MUNTHE ART MONDAY: CONXI SANE
Please introduce yourself and tell us about what you do.
My name is Conxi Sane, and I am a Spanish multidisciplinary artist based in Berlin.
My work focuses on painting and ceramics, using abstract forms to explore the subconscious and the emotional landscapes that shape our human experience.
Each piece is a personal reflection on inner dialogues, relationships, and the complexities of personal growth.
Inspired by movements like Surrealism and Cubism, as well as the rhythms of music wich is a very important part of my life, I work with a range of techniques to create pieces that feel both timeless and deeply personal.
Conxi is wearing Samen Dress
Can you name some other female (gallery owners or women in the arts) that inspires you and explain why they do so?
Two women who inspire me deeply are Betye Saar and Else Marie Pade.
Betye Saar’s work resonates with me on so many levels. Her paintings tell powerful stories about race, identity, and history, often blending personal and collective narratives. The way she incorporates symbolism and color into her work creates an emotional depth that stays with you. Her ability to take something as simple as an everyday object and turn it into a tool for telling everyday stories and situations and change is something I deeply admire. She reminds me how art can challenge perceptions wich I think is the main point of art.
Else Marie Pade, on the other hand, inspires me in a completely different way. She was a true pioneer of electronic music, beginning her experiments with sound in the 50s. She worked with early tape recorders and oscillators, using these machines to create groundbreaking compositions. At a time when electronic music was something completely unknown and allow me to say it wasn’t understood but most of people. Also women were rarely visible in the field I think she started a new standard and
It’s not just her music also her spirit and to explore territory that I find so inspiring and now days is the music I find inspiration in wich is electronic music. She translated abstract ideas into electronic music that’s how I see her.
Both of these women remind me to be fearless in my work and to trust in the power of creativity.
Conxi is wearing Lalalu silk shirt and Tuxya leather skirt.
Can you explain more about how being a woman has affected your career?
To be honest, being a woman hasn’t been something I’ve consciously thought about in relation to my career. My focus has always been on the work itself I focus on creating, exploring, and expressing ideas. I’ve never felt that my gender defined or limited me in this path. it’s always been about the art and the process.
What would you like people to notice in the way you work with your gallery?
I’d love for people to notice the emotions and stories beneath the surface of my work. To me, it’s not just about shapes or colors it’s about capturing those raw, the hidden parts of ourselves. The inner conversations, the struggles, to face what most scare us , and to recognise our moments of growth.
I want my work to connect with people on a personal level, to make them reflect on their own experiences, even if they can’t fully put them into words.
Conxi is wearing Lalalu silk shirt and Tuxya leather skirt.
