Emboscados. Catalina Coronado Guerrero

From Jun 8th to 30th 2025

La Concepción offers this exhibition Catalina Coronado. The technique used is mixed, watercolors, inks and acrylics on German Etching paper in different sizes and respond to the work of the artist in her last two years on the shores of the Mediterranean forest.

The word “ambushed” -with which the painter titles this exhibition- is also used by Joaquín Araujo, naturalist, writer and journalist, in his book Los árboles te enseñarán a ver el bosque (The trees will teach you to see the forest). He teaches us to enjoy our natural heritage through observation and reflection, and Catalina, precisely, aims to draw the attention of the observer through color, shapes and free lines that recall our natural environment, the trees and natural parks that we so often mistreat.

The contrasts of color and the different lights of the paintings in this exhibition come from walks through natural parks in Cadiz and Malaga at different times of the day. Some works will seem to us atomic explosions of color, or pop invoice, others suggest microscopic approaches to reality, and there are those of digital pixels so close in these times, but in all the works reveals an overwhelming will of color to emerge to the surface from unfathomable natures.

The idea of using dolls to recreate the garden's history was conceived by the artist Alberto Martin, who has been putting together displays with Barbie dolls for many years. After studying a number of late 19^th-century photographs, mostly from the Silvela Legacy, he created a series of almost identical scenes using not only the world-famous Barbie but also Ken, Madelman and other similar figures. Sponsored by the Malaga Foundation and the Friends of La Concepcion Association.

The aim of this exhibition is to portray both a key period in the history of La Concepcion and the Bourgeois lifestyle of the time in a way that will appeal to visitors of all ages. All of the materials used in the displays have been recycled: bottle tops, sink racks, clothes pegs, pencil sharpeners, pin cushions etc. Each figure is dressed in a different costume and hat made from dressmakers' cuttings; the hairstyles, fans and parasols sported by the women are all unique and were inspired by 19^th-century clothing catalogues.

This exhibition displays period furniture in the room that housed the library of the Casa Palacio in the 19th century. The room can be accessed through a methacrylate tunnel to prevent deterioration of the furniture. This is intended to enhance the value of the elements of this space, which has allowed not only to improve its preservation, but also to generate greater artistic and cultural interest among visitors. Most of this furniture is part of the municipal heritage and dates from the second half of the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century. Some of the most noteworthy are the office table of General Espartero, made of oak and of French origin, which served as Jorge Loring's own desk; as well as a mahogany chair that accompanies it. Another valuable element is an English Edward VI style mahogany corner cabinet with built-in bookshelves, display cabinet, table and sofa.