12 Years Project

CONCEPT & EXPERIMENTAL ART

12 Years Project consta de doce paneles que representan cada mes trabajado a lo largo de 12 años. Este proyecto se compone de dibujos, bocetos y apuntes, realizados diariamente a lo largo de un mes, cada año, durante doce años. Comenzó en enero de 2013, durante un erasmus en Maastricht, continuó en febrero de 2014, marzo de 2015, y así sucesivamente, hasta finalizar la obra el pasado 31 de diciembre de 2024. Se trata de un ejercicio de autodescubrimiento y disciplina creativa, con el objetivo de capturar mi evolución técnica, estética y personal, donde se reflexiona sobre el paso del tiempo y el cambio constante.

LA ÚNICA REGLA: Cada dibujo debía ser completado durante las 24 horas del día en cuestión.

Una regla que refleja el compromiso de capturar la inmediatez del momento y que provoca que en cada panel expuesto, se respeten los huecos de los días no dibujados. Una declaración visual sobre la imposibilidad de tener el control absoluto de las cosas.

12 Years Project is composed of twelve panels, each representing a month worked on over the course of twelve years. This project is composed of drawings, sketches, and notes, completed daily over the span of one month each year, during 12 years. It began in January 2013, during an erasmus in Maastricht, continued in February 2014, March 2015, and so on, until the project was completed on December 31, 2024. Conceived as an exercise in self-discovery and creative discipline, aiming to capture the artist's technical, aesthetic, and personal evolution, reflecting on the passage of time and constant change.

THE ONLY RULE: Each drawing had to be completed within 24 hours of the given day.

A rule that underscores the commitment to capturing the immediacy of the moment. This rule also led to the inclusion of gaps in the panels for days when no drawing was made, serving as a visual statement about the impossibility of absolute control over everything.





12 years project by cayetana mate



12 years project by cayetana mate



12 years project by cayetana mate



12 years project by cayetana mate



12 years project by cayetana mate



DONE:
January 2013:
18,20,21,22,23,24,26,28,31.
February 2014:
2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,16,17,18,23,25,28.
March 2015:
4,5,6,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,23,26,27,28,30.
April 2016:
5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,16,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30.
May 2017:
1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,15,17,18,19,20,22,23,24,25,27,28,29,30,31.
June 2018:
2,3,4,5,6,9,10,11,12,13,14,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,29,30.
July 2019:
2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,15,16,17,18,19,21,22,23,24,25,28,29,30,31.
August 2020:
8,9,10,11,13,15,16,17,18,21,22,23,24,26,29,30,31.
September 2021:
28,29,30.
October 2022:
7,8,10,11,12,13,16,17,19,20,21,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30.
November 2023:
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,15,16,17,18,21,23,24,25,26,27,30.
December 2024:
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,11,12,14,15,16,17,18,19,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31.