Overview

"The sustained fragility of that thread-root whose warp is the poetics of an instant in which the song of life nests".

 

An intelligent artist, a tireless creator who projects herself incessantly, creating a work that leaves no one indifferent. Her work is visual poetry. Aixa Portero dreams from diferent sources and interprets with her work a simple, close philosophy with which she converts each of her pieces into a chrysalis from which the instant of liberation and metamorphosis emerges. A visual and organic poem in which to nestle the gaze, the enjoyment, the thought, the interior of ourselves.

 

 

Works
  • Natura Naturans
    Aixa Portero
    Natura Naturans, 2021
    Books, iron and feathers
    80 x 120 x 40 cm
  • Bosque Ramón y Cajal
    Aixa Portero
    Bosque Ramón y Cajal, 2023
    Ink and mixed media.
    Oak frame and museum glass
    96 x 50 cm
    Framed 108 x 62 cm
  • Natura
    Aixa Portero
    Natura, 2023
    Ink and mixed media.
    Oak frame and museum glass
    96 x 50 cm
    Framed 108 x 62 cm
  • Nido estrella
    Aixa Portero
    Nido estrella, 2023
    Ink and mixed media.
    Oak frame and museum glass
    79 x 39 cm
    Framed 92 x 51 cm
  • Rizoma
    Aixa Portero
    Rizoma, 2023
    Ink and mixed media.
    Oak frame and museum glass
    26,5 x 69 cm
    Framed 38,5 x 81 cm
  • NGC 3324
    Aixa Portero
    NGC 3324, 2023
    Ink and mixed media.
    Oak frame and museum glass
    29 x 70 cm
    Framed 41 x 82 cm
  • Región Finita
    Aixa Portero
    Región Finita, 2023
    Ink and mixed media.
    Oak frame and museum glass
    20 x 20 cm / each
    Framed 28 x 28 cm / each
  • Poema a Deleuze
    Aixa Portero
    Poema a Deleuze, 2024
    Branches on intervened book
    62 x 72 x 17
  • Raiz Cosmo
    Aixa Portero
    Raiz Cosmo, 2024
    Oil on wood
    60 60 cm
  • Región Finita Alada
    Aixa Portero
    Región Finita Alada, 2024
    Nine pieces made of Rattan, iron and feathers
    Variable mesures
    Each piece: 31 x 33 x 44 cm
    Series: Región Finita Alada
  • Uchronia
    Aixa Portero
    Uchronia, 2021
    Oil on wood
    150 x 150
  • Cuna nido
    Aixa Portero
    Cuna nido, 2019
    Mixed media
    115 x 105 x 65 cms
    The song of the tree
  • Free Voice 2
    Aixa Portero
    Free Voice 2, 2019
    Mixed media
    178 x 143 x 50 cm
    Series: Free Voice
  • Libro poema 1
    Aixa Portero
    Libro poema 1, 2019
    Mixed media
    22 x 22 cm
    Series: Libros poemas
  • Libro poema 2
    Aixa Portero
    Libro poema 2, 2019
    Mixed media
    22 x 22 cm
    Series: Libros poemas
  • Libro poema 3
    Aixa Portero
    Libro poema 3, 2019
    Mixed media
    40 x 22 cm
    Series: Libros poemas
  • Nests are from Paris
    Aixa Portero
    Nests are from Paris, 2019
    Mixed media, iron and wood.
    165 x 100 x 100 cms
  • Poem book, 8
    Aixa Portero
    Poem book, 8, 2019
    Mixed media
    22 x 25 cm
    Series: Libros poemas
  • Feather book, 1
    Aixa Portero
    Feather book, 1, 2018
    Mixed media
    15 x 46cms
  • Feather book, 2
    Aixa Portero
    Feather book, 2, 2018
    Mixed media
    15 x 46cms
  • Feather book, 3
    Aixa Portero
    Feather book, 3, 2018
    Mixed media
    15 x 45 cms
  • Niké
    Aixa Portero
    Niké, 2018
    Mixed media
    60 x 25 x 10 cm
  • Poiesis
    Aixa Portero
    Poiesis, 2018
    Mixed media
    60 x 25 x 10 cm
Biography

Aixa Portero, born in Málaga, Spain, in 1975, is a distinguished artist and academic with a Doctorate in Fine Arts with a European Mention from the University of Granada (2006). Her academic and artistic pursuits have taken her to leading institutions worldwide, including the University of California, San Diego, as a visiting researcher (2002-2003), the Piet Zwart Institute of the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam (2001-2002), and the École Supérieure d’Art Visuel in Geneva (1999-2000). She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts with honors, specializing in sculpture and painting, from the University of Granada (1998) and further enriched her studies with an Erasmus scholarship at Sint-Lukas Hoger Institute in Brussels (1997-1998). Portero’s career is marked by a prolific exhibition history, including notable solo shows such as "Pax Natura" at CAC Málaga (2021), "Raíz Natura" at Galería La Cometa in Bogotá (2019), and the "PATH Project" at ArtVilnius'19 (2019).

 

She has exhibited in prestigious venues such as the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in Vitebsk and Minsk, Belarus, and her works have been displayed in numerous collective exhibitions, including ARCO Madrid (2023), the centennial celebration of Bauhaus at ARTSevilla’19, and international art fairs like ArtMarbella and the USC Gallery in Miami. Aixa Portero has been recognized with several accolades, including the 2024 Bandera de Andalucía for the Arts and the Third Prize for National Best Edited Books in 2022 by Spain’s Ministry of Culture and Sports for her illustrative work in La Alhambra. Her work is supported by collaborations with organizations such as UNESCO Málaga, Fundación Málaga, and the University of Granada. She was the first Spanish artist to exhibit at the Museo Nacional de Arte Contemporáneo in Belarus, and her works are part of significant private collections in Latin America.

 

Aixa Portero’s art explores themes of nature, identity, and the interconnectedness of life, often addressing contemporary societal issues through innovative painting, sculpture, and installation. Her dedication to cultural dialogue and artistic innovation solidifies her position as a leading voice in contemporary art.

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