The works of Seville-born Fernando Daza are brilliant explorations of the interactions between color, light, and texture. His medium of choice is monochromatic paper that he tears by hand and then layers onto canvases of varying shapes and sizes. Many of his pieces are diptychs consisting of two similarly shaped canvases juxtaposed with highly contrasting colors. Daza received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Seville in 2003 and subsequently participated in a printmaking program at the University of Athens. He has participated in many solo and group shows in cities such as Madrid, Seville, Cádiz, and Lisbon, and his works are included in numerous public and private collections.
Dos formas naranjas, 2022
Hand-torn paper mounted on canvas; diptych 45 ½ x 70 ¼ inches overall
Dos estructuras en blanco y negro, 2022
Hand-torn paper mounted on canvas; diptych 40 x 40 inches each
Dos estructuras en blanco y negro, 2022
Hand-torn paper mounted on canvas; diptych 40 x 40 inches each
Círculos negro sobre negro y blanco sobre blanco, 2022
Hand-torn paper mounted on canvas; diptych 40 x 40 inches each
Dos flores en blanco y negro sobre negro y blanco, 2022
Hand-torn paper mounted on canvas; diptych 40 x 40 inches each
Flor en azul, 2022
Hand-torn paper mounted on canvas 48 x 48 inches
Estructura blanca y negra sobre azul, 2022
Hand-torn paper mounted on canvas 48 x 48 inches
Círculo en rojo, 2022 Hand-torn paper mounted on canvas 48 x 48 inches
Círculo en negro y blanco, 2022 Hand-torn paper mounted on canvas 48 x 48 inches
Biombo con azul, 2022
Hand-torn paper mounted on canvas; 5 panels 59 x 20 inches each 59 x 98 inches overall
Dos círculos blancos tangentes, 2022
Hand-torn paper mounted on canvas; diptych 46 x 70 inches overall
Puente negro, 2022
Hand-torn paper mounted on canvas; diptych 51 x 76 inches overall
Dos estructuras blancas y negras, 2022 Hand-torn paper mounted on canvas; diptych 51 x 38 inches each 51 x 76 inches overall
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
SOLO
2022 Estructuras en papel, Heather Gaudio Fine Art, New Canaan, CT
2021 O círculo perfeito, Galeria Trema Arte Contepmorânea, Lisbon, Portugal
2019 Papier sur lin, WIlo & Grove Gallery, Paris, France
2018 Contextura, Galeria Trema Arte Contemporânea, Lisbon, Portugal
L’Essence de la forme, Galerie Eduard de la Marque, Paris, France
2017 Papel rasgado, Galería Estampa, Madrid, Spain
2016 Bicromías II, Trema Galeria de Arte Contemporânea, Lisbon, Portugal
Monocormías y Bicromías, Galeria d’Art L’Arcadia, Girona, Spain
2015 Bicromías, Trema Galeria de Arte Contemporânea, Lisbon, Portugal
2014 Rasgado à mão, Trema Galeria de Arte Contemporânea, Lisbon, Portugal
2013 As Cores do Papel, Trema Galeria de Arte Contemporânea, Lisbon, Portugal
2011 O Branco do Papel, Paços Galeria Municipal de Arte, Torres Vedras, Portugal
O Braco do Papel, Trema Galeria de Arte Contemporânea, Lisbon, Portugal
2008 Pintura sobre Papel, Galería Álvarez Quintero, Sevilla, Spain
2007 Grecia Magna, Espacio Zona Joven, Fundación Cajasol, Huelva, Spain
GROUP
2020
La Colección Bassat de la Nau Gaudí de Mataró, Fundación Cajasol, Cádiz, Spain
La Colección Bassat de la Nau Gaudí de Mataró, Fundación Cajasol, Huelva, Spain
La Colección Bassat de la Nau Gaudí de Mataró, Fundación Cajasol, Córdova, Spain
2019 La Colección Bassat de la Nau Gaudí de Mataró, Fundación Cajasol, Sevilla, Spain
2018 Arame, papel, madeira. Galería Metro, Santiago de Compostella, Spain
Quando o tacto se faz contacto, Galería Sala 117, Oporto, Portugal
9 Artistas, 9 Mundividências, Palácaio dos Marqueses de Praia e Monforte, Estremoz, Portugal
2017 Colección Bassat – Arte Contemporáneo, Ayuntamiento de Ávila, Ávila, Spain
XXIV Premi Ciutat de Mancor d’Arts Plàstiques, Âjuntament de Manacor, Mallorca, Spain
RECICLAR ARTE V Certamen Andaluz de Arte y Reciclaje, ECCO, Espacio de Cultura
Contemporánea, Cádiz, Spain
Fernando Daza – Pierre Loui – Pepe Puntas, L’Arcada Galeria d’Art, Blanes, Girona, Spain
Percursos infinitos, Fundación Portuguesa de las Comunicaciones, Lisboa, Portugal
2016 LXIX Premio Nacional de Pintura José Arpa, Ayuntamiento de Carmona, Sevilla, Spain
Colectiva d’estiu, L’Arcada Galeria d’Art, Girona, Spain
Colectiva de Verão, Trema Galeria de Arte Contemporânea, Lisboa, Portugal
2012 Entre Valles, Colectiva de Artistas Españoles, Instututo Cervantes, Belgrade, Serbia
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (cont.)
2011 Novos trabalhos na Trema, Trema Galeria de Arte Contemporânea, Lisboa, Portugal
Proyecta’11, FRONTERASUR 2010, Galería Manolo Alés, La Línea de la Concepción, Cádiz, Spain Proyjecta’11, FRONTERASUR, Fundación Dos Orilla, Algecira, Cádiz, Spain
Premio Joven Nacional de Artes Plásticas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Instituto Leonés, León, Spain
Premio Joven Nacional de Artes Plásticas, Museo Municipal de Valdepeñas, Ciudad Real, Spain
2010 Premio Joven Nacional de Artes Plásticas, Museo de América, Madrid, Spain
Desencaja O.1, Arte y Creación Joven, EUTOPIA 2010, Córdoba, Spain
Malagacrea, CACMA, Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
Bienali 15 Ndërkombëtar I Vizatimit, The National Gallery of Kosovo, Prishtina, Kosovo
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Rucandio Collection, Cantabria, Spain
Galeria Sala 117, Oporto, Portugal
H.E.F. Collection, Toledo, Spain
Van Deuren, Miami, FL
ODG Interiors, Los Angeles, CA
Art & Art Foundation Collection, Miami, FL
Room Mate Hotels, Madrid, Spain
Arte Al Límite, Santiago de Chile, Chile
Fundación Carmen y Luís Bassat, Barcelona, Spain
Fundación Provincial de Cultura, Cádiz, Spain
Fundación Cajasol, Sevilla, Spain
National Museum of Contemporary Art, Skopje, Macedonia
The National Gallery of Kosovo, Pristina, Kosovo
Muzej Vojvodine, Novi Sad, Serbia
Ayuntamiento de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
Ayuntamiento de Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain
Ayuntamiento de Torremocha del Jaram, Madrid, Spain
Comune di San Sperate, Cagliari, Italy
Junta de Andalucía, Andalucía, Spain
Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain\
University of Athens, Athens, Greece
