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Marta Serna

BLACK WINGS

Animation | dv | couleur | 2:7 | Espagne | 2010

BLACK WINGS Black Wings is the third video that complete ?Power Trilogy?. The main theme is the transference to the character of the spiritual and magic nature that bestows on it special powers, focussing on mental and crerative facets. Story tells about a black crow flying over the sky. Down on earth, a little girl is waiting for him. The bird goes down to alighted on her arm. Between them exist a secret language. The girl turns her body and gives back to spectator. We don?t know what?s happend, but suddenly she is very convulsioned and begans to grow a smooth down on her shoulder blade. In a few seconds, she has a new couple of sparkling black wings.She is ready to take off? Black Wings is connected to one of the most ancient wishes of human been: Possibility of fly. The black crow is the driver of the transference. The bird gives her the opcion to explore the world of the ideas, dreams, fantasy, illusions?..the stranger world of imagination and creativity.

Biographical note Marta Serna. Visual artist. Graduated from Complutense University of Madrid (1993) with a degree in Fine Arts, majoring in Painting. She also studied Classical Dance at the Royal College of London, Spanish Dance at the Royal Conservatory of Córdoba and Oriental Dance. She has created stage sets for films, theatre and television, and has taken part with diferent dance companys In worshops and performances, including Contemporary Stage. As a visual artist she is concentrated on illustration, traditional animation video, mural Installations in vinyl and plastics sculptures . She has shown her work in Spain, U.K, Mexico and USA. Now she is currently working with Espacio Marzana Gallery in Bilbao, Spain. Serna?s latest solo exhibition are ? Winter Tale? Espacio Frágil, Madrid., ?Black Sparkle?, Espacio Marzana, Bilbao and ?Black Wings?, Domus Artium, Salmanca, all in Spain (2010). ?Dark Delicate?, Cubo Azul Gallery, León (2009). ?Cruel but Fair?, Rosa Santos Gallery, Valencia and ? Blood Breath?, NO-ID Gallery, London (2008). ?Havoc Amazing Cosmic Trip?, Proyect 142, London ( 2007). And Colectives like ?Merrie Melodies?, Domus Artium, Salamanca (2010) ? ARCO 2009 Premios Creación Artística Comunidad de Madrid? ?Bloody Boots? ARCO 2008, and the visual proyect ?Bloody Little Creatures? for the goup The Cure in London.