Linear cracks

Line and repetition transcend Amelia's artistic language. In her work, each line is understood as a continuity of points that need a path to be joined. Whether in freehand pencil or through the meticulous cutting of sheets, it is the same arduous and voluntary exercise of the artist that creates patterns and rhythm; a trace, movement. A new reality.

In this group of works, Amelia investigates the interruption of the line, through a fissure or break that cuts the lines or shakes them up and then continues on its way. A fissure that runs through the work, like a sowing of movements, strokes, and paths that encompass the entire paper.

Tell us a little about yourself and the reason why you decided to be an artist.

I grew up surrounded by artists and related professions, where we visited exhibitions on a daily basis and talked about them, and that left a deep mark on me. Then I studied art at the Finis Terrae University and when I finished my degree I studied secondary education. At the same time, I applied to all the art competitions that were going on at the time. I remember that I sent in about 8 applications thinking that I would get one. As the year went by, I got all the entries, I couldn't believe it, that time was very motivating. I think that was also an important driving force for me to work and work... And well, here I am, always looking for where to show my work and investigating new possibilities of representation and analysis.

 

Could you tell us a little about the inspiration that started your work, and how it has evolved?

In the first works I did at university, I was very interested in the shadows of objects, and how these shadows, produced by sunlight, were constantly changing and had a daily routine. At the same time, I am interested in the idea of ​​time, as something that is constantly happening and does not depend on us.

In the observation of the shadow, if we go back to the beginnings of its representation in the drawing, it is represented linearly with hatching, that is when I begin to appropriate the line, like the successive union of points or events that narrate or draw.

Little by little, the line becomes my creative element. Initially, I drew lines thinking of a drawing or figuration, but as time has passed, I have become detached from figuration. The line has become itself, without the need for a why... with the intention of drawing them side by side, thinking about the doing, about that enjoyment.

Describe your job in three words…

Repetition, time, movement

 

What inspires you at the moment?

In nature. And also things that happen in everyday life, they give me insights into how to resolve certain ideas that arise.

 

Do you have any contemporary or historical artists who influence your work?

Sol Lewit, Agnes Martin, Josef Albers, Kara Walker, Regina Silveira, Doris Salcedo

 

What makes you most proud as an artist?

I do what I like every day, I feel very lucky to be able to make a living from this and to be excited about it every day.

 

How do you see yourself in the future?

Wow, what a difficult question. Working on my work, one never knows how the research will mutate, and that gives me joy and uncertainty at the same time. But I don't see myself doing anything else, I really like doing and I don't think I'm capable of living without it. I hope for a good and motivated investigation.

 

See works by Amelia Campino