Born in 1979 in Valadouro, Galicia, Spain.
From 1999 to 2004 she studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Vigo (Spain).
Nowadays she lives and works in Vienna.
The artist collaborates with the Ritter Gallery (Klagenfurt, Austria), the Trinta Gallery (Santiago de Compostela, Spain) and the Coll Blanc Gallery (Castellón, Spain), among others.
Her work
Mar Vicente sees her own work as a continuous experimentation, which she finds its roots in painting. The impact of her work goes far beyond the physical realm of painting. Her aim is to explore the physical and theoretical (conceptual) boundaries of painting and to explore the spatiality of the work. She transforms the traditional two-dimensional panel painting into a three-dimensional one.
She uses simple, regular geometric forms to achieve the desired visual effect and spatial experience. Her reduced colour palette features primary colours - red, yellow, blue - complemented by green. White serves as a reflective surface and highlights subtle shades. In her three-dimensional works and spatial installations, she uses light, shadow and colour to create the experience of moving through space.
The physical boundary of the picture frame is not the same as the boundary of the artwork created.
Awards, scholarships
2013-2014 Scholarship in Styria, Art Studio, Rondo (Austria)
2010 "Artist in Residence" project: architectural events, Graz (Austria)
2006 FEIMA - Laxerio Foundation, Art Award, Madrid-Vigo (Spain)
Fine Arts Grant, KALDARTE 06, Pontevedra (Spain)
Guest artist Kultur Modell, Passau (Germany)
2005 Fine Arts Grant, Residentes 05 ("Artist in Residence" - San Martin Pinario), Xunta-Galícia, Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
Her works in collections
Bank Austria, Vienna (Austria)
Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea, Santiago De Compostela (Spain)
María José Jove Foundation, Coruña (Spain)
Kärnten Museum of Modern Art, Klagenfurt (Austria)
Xunta de Galicia, Lugo (Spain)
Complutense University, Madrid (Spain)
Laxeiro Foundation, Vigo (Spain)
