Javier Plata - Puente de la Jarandilla

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Javier Plata - Puente de la Jarandilla

Javier Plata has exhibited at the former Spanish Museum of Contemporary Art (MEAC) and won the first prize at the Alwani Summer Painting Exhibition held in Gibraltar in 2021. Artwork in perfect condition, size 45 cm x 94 cm, unframed; it is recommended to frame and protect with glass or similar. Watercolor and professional-quality paper have been used; it is delivered with a certificate of authenticity. Javier Plata Algeciras, 1976 Javier Plata is a multidisciplinary artist whose work traverses painting, sculpture, and installation, notable for a personal aesthetic that explores matter, territory, and the human condition. His training took place at the Art Schools of Algeciras and Granada, where he obtained qualifications in casting, molding, ceramics, wood carving, sculpture in stone, and graphic design. This broad technical spectrum has enriched his plastic language with an artisanal and experimental perspective. Throughout his career, Plata has participated in workshops with renowned artists such as Sigrifo Martín Begué, within the program “The Painter and His Facets” (Cádiz Provincial Council, 2002), and Wilfredo Prieto, with the workshop “Incidences of the Private to the Public and from Public to Private” (NMAC Foundation, 2013), experiences that shaped his view on the boundaries of contemporary art. His work has been exhibited in prominent spaces and art events, both in solo and group shows. Among his most representative solo exhibitions are “Hombres y Gusanos” (Galería Manolo Alés, La Línea, 2008), “Origen” (Galería Manolo Alés, 2017), “Sub Rosa” (Virtual Gallery, Cádiz Provincial Council, 2022) and “Lo de siempre y lo de ahora” (Fine Arts Gallery, Gibraltar, 2023). He has participated in numerous group shows, notably “Amistad Hispano-Francesa” at the former MEAC in Madrid (1999), “Contemporáneos 2008” (Cadiz Art Fair), “Art Project Marbella” and “Art Project Estepona” (Ciancimino Gallery), as well as recent initiatives such as “Ten years is nothing” (Tpop), “Here we all paint” (ASANSULL) or “Stereographic Vol.2” (Levadura Cultural Association). Recognition of his career includes numerous prizes and honors. He was awarded the First Prize for Best Young Artist at International Art Gibraltar (1995), as well as first prizes in competitions such as Heritage Trust Gibraltar (2015), Acuarela Goya Virtual (Bilbao, 2016), and the IX International Julio Quesada Prize (Crevillente, 2016). In 2021 he won the First Prize at the Alwani Summer Painting Exhibition in Gibraltar, and in 2024 he participated in Manchester Art Fair, consolidating his international profile. Javier Plata’s work is defined by a constant search for balance between the conceptual and the material, with a discourse that engages with memory, identity, and border spaces, both physical and symbolic.

Estimate:£510.12

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