Biography
1961 He was born in Palma on March 16 th.
1981 He studied Artistic Ceramics at Palma School of Applied Arts and Artistic Crafts under the teachers Toni Riera, Toni Capó, Tinus Castanyer, Damià Jaume, Lluís Castaldo, Mercé Alabern, Carme Ascolies, Carmen Crespí, Jeroni Arbós or Bernat Tries.
School of Arts and Crafts in Palma, 1985
1987 He was granted one of the two scholarships offered to Palma School of Applied Arts by Mallorca’s Rotary Club, to study in Siena during July and August. He travels Tuscany and visits the Carrara Fine Arts Academy and its marble quarries. In October, he passes the entrance examinations of Carrara Fine Arts Academy, living there four years and obtaining a Degree in Sculpture. For the time, he alternates studies at workshops of marble sculpting with artistic foundry at Beani & Cacia in Pietrasanta.
First works in marble and bronze.
Several exhibitions in Tuscany.
Academy of Fine Arts in Carrara, Italy, 1988
1988 First sculpture in Carrara marble named Donna.
First installation by Magra river’s mouth in La Spezia (Italy), named L’origen, made of marble, earth, fire, water and using the lunar orbit. It is currently set in the botanical garden of the cultural centre La Misericòrdia in Palma.
1989 Special Sculpture Prize in the Seventh Edition of Expobari, Italian Academies of Fine Arts.
Ciutat de Palma Award «Incentive of Artistic Activities», for the work Porta di luce.
He takes part in Isola Palmaria Project’ 89 workshop in La Spezia (Italy) with the installation Inside (Evolution-involution of the human in space-time), in which he combines different materials: wood, stone, water, fire, iron and nylon.
During this year, his work experiences a pronounced evolution. Kinetic force and lightness sensation increase, whereas thickness of the vertical support decreases. The configuration of straight planes, with talayotic structure, rooted in earth and with a sensation of heaviness evolves towards curvaceous, waving, concave planes. Lightness stands out in the serial «Sospesa», of curved shapes and sometimes organic, made of paper paste, in which lead, wood or metal mesh are sometimes used, hanging from ceiling.
Grey marble from Carrara. Ciutat de Palma Award «Incentive of Artistic Activities», 1989
1990 First personal exhibition in Palazzo Pretorio de Certaldo (Florence), related to the Italian Award to Visual Arts «Beato Angélico», organised by the Florence art magazine ECO d’arte moderna (Italy).
1991 Individual exhibition at the cultural centre La Misericòrdia (Consell Insular de Mallorca). Edition of a catalogue with texts by Carlo Branzaglia, Mariano Apa and Joan Carles Gomis.
Cotton.
20 x 165 x 34 cm
1995 He starts the serial of mobiles made of different metallic mesh of galvanized iron, stainless steel, brass, etc., presented at Pedrona Torrens Gallery in Alcúdia (Mallorca); the exhibition’s catalogue contains texts by Cristina Ros, Joan Carles Gomis and Carlo Branzaglia.
He initiates the collages Blancs and a serial of engravings and xylographies at Taller 6a studio of Palma (Mallorca).
Individual exhibition at the Fine Arts Society of Casal Balaguer (Palma).
galvanized mesh
11 x 19 x 7.5 cm
1999Personal exhibition of Carrara white marble at Casal Solleric of Palma, presented with a text by Joan Carles Gomis.
Participant in Artissima 99, in Turin (Italy), through art gallery Altair of Palma (Mallorca).
White Carrara marble
2000 EExhibition at Espai Mallorca (Barcelona); the catalogue text is written by Maria Lluïsa Borràs.
Individual exhibition at the art gallery Altair of Palma (Mallorca), named «Pla corb 521-B». Presented with a text by Maria Lluïsa Borràs.
2001 Participant in arts fair ARCO 2001 (Madrid) with art gallery Altair of Palma (Mallorca).
2002 Participant in arts fair ARCO 2002 (Madrid) with Asbaek art gallery of Copenhagen (Denmark).
Individual exhibition at Maddock Gallery of Barcelona.
Individual exhibition at art gallery Pleta Freda of Son Servera (Mallorca). Installations: Mar estèril and Terra estèril. He creates the sculpture Canal made of white marble at Carrara sculpture workshop Carusi (Italy).
He starts a jewel serial linked to the configuration of his sculptural work, sometimes with details of his small-scale and big-scale works; jewels are made out of several materials: silver, gold, wood, bones… There are rings, earrings, bracelets, brooches, necklaces, pins, etc., used as accessories.
in the sculpture workshop Carusi of Carrara, Italy
2003 Individual exhibition at art gallery Marimón in Can Picafort (Mallorca).
Beginning of the research in wide colour range. Until that moment, when he expressed himself in two dimensions, he was limited to graphic techniques, collage, drawing or ink, but he currently practices immersion in colour, with lithographic inks and acrylic.
