Dialogues 4

Aida Tejero (Huesca, 1985) is a young Spanish artist who comes from the world of illustration and is currently focusing her work on the creation of original works and decorative art pieces. 

“Professionally, I began working in the field of editorial and product illustration, creating children's illustrations using digital media, working with magazines and publications, and self-publishing my own limited editions. From this breeding ground, my studio AÏDI&SIMONE emerged in Paris in 2016.” 

However, in her most recent stage, her work and project have taken a turn, orienting themselves toward the world of contemporary art, original artwork, galleries, and collectors. Her style has evolved into art that is more decorative than narrative, pieces that seek to convey emotions and sensations to the viewer through composition and color. Her latest works are designed to go hand in hand with interior designers and decorators, original art to be lived in and interact with modern and contemporary interior spaces, and with the people who inhabit them. 

“Art and creativity have always been the central axes of my life, and in the evolution of my work as an artist, I felt the need to have absolute creative freedom in my artistic processes and projects. Painting, creating, composing visual works has always been a natural impulse for me, and for that I needed to create personal work where I could express my inner states in a completely subjective way (without the need to convey a pre-established idea or concept).” 

To compose her works, Aida Tejero draws inspiration from nature and geometry, as well as from the work and contemporary art of many other artists. 

“Nature, botany, flowers have always been present in my work. I need to live with natural elements in my daily life, and naturally, those elements are then represented in my works.” 

Her latest works focus on geometry. “Geometry, and abstraction, give me the joy of improvisation, the possibility of living the creative moment from the present moment and with much greater intensity. The process becomes more visceral, direct, immediate. At this point, it is common for new ideas to arise, unexpected surprises, gifts from the flow of the creative process itself.” “Ironically, geometry allows me to maintain a certain control, by defining the line. I have always had a weakness for the graphic aspect, for defining strokes, creating contrasts, purifying contours. A minimalist, clear, concise form, with pure and defined contours, seems to me a perfect expression of beauty and strength, enclosed in apparent simplicity.” 

Many artists inspire this young artist. Contemporary authors, contemporary art in general, cubism, purism, or the abstract painters who were pioneers in minimalism and avant-garde painting. Nordic design brands specializing in textile printing such as Marimekko are also areas of interest for the artist. “It is also very inspiring for me to explore artistic works created in other disciplines, such as textiles or ceramics. In my latest works, I am still timidly trying to move beyond the flat dimension of canvas or paper. That is why some of my latest art pieces are clay vessels, polychrome ceramics, and low-relief pieces made with mineral modeling pastes.” 

Aida Tejero has exhibited solo and in group exhibitions in Huesca, Barcelona, Zaragoza, Lyon, and Paris. You can learn more about her and her studio AÏDI&SIMONE at www.aidiandsimone.com