R贸mulo Celdr谩n
Paintings & sculptures
The work of this spanish visual artist introduces us to another way of looking at the world of objects and understanding our relationship with it. This portfolio shows a selection of his most recent paintings and sculptures. The works belong to the Zoom and Macro series on which he has been working on for a number of years.
Under the name of Zoom, a set of paintings take shape which aim to explore the extensive world of objects that interest Rómulo Celdrán for different reasons, be they aesthetic (or anti-aesthetic), plastic, functional or even emotional. Zoom, as a series, aims to develop in two-dimensions the concepts that the Macro series explores in sculpture.
Zoom and Macro contemplate the Human Being as an elliptic subject. It is ignored, not through denial but because it is assumed to exist. The works of Rómulo Celdrán speak of objects and scenarios that are empty of explicit human existence, and at the same time of places that are full of implicit human existence. Zoom and Macro act as camera lenses, graduating the scale of measurements with which we perceive what we look at and breaking down the correspondence between the real size of an object and the size that we perceive depending on how far away from it we are. They act as a kind of traditional magnifying glass that draws us closer to the object worthy of observation even when we keep an appropriate distance in order to view it. The concepts of Zoom and Macro give the object new dimensions, strengthening its presence and inviting us to explore it, discovering hidden spaces and unnoticed nooks. They place us before a growing world, with the same consequences that we would see as Shrinking Men walking through a reality made up of objects whose unsuitable size renders them functionally useless, existing on a scale that is no longer human.
In the words of the artist: “I believe there is something magic in the world of scales. There is a kind of emotional memory that invites us to feel the relationship with the Macro objects as if it were a game. As children, we view the world on a much larger scale than other people. In order to satisfy that feeling of relationship with the external world, many brands of toys try to create a world on a child’s scale. They manufacture cars, kitchens, tools and other objects to scale for children. That memory of playing, of curiosity, of identification with what we apprehended remains somehow fixed in our memory. Discovery, surprise and, of course, irony, are aspects that I would like to see hovering around this series of works. Reality does not exist. And if what exists is the perception that we have of it, why not explore the underlying principles of that perception?”
Rómulo Celdrán Biography (Spain, 1973) Rómulo Celdrán develops his work within the fields of drawing, painting and sculpture. He had his first solo exhibition at the age of 16. His early introduction into the professional artistic world led him to consolidate his artistic training in a self- taught way. His curriculum vitae includes solo exhibitions like Rómulo Celdrán at Hasted Kraeutler Gallery in New York in 2014, Macro in 2013 at Arthobler Gallery, Zurich (Switzerland) or Zoom at Raquel Ponce Gallery in Madrid in 2010; group exhibitions at an international level featuring his participation in Sketchy at Hasted Kraeutler Gallery in New York in 2013, the ONCE Foundation IV Contemporary Art Biennial at the Conde Duque Cultural Centre in Madrid in 2012 or Realismus – das Abenteuer der Wirklichkeit. Courbet-Hopper-Gursky (Germany), a touring exhibition through Germany and The Netherlands in 2010. He has also participated in Awards such as the Francesco Messina Foundation Premio Internazionale Giovane Scultura, the Sovereign European Art Prize or the Mapfre Foundation Penagos Drawing Prize. He has taken part in international art fairs including ArcoMadrid, JustMad, Arte Lisboa, Munich Contempo, Art Cologne, Kunst Zurich, The Solo Project Basel, Swab Barcelona, Bloom Colonia or Contemporary Istambul. His works can be found in institutional and private collections like the Art Collection HypoVereinsbank (Germany), Basque Centre-Museum of Contemporary Art Artium (Spain), Artphilein Fundation (Liechtenstein), Caja Madrid Collection (Spain), La Caixa Testimonio Collection (Spain), Genty Latimer Collection (London), Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection (Florida, EEUU) or Biedermann Museum (Germany), amongst others.
