MARIAN RODRIGUEZ ESTEBAN

Espacio Primavera 9

Meeting with Marian Rodriguez Esteban, Art Director in Espacio Primavera 9, Madrid.

Marian Rodríguez Esteban, director and owner of Espacio Primavera 9 in Madrid, Spain From an early age she always felt a special admiration for the arts and sculptures. This has made her, over time, decided to start the adventure of creating a gallery specialized in sculpture, which is the only one that exists in Spain. And this does not happen in other countries such as Germany, Belgium, England ... where this type of gallery is more common, since, in their culture, they have much more assimilated the purchase of sculpture. Here in Spain, I have started this difficult challenge that goes from education to admiration of the sculptural work of the fabulous creators that we have in Spain, and I feel like I am at the head of it.

ESPACIO PRIMAVERA 9, saw the light in 2018, in the traditional neighbourhood Lavapies, on Primavera Street, in Madrid. In its surroundings there are about twenty art galleries, which generates a fantastic focus of artistic diffusion.

ESPACIO PRIMAVERA 9 was created with a fundamental aim, to contribute our vision of art to society, where the energy that is generated attracts the artist, the viewer and ourselves, in such a way that an intense emotional exchange is created. We intend to recognize and create value into our artists and their works, and then serve as a bridge between them and the public through their exhibition.

'Our objective is to collaborate with artists, whose goal is to contribute something to society and who have enough energy to project themselves professionally in a national and international context, helping them at all times in the difficult but beautiful path of the art world, enhancing their qualities. and helping them grow day by day with their work.'

ESPACIO PRIMAVERA 9 is divided into three spaces, the first two, corresponding to the first two bays of the building, are painted in white, and a third space completely painted in black. This allows to distribute the art according to its texture, colour, material... ‘I like to emphasize especially on the lighting of each of the works, something that I pamper with great care, which allows me to create a special atmosphere for each of the exhibitions that I have built’, explains Marian.

First time visitors to ESPACIO PRIMAVERA 9 are surprised that there is a gallery dedicated to sculpture exclusively, and the good combination that arises from space and sculpture. Once they visit our space, they become regulars’ visitors to the gallery.

Marian has a background in the art world, but another type of art, the world of fashion, where volumes are played in combination with space.

‘In my family no one had previously dedicated to this wonderful world of art, I am a pioneer and therefore I have assumed it with great faith’, tells Mariam.

The future of art is changing, the new network systems changed the concepts and method when contemplating a piece. But the almost pedagogical task that she does from the gallery is very welcome by the visitor, who appreciate this role that she has assumed.

‘In the not-too-distant future I have started a project that will allow me to have interior and exterior work in the same location, in such way that the potential client or viewer can also contemplate larger-scale exterior works, surrounded by nature.’

She has five annual exhibitions scheduled. The one inaugurated in October 2021 will show the Argentine sculptor Matías di Carlo, who develops his work within geometric abstraction, with very spectacular pieces due to their size and geometry.

‘I have not yet exhibited outside of Spain, although I have it within my objectives.’ She selects the sculptors by carefully studying their curriculum and proposal, visiting their workshops, and especially important, that the work must send a message.

Her deceased reference sculptors:

Bernini, Rodin, Brancusi, Giacometti, Henry More, Lewitt, Chirino, Oteiza, Chillida.

Her contemporary references:

Serra, David Rodríguez, Coderch&Malavía, Odnoder, juan Ramón Martin, Marvin Liberman, Diego Canogar, Hugo Wirz, Cizili.