An exhibition reveals the Málaga that emerges behind Ankersmit's abstract art

She defines herself as an abstract painter and adds that her main model is the Malaga landscape that always appears on the horizon, the sea. And a ... glance at her work confirms it. Not only because of the colors of this land, but also because the brush rebels in her hand and the figurative sneaks in among the abstraction. There are the recognizable outlines of the Balneario de los Baños del Carmen, at the foot of the waves; the stylized arms of the port cranes or the sailboats that race with the wind in the bay on weekends. "Each work reflects a unique creative process, inspired by the light of Malaga and the emotional landscapes," confesses Marta Ruiz Ankersmit, who this Wednesday inaugurates her new solo exhibition at the Casa Hermandad del Sepulcro (Alcazabilla Street, 5; 7:30 PM).

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About thirty works make up this exhibition, which is on display until December 31st, showcasing both the trajectory and the most recent production of the Malaga painter, whose work is inspired by the "light and colors of Malaga", while exploring "textures and combinations that merge tradition with modernity". The exhibition tour also reveals other overseas landscapes that have greatly influenced her, such as the Japanese ambiance in some of her pieces where gold, herons, and bamboo take center stage, or the jungle, where the relief of the materials gives the sensation of entering the thicket.

"Transforming spaces and connecting through art" are the argumentative lines of Ankersmit's production, whose work is appreciated by collectors and is exhibited in public spaces, such as the Barceló Occidental Puerto Banús and Only You hotels in Malaga, and the restaurants Mar de Verum—where she exhibited her first works—and Araboka, in the capital. Pieces that do not hide that her main source of creation is the sea and the surrounding landscape, as the exhibition also shows.

"Although my painting is fundamentally abstract, some lines betray that my great inspiration is Malaga, which for me is the most important part of the exhibition," explains to SUR Marta Ankersmit, who confesses that her favorite pieces are those that capture La Caleta, the Baños del Carmen, and Muelle Uno, in which the sea, of course, is very present. Although most are acrylic on canvas, this section also includes three pieces made on ceramics, among which stands out a work, halfway between painting and relief, in which the well-known Palmeral de las Sorpresas and the Alcazaba are seen from that sea without which the work of this artist would not be understood.