ZOOM XXXIII Acrylic and pencil on board 175 x 142 cm
ZOOM XXIX Acrylic and pencil on board 122 x 192 cm
ZOOM XXVII White acrylic and pencil on board 108 x 76.5 cm
ZOOM XXVIII Acrylic and pencil on board 197 x 61 cm
ZOOM XXXIV Acrylic and pencil on board 96 x 130 cm
ZOOM 45 Pencil and acrylic on board 124 x145 cm
ZOOM XVI
ZOOM 37
White acrylic and pencil on board 45 x 85 cm
Acrylic and pencil on board 195.5 x 70 cm
ZOOM 43
ZOOM 35
Acrylic and pencil on board 129.5 x 105 cm
Acrylic and pencil on board 54 x 108.5 cm
ZOOM 41
ZOOM 42
Acrylic and pencil on board 113 x 130 cm
White acrylic and pencil on board 112 x 65 cm
ZOOM VII
ZOOM VIII
Acrylic and pencil on board 149 x 112 cm
White acrylic and pencil on board 149 x 112 cm
MACRO XI Polychromed polyurethane, felt and epoxy resin 101 x 110 x 180 cm
MACRO XII Polychromed foamboard and epoxy resin 13 x 50.5 x 42.5 cm
MACRO XIII Polychromed foamboard, aluminium and epoxy resin 200 x 120 x 196 cm
MACRO X Polychromed polyurethane, aluminium, epoxy resin and foamboard 88 x 121 x 225 cm
MACRO XV Polychromed foamboard, epoxy resin, polyester resin and aluminium 201 x 28 x 13.5 cm
MACRO XIV Polychromed foamboard, epoxy resin, polyester resin and aluminium 33 x 264.5 x 13.5 cm
MACRO I Polychromed polystyrene 121 x 93.5 x 17.5 cm
MACRO II Polychromed polystyrene 184 x 57 x 36 cm
GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND ART FAIRS
RÓMULO CELDRÁN
2015 · SCOPE Stand Arthobler Gallery Basel, Switzerland
Spain 1973
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IV Bienal de Arte Contemporáneo Fundación ONCE Centro Cultural Conde Duque
Madrid, Spain
· I´M Ten IMT Gallery London, UK
SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2015 · Macro.Zoom Gagliadi e Domke Gallery
2008 · Pieces Arthobler Gallery
Turin, Italy
2014 · Rómulo Celdrán Hasted Kraeutler
New York City, USA
2013 · Macro Arthobler Gallery
Zurich, Switzerland
2010 · Zoom Galería Raquel Ponce
Madrid, Spain
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2009 · Pieces Sala Novo Ciclo. ACERT
Tondela, Portugal
Realidade e Ilusao Espacio Arthobler/Ler Devagar LX Factory
Lisbon, Portugal
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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Valladolid, Spain
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KUNST ZURICH 2012 Stand Arthobler Gallery
Zurich, Switzerland
2011 · ARCO´11 Stand Galería Raquel Ponce Madrid, Spain
· KUNST ZURICH 14 Stand Arthobler Gallery Zurich, Switzerland
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JUSTMAD 2 Stand Arthobler Gallery
Madrid, Spain
2013 · On Painting CAAM (Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno)
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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SWAB 2011 (Winner of the Swab´11 Award) Stand Arthobler Gallery
Barcelona, Spain
La Laguna, Spain
2001 · Rómulo Celdrán Galería Caracol
Realidad y Magia Sala Fundación Mapfre Guanarteme
2003 · La realidad no existe Dibujo, pintura y escultura Galería Manuel Ojeda
Zurich, Switzerland
Oporto, Portugal
2007 · Realidad y Magia Sala Fundación Mapfre Guanarteme Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
2014 · Schewerelos Arthobler Gallery
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La Realidad como Pretexto Museo Universidad de Murcia
Murcia, Spain ·
Sketchy Hasted Kraeutler Gallery
New York City, USA
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THE SOLO PROJECT Stand Arthobler Gallery
Basel, Switzerland ·
Art Barter Madrid Sala C arte C (Centro de Arte Complutense)
Madrid, Spain
2012 · JUSTMAD 3 Stand Arthobler Gallery Madrid, Spain ·
THE SOLO PROJECT Stand Arthobler Gallery
Basel, Switzerland
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Premio Internazionale Giovane Scultura II Edition Francesco Messina Foundation
Casalbeltrame, Italy
MUNICH CONTEMPO´11 Stand Arthobler Gallery Munich, Germany
ARTE LISBOA´10 Stand Arthobler Gallery
2006 · ARCO ’06 Galería Manuel Ojeda Stand
