Sole Carboner – Montse Vives Roig

Description
This mixed media work on handmade paper by Montse Vives Roig features a vertical composition dominated by a yellow background with a centrally placed red square panel. The artist uses acrylic, watercolor, and Chinese ink to build layered color fields and fine linear elements. Within the red panel, white schematic figures are arranged in a structured grid, forming a symbolic and graphic visual language. Subtle handwritten text is visible beneath the yellow surface, contributing to the layered construction without becoming the focal point. The work reflects late 20th-century contemporary Catalan approaches to personal symbolism, material experimentation, and small-format paper-based practice.

Artist
Montse Vives Roig (b. 1957) is a Barcelona-based artist working primarily in mixed media on paper.

Artist Details
Born in Barcelona in 1957, Montse Vives Roig holds a Fine Arts degree completed in 1989. She has participated in numerous exhibitions in Spain and internationally since the 1980s, including shows in Barcelona, Madrid, Paris, London, Berlin, Amsterdam, and Lyon. Her work centers on mixed techniques on handmade paper, combining symbolic imagery, handwriting, and observation of everyday life.

Movements
Contemporary Catalan Art

Artist Influenced by
Influenced by late 20th-century Catalan contemporary art and symbolic figurative abstraction.

Frame Condition
Presented in a simple white frame in good condition, providing neutral support and protection.