Eduardo Arranz-Bravo "Energy Land" (2013)

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Arranz-Bravo Life has been good to Eduardo Arranz-Bravo over the past two years.

He has reached new creative heights and I’ve never seen him in better spirits.

The Arranz-Bravo Foundation mounted an exhibition this past November that I found particularly interesting: Arranz-Bravo i els llibres. It was a complete survey of all the spectacular art books Eduardo has created since the start of his career. There are several terrific projects dating from the 1960s to the present and include the Faith series, a group of early drawings which were exhibited in its entirety at the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid and were also reproduced in a small publication of the same title. Although he says that he’s never counted them personally, word has it that there are more than 500 different volumes! In addition, the exhibition included catalogs that have been published about Eduardo and his work during the past forty-plus years of his career.

Continuing its mission, the Foundation is currently in the process of preserving the Arranz-Bravo press archive. There are a large number of press articles dating back to the early 1960s that have been clipped, arranged by date and mounted on acid-free boards. These will be scanned and added to the data archive that the foundation is creating; it’s an impressive endeavor!

Included in the archive are ads for Arranz-Bravo exhibitions at Sala Gaspar from the 1980s. Sala Gaspar was the premier Spanish gallery of the time and was one of the first to show the work of Picasso and Miró. Valuable, too, are articles in the Brazilian press at the time of his retrospective exhibition in Sao Paulo, one of which from the Jornal do Brasil has the headline: “Um Herdo de Dali/The Heir to Dali.”

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In addition to his outstanding paintings, Eduardo has recently created some exceptional works in bronze. He broke ground last year on a new sculpture studio designed by Jordi Garces, adjacent to his painting studio. This project was many years in the making because the owner of the land next to his house was unwilling to sell for more than twenty years — she finally relented and Eduardo now has a new crucible in which to master his alchemy!

The Foundation is planning a retrospective of his works in bronze and one of these recent creations should be considered for your collection.

Along with its curatorial work, the Foundation continues its support of the next generation of artists. I was very impressed with their summer installation for a young Argentinean sculptor, German Consetti, whose works show beautifully in contrast to Arranz-Bravo’s, in both the indoor and outdoor space. In addition, with the Maestro’s extension of the mural in the courtyard (above), the Fundacio Arranz-Bravo site looks more impressive than ever.

Speaking of murals, Eduardo did a public commission last year creating a mural for the Pau Vila de l’Hospitalet de Llobregat school (below). The mural was part of an art-education course titled “Approach Art.” The purpose of the program was to train teachers to improve communication about art. Eduardo and five lucky students created the mural together.

The quality of this new collection shows that Eduardo is healthy, vibrant and intensely inspired. Once again, I am grateful to present an outstanding group of paintings, sculpture and works on paper to our friends and collectors.

Please enjoy this catalog and I hope to see you at the San Francisco or New York exhibition this spring!

Franklin Bowles

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Europa 2012 oil on canvas 112 x 112 in.

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Neck of the Woods VIII 2011 oil on canvas 58.5 x 58.5 in.

Sunset-Mar 2011 oil on canvas 76 x 38 in.

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Respirar 2012 oil on canvas 18 x 43 in.

Nit 2012 oil on canvas 25 x 58.5 in.

Animal de Coral 2011 oil on canvas 79 x 59 in.

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Present Series 2011 painting and collage on paper I 18 x 15 in.

III 20 x 14 in.

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II 19 x 15 in.

IV 20 x 14 in.

V 20 x 14 in.

Young Sohn Dream 2011 oil on canvas 115 x 30 in.

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Alegrat 2011 oil on canvas 76 x 38 in.

One 2011 oil on canvas 64 x 62 in.

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Cool Dance 2011 oil on canvas 58.5 x 58.5 in.

Catalan Mountain Man 2012 oil on canvas 114 x 76 in.

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Naked King 2012 oil on canvas 25 x 62 in.

Sol Blanc 2012 oil on canvas 51 x 101 in.

Gran Mamรก 2011 oil on canvas 76 x 51 in.

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(above) Sol IX 2012 oil on canvas 30 x 57 in. (top right) Dona-misil 2011 oil on canvas 18 x 10.5 in. (bottom right) Pre-nou 2012 oil on canvas 24 x 15 in.

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Sempre Series 2012 painting on paper

II 14 x 29 in.

I 17 x 15 in.

V 13 x 17 in.

VI 21 x 13 in.

VIII 15 x 29 in.

III 14 x 21 in.

IV 15 x 28 in.

IX 20 x 15 in.

X 16 x 28 in.

XI 29 x 18 in.

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Octubre 2011 oil on canvas 45 x 35 in.

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Jardí-Jardí 2011 oil on canvas 52 x 41.5 in.

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Up-Up-Up 2012 oil on canvas 63 x 39 in.

Pulmo Savi 2012 oil on canvas 76 x 126 in.

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El Blau, el Poet 2012 oil on canvas 16 x 28 in.

