodied meditation and a vehicle
for transformation.

Color is not absent from Gimeno’s work, but it is not essential. She trusts the energy of the line, the resonance of empty space, and the rhythm of repetition. What unfolds is an idea of abstract calligraphy — rooted in botanical intuition — that invites slowness, intimacy, and contemplation. Concepts like ma (間) — the charged space between things — and wabi sabi — the quiet dignity of imperfection — are central to Gimeno’s ongoing learning and permeate the way she paints, not as fixed symbols, but as living ideas to approach.