Galeria Dels Àngels

galeria dels àngels announces its new project:

CARLES VALVERDE (Terrassa, 1965)
WORKS I EXHIBITIONS I CV I NEWS & PRESS

Sculpture of carbon fibre, 2001. 125 x 34 x 32.5 cm
Lead, Korean paper, 2001. 162 x 123 cm

Valverde's highly architectural works reflect on the relationship between the object, its environment, and the spectator. His pieces maintain that the possibility to transform and adapt to a specific space is innate in every object and on this premise, his works engage visually and physically with their surroundings. His sculptures are geometric, compact and lineal, displaying the communication between the artist and the material, and also the force of the material to achieve an order based on its shape, its physical characteristics and its surface texture.

Very often, Valverde has worked with architects to create sculpture for a specific site and the artist frequently works on large scale projects. Spectator participation is a vital element to the artist's work, whether working in small scale and inviting a viewer to manipulate the form of the sculpture or posing large scale works that frame and reflect their environment based on the physical location of the observer.

INSTALLATIONS (selection)

Sculpture, public space, Terrassa, Spain, 2006 Commissioned by the City of Terrassa

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Sculpture of Corten steel, 2006 Private residence, Mallorca, Spain Architect: Luis García Ruiz

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Sculpture of Corten steel, 2006 Private residence, Mallorca, Spain Architect: Luis García Ruiz

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Sculpture of Corten stee, 2005 Private collection, Geneva, Switzerland

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Sculpture of Corten stee, 2005 Fundación Metrópoli, Madrid, Spain

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Barcelona, Spain, 2004. 800 x 160 x 160 cm. Corten sheet steel.
Sculpture in the entrance to the administrative buildings of the Lasem SA group

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Lausanne, Switzerland, 2004. 800 x 60 x 60 cm each piece. Sheet steel.
Five illuminated steles located in front of the Communications Buliding, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.

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Madrid, Spain, 2003. 347 x 200 x 80 cm. Cellulose resin with orange lacquer. Sculpture created for a private residence designed by Ignacio Vicens.

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Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 2003. 1,200 x 800 x 700 cm. Oxidized sheet steel.
Fence and roof of an underground car park in the courtyard of an apartment building.

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SCULPTURE (selection)


Exhibition View, 2006 Galeria Pelaires, Palma de Mallorca		NT, 2003 Rustproof steel. 200 x 300 x 60 cm.		Fundación Metropolis Madrid, 2003 Two modular sculptures in painted resin 200 x 150 x 100 cm.


NT, 2001 Painted iron 16 x 10 x 10.5 cm.		NT, 2003 Painted iron 13 x 12 x 12 cm.		NT, 1999 Painted iron 16 x 12 x 8 cm Ed. de 6

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MURALS (selection)


NT, 2002 (Diptych) Lead and Korean paper on Rives paper 106 x 212 cm		Exhibition view, Galeria Dels Àngels, 2001

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