1999 · En el Abismo del Millenium Centro de Congresos Región de Murcia
Lisbon, Portugal
Madrid, Spain
BLOOOM´11 Stand Arthobler Gallery
2009 · ARTVILNIUS´09 Stand Arthobler Gallery
1998 · Realistas murcianos Ayuntamiento de Logroño
Cologne, Germany
Catarsis. Rituales de purificación Colección V Centro Vasco de Arte Contemporáneo Museo Artium
El Arte de la Semejanza Centro Cultural Caixanova
Vitoria, Spain
CONTEMPORARY ISTANBUL´11 Stand Arthobler Gallery
istanbul, Turkey
Vigo, Spain
2005 · ARCO ´05 Galería Manuel Ojeda Stand
ARTE LISBOA´09 Stand Arthobler Gallery
Madrid, Spain
Sovereign European Art Prize Haskoy Yun Iplik Fabrikasi
Istanbul, Turkey
Lisbon, Portugal
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201O · Object-Art Galería Manuel Ojeda
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain ·
ARTE SANTANDER ‘10 Stand Galería Raquel Ponce
Santander, Spain ·
Realismus - das Abenteuer der Wirklichkeit Courbet-Hopper-Gursky Kunsthalle in Emden
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Vilnius, Lithuania ·
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Realismus - das Abenteuer der Wirklichkeit Courbet-Hopper-Gursky. Kunsthalle der Hypo-kulturstiftung
Munich, Germany
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Feest der herkenning! Internationaal realisme Kunsthal Rotterdam
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Logroño, Spain · Periplos
Sala San Esteban
Murcia, Spain
Nuestros retratos Sala San Esteban
Murcia, Spain
Febril la mirada. Un recorrido emocional Galería Manuel Ojeda
El Arte de la Semejanza Centro Cultural Caixanova
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
1997 · Homenaje a Párraga Palacio Almudí
Pontevedra, Spain
2004 · ARCO ´04 Galería Manuel Ojeda Stand
El Arte de la Semejanza Centro Cultural Caixanova
Madrid, Spain
Ourense, Spain
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2008 · La otra orilla Galería Manuel Ojeda
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Murcia, Spain · Figuración
Amaia Kultur Zentroa
Irún, Spain
Las pasiones inútiles. Veinte años de la galería Manuel Ojeda Galería Manuel Ojeda
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Palacio Almudí
Murcia, Spain
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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
· Realidades
ART COLOGNE´08 Stand Galería Manuel Ojeda
Colección Testimonio 03/04 La Caixa Sala de exposiciones Plaza Conde de Rodezno
I Certamen Cajamurcia Sala San Esteban
Cologne, Germany
Pamplona, Spain
Murcia, Spain
ARTE LISBOA´08 Stand Arthobler Gallery
2002 · Jóvenes artistas en la Colección Cajamurcia Centro cultural Plaza Vieja
Sala Rivadavia
Lisbon, Portugal
Cádiz, Spain
Emden, Germany ·
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Murcia, Spain
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Alhama de Murcia, Spain
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· Periplos
2007 · ARCO’07 Stand Galería Manuel Ojeda
2000 · Penagos Drawing Prize Sala Fundación Cultural Mapfre
1996 · Figuración / Representación Pabellón de los Mixtos
Madrid, Spain
Madrid, Spain
Pamplona, Spain
COLLECTIONS Art collection HypoVereinsbank – Member of UniCredit
Comunidad de Madrid Madrid, Spain
Germany
Comunidad de Murcia Artphilein Fundation
Murcia, Spain
Vaduz, Liechtenstein
César Manrique Foundation Ayuntamiento de Murcia
Lanzarote, Spain
Murcia, Spain
Ortega y Gasset Foundation Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection
Madrid, Spain
West Palm Beach, USA
Museo del Grabado Español Contemporáneo Biblioteca Nacional
Marbella, Spain
Madrid, Spain
Universidad de Murcia Biedermann Museum
Murcia, Spain
Donaueschingen, Germany
Sammlung Sulkowski Cajamadrid Collection
Düsseldorf, Germany
Madrid, Spain
Cajamurcia Collection Murcia, Spain
Centro Vasco de Arte Contemporáneo Collection Artium Museum Vitoria, Spain
Genty Latimer Collection London, UK
Testimonio Collection. La Caixa Barcelona, Spain
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