Installation of the sculpture Pla de sal in Colònia de Sant Jordi (Mallorca), collection of the Spanish Ministry of Environment.
Individual exhibition «Escultures 1990-2003» in Binissalem (Mallorca). The exhibition was also settled in Torre de ses Puntes (Manacor), at the art centre Sa Quartera, and at Casal de Cultura Can Gelabert. The exhibition’s catalogue texts are written by Cristina Ros and Carme Castells.
2004 Individual exhibition at art gallery Trama. Espacio II, Madrid.
Individual exhibition, named «Sud», at Sala Pelaires, Palma (Mallorca). The catalogue has texts by Camilo José Cela Conde and Juan Carrero Saralegui.
Installations of the sculpture Tallant de sal, in El Molinar (Palma -Mallorca), collection of the Spanish Ministry of Environment.
work «Tallant de Sal» in Binéfar, Huesca, 2004
2005
Individual exhibition at art gallery Deltarte, Donostia (Guipuzkoa).
He creates the work Verso la vita at Eibar’s Alfa-Arte foundry (Guipuzkoa), cast in aluminium and installed at Clínica Rotger, Palma (Mallorca).
He begins the serial Algues i arbres, bosc i alguer, included in the serial Mediterrani, images of Ses Salines with trunks, hom oaks, salt, sea, etc.
and Andoni Trecet on Foundry Alfa Arte, Eibar, Guipuzcua, 2005
2006 Individual exhibition named «Mar varada» at exhibition hall Can Fondo, Alcúdia City Council.
Installations Blau and Bosc blanc. The exhibition’s catalogue contains texts by Pedrona Torrens and Antoni Torres.
Individual exhibition at art gallery Trama, Madrid; its catalogue contains text is written by Cristina Ros.
Reinhol Würth, collector, entrusts him with the work Arc 2005 for Würth Museum in Kunzelsau (Germany). This work is made of cast iron and it measures 350x500x160 cm.
First prize for the monument commemorating master Eaktay Ahn, jointly organised by Tourism Organisation of Gyeonggi (Corea) and Palma City Council. The work is named The Shadows of Sound, and it is made of cast iron. It is 5 metres high.
en el passeig del Born de Palma, Mallorca, 2006
180 mm ø
2007 Caixa de Balears «Sa Nostra» entrusts him with the work Ondulació, for its own collection; it is made of cast iron at foundry Ros-Alguer in Binéfar. It measures 167x500x120 cm.
Individual exhibition «Blanc d’alga» at art gallery Trama, Barcelona. Edition of a catalogue with texts by Andreu Manresa.
2008Participant Madrid Arts Fair through the initiative of art gallery Lina Davidov in Paris (France).
Individual exhibition at art gallery Lina Davidov in Paris (France). The exhibition’s catalogue contain texts by Tachia Quintana de Rosoff, Andreu Manresa and Catalina Palerm.
2009 “Ondulacions de la Mediterrània”. Palacio Moja. Barcelona. Generalitat de Catalunya
“Ondulacions de la Mediterrània”. Casal Solleric. Ayuntamiento de Palma
Galería Marimón. Can Picafort. Mallorca
“Hemiciclo del Diálogo”, símbolo de la VII Legislatura. Parlamento de las Iles Balears
90 x 200 x 190 cm. Palau Moja Barcelona.
2010 Individual exhibition “Ondulacions de la Mediterrània”. Instituto Cervantes de Munich (Germany)
2011 Bosc Blanc, 2006. Installation.
Group exhibition ‘Waldeslust’, Würth Collection. Schwäbisch Hall (Germany)
2012 Selected to participate at the 16th edition of Sculpture by the Sea Bondi 2012, Sydney, Australia.
Individual exhibition ‘Blau-Blauw-Blue’ at Palmyra Scultpture Centre. Performance with the installation Blau by the dancer Catalina Carrasco. Establiments, Mallorca.
2013 “Colours of Water” en la 99 Mount Gallery. London.
2015 With James Lambourne at the exhibition “Font Infinita”, Costa & Lambourne, at the Fontsanta Hotel, Colonia de Sant Jordi. Mallorca
2016 With Bernhard Trost at the inauguration “Thinking Water” in ABA ART GALLERY. Palma. Installation Drop
Opening “Thinking Water”, in the Aba Art Gallery. James Lambourne, Pep Coll, Joan Costa, Miquel Segura and Luís Maraver.
2017 Receiving the XAM Prize of Plastic Arts, awarded by the Ramón Llull Rotary Club of Palma
Delivery of the sculpture “Infinite seaweed” in homage to Guy Hamilton, by the Mallorca Film Commission
Installation “Blau” at the Castle of Bellver for the Posidònia Grup Folk.
LAB Restaurant, Palma.
