Pilar Xercavins, a Barcelona-based artist, has her canvases reflecting a profound journey through the world of creativity. Guided by an intimate connection with various artistic tools, including pencils, charcoals, and chalk, Xercavins’s hands dance gracefully on a blank canvas until her imagination takes form. Her use of natural pigments is a testament to her quest to capture the strength, color, and dynamism inherent in her creative mind.
In her own words, Xercavins expresses a unique approach to her craft, experimenting with elements from nature itself. Plants, flowers, and leaves find their way onto her canvases, unveiling the charm and power of natural aging. The fusion of earth colors with the nuances of the sky becomes the palette through which she shapes her creations. Footprints, rags, and sponges serve as tools, allowing her to craft a limitless spectrum inspired by Mother Earth.
One of Xercavins’s works, titled ‘El refugio de los triceratops,’ measures 80×80 cm and was created in the year 2023. This artwork delves into the transcendence of evolution, exploring the certainty of an infinite, microscopic world. In Xercavins’s artistic narrative, this world is portrayed as multicellular, filled with unalterable whispers where loneliness coexists with the fundamental need for help.
Nature, a constant muse for Xercavins, becomes a teacher in her works. Survival, she suggests, is a collective endeavor that requires a pack, a community that provides protection and sustenance from other species, following the timeless “Law of Life.” Through her art, Xercavins invites us to contemplate our existence as infinite, microscopic, and unalterable whispers echoing through the corridors of time.
Xercavins invites viewers to engage with the pieces on a personal level while embracing the simplicity that underscores the complexity of her themes. Her unique blend of abstract expressionism and natural inspiration creates a dialogue between the viewer and the canvas, where each stroke and hue tells a story of interconnectedness and the enduring whispers of time. In ‘Divine Feminine,’ her latest work, Xercavins continues this dialogue, inviting us to explore the profound and mystical aspects of femininity through her distinctive artistic lens.
