Juan Fernández Álava's 'Mis ojos ven sueños' at The Goma

The Goma gallery in Madrid presents 'Mis ojos ven sueños', the first solo exhibition of Asturian painter Juan Fernández Álava, open until June 1, 2026. The show explores family intimacy, childhood, and memory through scenes of sleeping children, unmade beds, and hair brushing. Fernández Álava, who began with portraiture, now focuses on emotion and mystery, influenced by social media, photography, and cinema. He believes the human face is an eternal subject and aims to make inner life perceptible. The exhibition contrasts traditional family albums with today's digital oversharing, blurring public and private boundaries. The artist describes his process as contemplative observation, where a spark ignites the painting, but the final work often differs from initial vision.