Fitzia
“If feathers make the plumage, it is not glue that makes the collage,” Max Ernst humorously noted.
Fitzia is one of the most brilliant representatives of the art of collage, a medium to which she has dedicated her entire life.
Her goal has been to give form and color to abstractions using the small, tangible “nothings” that are glue and paper on a flat surface.
Here, collage reaches its highest refinement. From the most precious to the simplest, she tears papers, glues, patinas, and waxes. This creates a prodigious and disorienting world of forms that are ever more contemporary and modern. Fitzia leads her viewers through an infinite range of possible interpretations.
“Collage” is something different from oil painting. It is a long conversation between the artist and her intentions. At first, there is a will to create, then to organize the surface, but chance plays a significant role as well. Chance, as Arp said, “he who lets himself be guided by chance may weave a living fabric.”
It is fascinating to examine closely the creation of these works, in which paper is used skillfully. One discovers layers, transparency, and subtleties. This, in turn, requires great mastery of the art form.
Once her works are finished, Fitzia covers them with a layer of wax while hot, protecting them from dust and giving them a satin finish.
Her work has been exhibited in many countries (Mexico, the United States, Colombia, and France, among others). Several of her works are held in museums, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Museum in Mexico City, and the Museo de Bibloa.
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