Viewing  Cristina de Miguel’s melting figures at Almine Rech

Bodies melt and morph in the wild, gestural paintings of Spanish artist Cristina de Miguel. There’s a delicious streak of risk to the works in her solo show, Dissolving, at Almine Rech, created by applying acrylic on to wet surfaces. It’s as if she is letting go, freeing the body from its rigid confines and allowing it to distort as it pleases. The result is highly expressive works that radiate their own energy. The physicality of the paint itself also comes to the fore.