Manuel Sáez
Manuel Sáez (* 1961 in Castellón ) is a Spanish plastic artist and belongs to the generation of artists from the 1980s. He has lived and worked in Valencia since 1984 .
Life
Sáez is one of the most important artists around the turn of the century and according to the Enciclopedia Universal Ilustrada Europeo-Americana Manuel Sáez approaches the world of objects and portraits in a sensual and psychological way.
In the 1980s he worked in Barcelona , Valencia and Madrid . During this time, the artist explored the playful image of painting and its history with the help of the flawless language of comics, media and art history.
The series Calvos , Bodegones , Árboles , Aviones and Arquitecturas correspond to this era . In 1990 he resided in Rome on a scholarship from the Academia de España en Roma and completed a series of portraits under the title Biografía no autorizada . In 1992 he created the series Dioptrias and in 1993 the Aquiles . In 1995 he moved to the Dominican Republic . He painted drawings and watercolors of objects from the tropical landscape, which he exhibited a year later at the Universitat de València . Since 2004 his work has concentrated more and more on the study of flawless drawing and the portrait series, on which he has been working since 1990.
Manuel Sáez has exhibited both in Spain and abroad. He has also carried out various interventions in public space, including the huge ceramic mosaic of 1884 m² for the agora of the University of Castellón.
His work has been exhibited in museums as well as in public institutions. In 1996 his first retrospective took place, Colección Exclusiva 1984–1995, in Valencia in the Club Diario Levante, Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid , in the Sala Verónicas in Murcia, in the Diputación de Castellón and in the Brocense in Cáceres. This was followed by solo and group exhibitions, such as in 1991 in the Fundació La Caixa in Valencia, 1996 in the Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno (CAAM) in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 2000 in the Museo Rufino Tamayo in Ciudad de México , 2000 in the Institut Valencià d'Art Modern in Valencia, 1999 in the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Museo de Arte Contemporáneo) in Montevideo , 2003 in the Atarazanas in Valencia and 2008 in the Sala Parpalló in Valencia.
In his career, he has already received numerous prizes and grants, including the Premio Icaro, Grupo 16, Madrid, 1990, the Creación Artística Banesto grant, 1989, el salón de Otoño de Sagunto, 1983 and the Academia Española de Bellas grant Artes de Roma 1990.
Works and projects
Sáez has developed a personal aesthetic, characterized by a flawless drawing, with which he subjects the world of colors, shapes, nature and objects to constant investigation. His work is characterized by a poetics that express everyday life and the intimate. Artists and critics such as Quico Rivas , Victoria Combalia, Katia Carcia-Antón, William Jeffett, Guillermo Pérez Villalta , Kenny Scharf, Juan Manuel Bonet , Nicolás Sanchez Durá, Salvador Albiñana, Teresa Blanch, Aurora Gracía, Nuria Enguita and Omar have written about him Calabrese .
Portrait series and illustrations
In 1990 he started the series of portraits at the Spanish Art Academy in Rome , on which he continues to work. Represented are personalities from different disciplines Francisco Brines , Vicente Gallego , Carlos Marzal , Albert Oehlen , Antoni Miralda , Andreu Alfaro , Jordi Teixidor , Carmen Alborch , Carmen Calvo Sáenz de Tejada , Carlos Pazos , José Maria Sicilia , Juanjo Estellés, Fabrizio Zilibotti , Ana de Miguel or Rosa Ulpiano. His outstanding book illustrations include a. those for the volume of poetry Ánima Mía by Carlos Marzal in 2009 and for the story of Bernardo Atxaga for the magazine Ronda Iberia in 1994.
Agora mosaic of the University of Jaume I de Castellón
In 2003 he realized a mosaic of 1848 sqm of 13,046 individual parts into 33 × 33 cm and 14,884 individual parts, to 16.25 × 16.25 cm in white and blue porcelain sandstone for the Agora of the University Jaume I . The picture shows a white glove and symbolizes knowledge.
Works in museums and public collections
- Academia Española de Bellas Artes, Rome.
- Fundación Telefónica, Madrid.
- Banco de España, Madrid.
- Fundación Argentaria, Madrid.
- Fundanció “La Caixa”, Barcelona.
- Museo de Bellas Artes de Castellón.
- Ayuntamiento de Castellón.
- Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Villafamés.
- Bancaja, Valencia.
- Colección Renfe, Valencia.
- Generalitat Valenciana.
- Caja Postal, Madrid.
- Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno, IVAM, Valencia.
- Banco Español de Crédito, Madrid.
- Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Madrid.
- Fundación Coca-Cola, Madrid.
- Universitat de València.
- Fundación Prosegur, Madrid.
- Cortes Valencianas, Valencia.
- Colegio de Arquitectos de Castellón.
- Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid.
- University of Jaume I, Castellón.
- Museo de Bellas Artes San Pio V, Valencia.
- Diputación de Valencia.
Individual evidence
- ^ Enciclopedia Universal Ilustrada Europeo-Americana . Madrid: Espasa - Calpe, 2001, ISBN 84-239-6574-0 , p. 41.
- ^ Gran Enciclopedia de la Comunidad Valenciana. Editorial Prensa Valenciana, Valencia, 2005, Vol. 14., ISBN 84-87502-61-X , pp. 173-174.
- ↑ Manuel Sáez: Trópicos . Jardí Botànic. Universitat de Valencia, DL 1996
- ↑ Manuel Sáez creates a large mosaic of 16,000 individual parts for Jaume I , El País , May 13, 2003.
- ↑ http://biblioteca.artium.org/Record/52351/Details
- ↑ http://biblioteca.artium.org/Record/58079/Details
- ↑ Manuel Sáez, Fundación La Caixa, Barcelona 2000, ISBN 84-7664-336-5 .
- ↑ http://www.elcultural.es/version_papel/ARTE/3331/Pulcro_Manuel_Saez
- ↑ http://elpais.com/diario/2003/12/23/cvalenciana/1072210691_850215.html
- ↑ http://elpais.com/diario/2008/05/10/babelia/1210374370_850215.html
- ↑ Manuel Saéz , IVAM, Valencia, 2000, ISBN 84-482-25554 , p. 333.
- ↑ Carlos Marzal, Ánima Mía , Tusquets, Barcelona, 2009. front and back
- ^ Bernardo Atxaga, Cuento Breve . Ronda iberia magazine, Julie 1994. pp. 82-84
- ↑ http://www.arte10.com/noticias/propuesta-73.html
- ↑ Manuel Sáez. Ágora . Universitat Jaume I, Castellón 2003
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from May 8, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sáez, Manuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Castellón |