Born and raised in the Canary Islands, for years, she portrayed stones, layers of strata, lava surfaces and textures through photography, especially macro, going deep inside of the materials.Always in touch with visual languages and after finishing her bachelor's degree in Graphic Design in Barcelona, she travelled to scenic spots, such as Lanzarote or Iceland, places where she immersed herself in nature. Innately and self-taught, she began to experiment with natural materials, creating her own organic pigments, which led her to the development of her artistic project.
Her work, plastic geology, is based on the development of a close relationship with raw materials. She seeks to establish connections between traditional methods and contemporary art contexts.Marena celebrates ancient materials, working intuitively and impulsively on her knees with a palette in her hand, using humble building materials as a medium or her own hands. Mainly with earth pigments, clay, sand, ashes and charcoal, texture appears as one of the protagonists of his work.Faithful to the texture, she paints on large wooden board formats as the right support for introspection.
Marena García - who lives and works between Barcelona and a village close to nature - is inspired by the place where she lived as a child, by nature, especially volcanic landscapes. She says she is fascinated by the influence of arid, wild and stark beauty, which is directly reflected in her work.She is motivated by the work of other artists from Canaries, from the emblematic figures of the avant-garde movements, such as César Manrique, to significant artists of the informalist abstraction of the fifties, such as Manuel Millares, or material experimental artists, such as Maribel Nazco.
Her work, plastic geology, is based on the development of a close relationship with raw materials. She seeks to establish connections between traditional methods and contemporary art contexts.Marena celebrates ancient materials, working intuitively and impulsively on her knees with a palette in her hand, using humble building materials as a medium or her own hands. Mainly with earth pigments, clay, sand, ashes and charcoal, texture appears as one of the protagonists of his work.Faithful to the texture, she paints on large wooden board formats as the right support for introspection.
Mixed technique, concrete and earth pigments made out of wild clay, sand, soil, ashes and charcoal on a Calabó board.
Mixed technique, painted with acrylics and earth pigments, made out of sand, charcoal and ashes on a Calabó board.
Mixed technique, sand and natural pigments made from wild clays and charcoal.
Manera’s work is deeply connected to the natural world and driven by the exploration of the diverse landscapes of the Earth and the connections we establish with the environment. She develops a close relationship with raw materials. Mainly she works with wild clays collected in sessions of interaction with nature, as well as earth, sand and what was once wood expressed in ashes and charcoal.
Through plastic art as a medium she evokes a deep sense of connection and contemplation, seeking to establish relationships between traditional methods and contemporary artistic contexts.
After an intuitive experimental exploration of organic materials, she sediments layers of matter on wooden canvas to bring to life the geological forces that surround us. She works intuitively and impulsively on her knees on the ground, horizontally, with a spatula in hand, using humble construction tools or her own hands.
Her work, textured landscapes, highlights the tactile and visual richness of the Earth. Faithful to texture, she uses large format as a valid support for introspection.
She prioritizes the connection between the individual and the environment, linking us with the natural environment through artistic contemplation.Her work is guided by an intuitive approach, shaped by the materials I work with and the moment in which each piece emerges.
Guided by an intuitive approach, shaped by the materials she works with and the moment in which each piece emerges.
Each session brings its own palette, its own atmosphere — a response to what is present rather than what is planned.There is always an element of improvisation in the process.
Group Show “Origen”, Enso Art Gallery, Menorca /May - October 2025/ Show at MA&Partners Studio, Barcelona /February - May 2025/ Solo Show “Materia”, Siesta Gallery, Barcelona /29 June - 31 July 2023/ Solo Show “Origen”, Amato Sole, Barcelona /30 March - 27 May 2023/ Solo Show “Pasiajes Rocosos”, Arkami Gallery, Zarautz /11 September - 11 December 2022/ Group Show, Ballam Gallery, Barcelona /2022/ Group Show "Barcelona Summer Solstice Exhibition", Port Gallery, Barcelona /15-28 June 2022/ Group Show, Art Up Gallery, Barcelona /5-28 May 2022/