JESUS CURIÁ EMOCIONES
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esus Curiá’s practice is concerned with capturing the essence of the human being. His sculptures blend figurative elements – often heads and hands – with abstracted bodies in an attempt to express tradition, modernity and ethnic culture, which have remained the foundation of his approach throughout the years. Curiá’s characters, which have an almost ancient quality, are a reflection of the artist’s ideas and emotions toward the contemporary world – raising questions of identity, community and globalisation. Ambiguity in the expression of Curiá’s figures is fundamental to the artist’s visual language. Curia’s sculptures are archetypes, eliminating boundaries and the qualities that distinguish and divide us. As a result, they are a tribute to the human being itself, and the principles that unite us. Their powerful forms and gestures evoke a broad range of emotions including joy, serenity and, at times, loneliness. Curiá’s choice of materials is of equal importance in understanding his work. Though primarily working in bronze, the artist’s thoughtful integration of wood, stone, concrete and resin is directly related to the idea he wishes to express through each sculpture. Echoing the complexity of man, Curiá’s blending of soft and hard, warm and cold materials signifies the opposing characteristics found in all of us.
Nautilus I, 2016 Bronze H101 x W36 x D18 cm
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Nautilus II, 2016 Bronze H100 x W40 x D20 cm
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Esferados, 2017 Bronze H35 x W35 x D35 cm
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Doble Columna, 2017 Bronze H200 x W25 x D25 cm
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Helicoide VI, 2016 Bronze, wood & steel H33 x W230 x D27 cm
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Helicoide IV, 2015 Bronze & Wood H127 x W114 x D31 cm
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Uve, 2013 Bronze, wood & steel H45 x W39 x D23 cm
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Big Sin Fin III, 2016 Bronze & Steel H90 x W110 x D110 cm
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Enfrentados, 2016 Bronze, wood & steel H90 x W70 x D30 cm
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Deseo I, 2016 Bronze & steel H56 x W15 x D15 cm
Deseo II, 2016 Bronze & steel H58 x W10.5 x D14.5 cm
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Deseo III, 2016 Bronze & steel H184 x W20 x D30 cm
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left to right: Letter, 2017 Bronze & steel H96 x W61 x D10 cm Library, 2017 Bronze & steel H96 x W61 x D10 cm Love 2017 Bronze & steel H96 x W61 x D15 cm
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Downstairs, 2015 Bronze & Steel H88 x W22 x D80 cm
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Big Upstairs, 2016 Bronze & steel H175 x W44 x D180 cm
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Millenium III, 2014 Bronze & Steel H107 x W66 x D16 cm
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Tres, 2013 Bronze H53 x W22 x D26 cm
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Cuatro, 2013 Bronze H49 x W29 x D12 cm
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Nuntius, 2017 Bronze & steel H170 x W40 x D30 cm
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Jesus Curiá b. 1969, Spain EDUCATION 1992 Degree in Fine Art, Complutense Universit of Madrid 1995 PhD in Fine Art, Complutense University of Madrid 2009 – Present, Professor at the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2017 REDSEA Gallery, Singapore 2016 Modus Gallery, Paris, France Abrahamart Gallery, Eindhoven, Netherlands Jordi Barnadas Gallery, Barcelona, Spain 2015 Sao Mamede Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal Artlet Gallery, Munchen Germany ATR Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2014 Sao Mamede Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal Anquins Gallery, Tarragona, Spain 2013 El Quatre Gallery, Barcelona, Spain Ramfjord Gallery, Oslo, Norway Van Dick Glalery, Gijón, Spain 2012 Modus Gallery, Paris, France ART14 Gallery, Bruges, Belgium Radeski Gallery, Liege, Belgium Lyna Maroun Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon Jordi Bardnadas, Barcelona, Spain 2011 Modus Gallery, Paris, France ART14 Gallery, Bruges, Belgium Lyna Maroun Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon 2010 Artoucht Gallery, Paris, France Lamber Gallery, Eindhoven, Netherland Sao Mamede Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal El Quatre Gallery, Barcelona, Spain 2009 Feel Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands Xanon Gallery, Bilbao, Spain Anna-Maria Burger Gallery, Munich, Germany Isabel Ignacio Gallery, Sevilla, Spain
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Anna-Maria Burger Gallery, Munich, Germany Lamber Gallery, Eindhoven, Netherland Multiart Centre Aalsmer, Aalsmer, Nertherlands Le Soleil sur la Place Gallery, Lyon, France Anquin’s Gallery, Tarragon, Spain Isabel Ignacio Gallery, Sevilla, Spain Jose Lorenzo Gallery, Santiago de Compostela A.C. Arte contemporáneo Gallery, Marvella, Spain Isabel Ignacio Gallery, Sevilla, Spain Anquin’s Gallery, Tarragona, Spain El Quatre Gallery, Barcelona, Spain Clave Gallery, Murchia, Spain Anqui’s Gallery, Tarragona, Spain El Quatre Gallery, Barcelona, Spain Elarte Gallery, Madrid, Spain Bisel Gallery, Cartagena, Spain
AWARDS 2002 Finalist, 2nd Contemporary Realism Biennale 1999 Finalist, Villa de Leganes National Sculpture Prize 1998 Finalist, Castillo de Coracera Sculpture Prize 1996 Finalist, Villa de Leganes National Sculpture Prize 1995 Second Prize, 9th Working Wold Show, Madrid 1994 First Prize, 61st Salon d’Automne, Paris 1993 First Prize, 8th Exposition of Petite Formats 1992 Scholarship (sculpture), Ayllon Faculty of Fine Arts, Complutense University of Madrid COLLECTIONS Sungsan Art Hall, South Korea El Museo Tiflológico de la ONCE, Madrid, Spain Fondos de Patrimonio Artístico de la C.A.M., Madrid Fondos de Patrimonio Artístico de la U.C.M., Madrid
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