Despertar 2012 oil on canvas 51 x 38 in.

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Explorador 2012 oil on canvas 44 x 76 in.

Dopo Bali 2012 oil on canvas 76 x 37 in.

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Tri-Lamp 2011 oil on canvas 51 x 101 in.

Neck of the Woods VII 2011 oil on canvas 58.5 x 58.5 in.

Els Americans 2011 oil on canvas 58.5 x 117 in.

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Gallus 2012 oil on canvas 57 x 57 in.

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Chevalier 2012 oil on canvas 39 x 16 in.

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Diogonese 2012 oil on canvas 58.5 x 117 in.

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Feti I Fet 2011 oil on canvas 58.5 x 58.5 in.

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PapĂ

2011 oil on canvas 58.5 x 58.5 in.

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Las IbĂŠricas 2011 oil on canvas 63 x 76 in.

Polifemo 2010 oil on canvas 76 x 62 in.

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Set Series 2012 painting on paper

II 20 x 25 in.

III 20 x 25 in.

IV 20 x 25 in.

V 20 x 25 in.

VI 20 x 25 in.

VII 20 x 25 in.

I 20 x 25 in.

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The Walk of the Joy 2012 bronze 12 x 35 x 6 in.

Works in Bronze

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New Land 2012 bronze 33 x 10 x 7 in.

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Africanto 2012 oil on canvas 45 x 35 in.

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Le Bateau Plein 2012 bronze 14 x 29 x 7 in.

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Nobody is Perfect 2012 oil on canvas 39 x 18 in.

Tura de Bronze 2011 bronze 16 x 10 x 10 in.

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Stendhal 2012 oil on canvas 44 x 57 in.

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Tren 2012 oil on canvas 57 x 18 in.

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Mer I People 2012 oil on canvas 58.5 x 117 in.

Doctor Sun 2011 oil on canvas 31.5 x 117 in.

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El Toro 2011 oil on canvas 51 x 63 in.

Tono a la tarda 2010 oil on canvas 78 x 66 in.

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Autostop 2012 oil on canvas 76 x 101 in.

Embrace 2012 oil on canvas 63 x 51 in.

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Esmeralda 2012 oil on canvas 57 x 18 in.

British Red 2011 oil on canvas 58.5 x 58.5 in.

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Beau del Air 2012 oil on canvas 51 x 101 in.

Footing 2012 oil on canvas 58.5 x 30 in.

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Els Amants 2011 oil on canvas 58.5 x 58.5 in. (opposite)

Familia Grega 2011 oil on canvas 94 x 62 in.

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Paseo 2012 oil on canvas 10.5 X 26.5 in.

La pell i la tarda 2011 oil on canvas 18 x 45 in.

Torna la China 2012 oil on canvas 39 X 31.5 in.

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Big Sport 2012 oil on canvas 35 x 45 in.

Jim Morrison the Poet 2011 oil on canvas 52 x 41.5 in.

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Neck of the Woods IV 2011 oil on canvas 58.5 x 58.5 in.

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Neck of the Woods IX 2011 oil on canvas 58.5 x 58.5 in.

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Dies de Sol 2012 oil on canvas 21 x 28 in.

Doctor Bell 2012 oil on canvas 57 x 44 in.

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Index Africanto

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Footing

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Tren

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Alegrat

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Gallus

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Tri-Lamp

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Animal de Coral

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Gran Mamá

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Up-Up-Up

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Autostop

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Jardí-Jardí

25

Young Sohn Dream

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Barcelona Woman

Back cover

Jim Morrison the Poet

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Beau del Air

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La pell i la tarda

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Works on Paper

Big Sport

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Las Ibéricas

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Present Series

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British Red

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Mer I People

54

Sempre Series

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Catalan Mountain Man

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Naked King

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Set Series

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Cavaller al Novembre

Invite (NY)

Neck of the Woods IV

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Chevalier

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Neck of the Woods VII

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Cool Dance

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Neck of the Woods VIII 8

Le Bateau Plein

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Despertar

29

Neck of the Woods IX

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New Land

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Dies de Sol

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Nit

10

The Walk of the Joy

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Diogonese

36

Nobody is Perfect

51

Tura de Bronze

50

Doctor Bell

72

Octubre

24

Doctor Sun

54

One

14

Dona-misil

21

Papà

39

Dopo Bali

30

Paseo

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El Blau, el Poet

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Podem

Invite (SF)

El Toro

56

Polifemo

40

Els Amants

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Pre-nou

21

Els Americans

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Pulmo Savi

26

Embrace

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Respirar

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Energy Land

Front cover

Sol Blanc

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Esmeralda

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Sol IX

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Europa

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Stendhal

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Stacey Bellis, Matt Geary

Explorador

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Sunset-Mar

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and Emilee Enders

Familia Grega

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Tono a la tarda

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Catalog Design:

Feti I Fet

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Torna la China

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Susan Tsuchiya

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Works in bronze

spring 2013 Project Managers: