Whims, the part and the whole: Quique Sarzamora

"The return of experience through presence is essential."

In Whims, the part and the whole, Quique Sarzamora invites us to inhabit color as experience—a living territory that can only be understood through closeness, through total immersion in the physical presence of the work. His painting is far more than representation; it is a field of action, a space where the visible and the invisible engage in dialogue, where gesture and pigment tell stories of crisis, affection, and healing.

Each canvas is an intimate process, a search for what lies beneath the surface, an exploration of the underground—of that which precedes the creative moment. Sarzamora approaches painting as a language that begins before the first brushstroke, before the contact between brush and canvas. From the preparation of the surface to the vibration of color on the linen, every step is an attempt to unveil what hides within the deepest layers of being.

The result is a body of work that resists being fully captured by a quick glance or photographic reproduction. His fields of color are bold yet full of nuance, demanding us to slow down, to fine-tune our perception, and to pay attention to what only emerges in the shared experience between the canvas and the viewer’s body.

There is no singular narrative in these Whims. Instead, Sarzamora constructs an open space filled with tension between chance and intention, spontaneity and careful planning. Like improvised music, each color finds its place within a fluid composition, where tiny variations—an almost imperceptible tremor on the surface—carry the full weight of what has been lived.

Whims, the part and the whole, is a return to painting as a vital act, a sensory and emotional exploration. The viewer is not a mere observer but an active participant in the work, called to experience the present without filters, to step into color and be transformed by it.

In the words of José Ángel Valente: "It is about arranging these scattered data." Sarzamora does not seek to solve the riddle but rather to build bridges between fragments, between the multiple selves that inhabit us and the countless realities we can imagine. Each canvas is, therefore, a whim in the freest and fullest sense of the word—a desire to dwell in the beauty of the moment, to give shape to chaos, and to invent new worlds through color.