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Inés Bancalari, Installation at Cecilia de Torres, New York, 2004

Inés Bancalari, Installation at Cecilia de Torres, New York, 2004

Inés Bancalari, Installation at Cecilia de Torres, New York, 2004

Inés Bancalari, Almendro, 1996, Oil on canvas, 39⅜ x 21⅝ in. 100 x 55 cm.

Inés Bancalari, Pintura celeste roja y negra, 1994-1996, Oil on canvas, 39⅜ x 21⅝ in. 100 x 55 cm.

Inés Bancalari, Installation at Cecilia de Torres, New York, 2004

Inés Bancalari, Cuadrado rojo, 1999, Oil on canvas, 29½ x 19⅝ in. 75 x 50 cm.

Inés Bancalari, Gris Mineral, 2000, Oil on canvas, 31½ x 23⅝ in. 80 x 60 cm.

Inés Bancalari, Naranja, rojo, azul y verde, 2004, Oil on board, 27½ x 39⅜ in. 70 x 100 cm

Inés Bancalari, Installation at Cecilia de Torres, New York, 2004

Inés Bancalari, Installation at Cecilia de Torres, New York, 2004

Inés Bancalari, Pintura roja, verde y negra, 2001, Oil on canvas, 35½ x 23⅝ in. 90 x 60 cm.

Ines Bancalari, Rojo y tierras, 2003, Oil on canvas, 39⅜ x 27½ in. 100 x 70 cm.

Inés Bancalari, Paisaje, 1994-1999, Oil on plywood, 19⅝ x 27½ in. 50 x 70 cm.

Inés Bancalari, Campo rojo, 1996, Oil on canvas, 15¾ x 19⅝ in. 40 x 50 cm.

Inés Bancalari, Installation at Cecilia de Torres, New York, 2004

Inés Bancalari, September, 2001, Oil on canvas, 49¼ x 23⅝ in. 125 x 60 cm.

Inés Bancalari, Rombo, 2003, Oil on wood, 26¼ x 12 in. 66,6 x 30,5 cm

Inés Bancalari, Installation at Cecilia de Torres, New York

Inés Bancalari, Pequeño arlequín, 1994, Oil on plywood, 27½ x 6¾ in. 70 x 17 cm.

Inés Bancalari, Arco Iris, 1999, Oil on plywood, 27½ x 6¾ in. 70 x 17 cm.

Inés Bancalari, Arco Iris II, 2000, Oil on plywood, 27½ x 6¾ in. 70 x 17 cm.

Inés Bancalari, Naranja y rojo, 2003, Oil on Masonite, 27½ x 6¾ in. 70 x 17 cm.

Inés Bancalari, Ventana II, 2001, Oil on canvas, 35½ x 23⅝ in. 90 x 60 cm.

Inés Bancalari, Trompo, 2001, Oil on plywood, 13¾ x 13¾ in. 35,1 x 35,1 cm.

Inés Bancalari, Pintura violeta y roja, 2001, Oil on canvas, 39⅜ x 27½ in. 100 x 70 cm

Inés Bancalari, Installation at Cecilia de Torres, New York, 2004

Inés Bancalari, Blanco I, 2004, Collage, 31⅞ x 24 in. 81 x 60,8 cm.

Inés Bancalari, A J.R., 2000, Collage, 19¼ X 13⅛ in. 49 X 35,3 cm.

Inés Bancalari, Naranja y Rojo, 1996, Collage, 9 x 8¾ in. 23 x 22,3 cm.

Inés Bancalari, Barrilete amarillo, 1999, Collage, 10¼ x 9⅝ in. 26 x 24,5 cm.

Inés Bancalari, Dos Rojos y verde, 2000, Collage, 11⅞ X 6⅞ in. 30 X 17,5 cm.

Inés Bancalari, Gris, rojo y ocre, 2000, Collage, 11⅜ x 6¾ in. 29,2 x 17 cm.

Inés Bancalari, Rojo y amarillo, 2000, Collage, 11⅞ X 7 in. 30 X 17,7 cm.

Inés Bancalari, Circulo gris y rojo, 2003, Collage, Diameter: 8⅜ in. 21,7 cm.

Inés Bancalari, Círculo rojo gris y negro, 2003, Collage, Diameter: 8½ in. 21,7 cm.

Inés Bancalari, Rojo y Azul, 2000, Collage, 8⅛ x 8⅝ in. 21,2 x 22 cm.

Inés Bancalari, Oro, ocre y R, febrero, 2003, Collage, 16⅛ x 17¾ in. 41 x 45 cm.

Inés Bancalari - Paintings and Collages

“One winter morning while visiting Inés Bancalari, I was struck by a painting of great gravity, richness and complexity. At first, I thought Poliakoff? No, the texture was thicker and the colors darker. Then, Inés told me she had painted it. The austerity and refinement of her oils and collages, as well as the ease and fluency of her drawings, captured me. I wanted to know more about the creative process that produced such an original conjunction of geometry and lyricism.”
Cecilia de Torres, 2004

“It was a pleasant surprise for me, thanks to an art gallery owner with an eye for good painting, to come across Inés Bancalari’s beautiful paintings. Like spaces of meditation they attest to her aesthetic adventure -undertaken with rigor and wisdom- to her search for truth, her faith in the possibilities of painting and her total concentration in art itself.”
Juan Manuel Bonet, writer and art critic; former Director of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid; and of the Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM), Valencia, Spain.

“What effect does looking at Inés Bancalari’s work have on me? I would say something like a silent peace, a peace obtained at a high price, as the tragic side of life has not been lost on this artist. Her work is worth getting to know. It was created with obsessive patience and reveals itself slowly. Her paintings are free of nervous gestures in spite of the energy she pours into them. They develop gradually, sometimes taking years to complete.”
Rafael Squirru, art critic and poet; founding Director of the Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Art; former Director of Cultural Affairs, Organization of American States (OAS).

“Her collages bring to mind Kemble’s playful daring. When it comes to work, her energy appears to be limitless. The large color planes in her paintings are organized with geometric rigor, resulting in a balanced composition where a powerful range of reds co-exist in tense harmony with explosive greens; Bancalari’s expert hands keep these colors from disrupting the picture plane. She could well say, as did Miró, “I walk a tightrope because I can.”
Rafael Squirru, art critic and poet; founding Director of the Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Art; former Director of Cultural Affairs, Organization of American States (OAS).

b. 1946 Buenos Aires, Argentina - lives and works in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Inés Bancalari was born in Buenos Aires in 1946. She graduated as valedictorian from the Superior School of Fine Arts Prilidiano Pueyrredón, with a professor's degree in painting. She also studied under Masters Robert Beverly Hale and Frank Mason at the Art Students League, New York, USA, Aurelio Macchi and Luis Barragán. In 1988 Gaglianone Art Editions published the book Inés Bancalari 1976-1987, with a critical appraisal by Rafael Squirru. In 2002 the book “Bancalari, paintings and collages” was published with critical appraisals by Nelly Perazzo, Juan Manuel Bonet, Marcos Barnatan and an interview by Cecilia de Torres.