Roberto Canduela (1975) - Oteiza's half head

\Artist: Roberto Canduela (1975)
Technique: welded steel\Signature: Hand signed
Sculpture made of patinated iron with oxide that seeks to express the human head from an abstract point of view. With the influence of traditional African art and contemporary artists such as Jorge Oteiza. The sculpture features only half a head, looking for the viewer to build the rest in their mind, only suggested. An incomplete and hollow nose, a single eye and half a mouth is all it takes to build this abstract head. CV Canduela: He is one of the most remarkable emerging sculptor of the new artistic scene in Spain, he has done more than 60 expos, exhibited in Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium, Germany and Holland, and won several prizes. His metallic work wanders about the idea of the sacred. He gets the inspirations from classic forms that he puts together with modernity through a simplification exercise. One can sense the influence of great contemporary sculptors such as Noguchi, Chillida, Julio González or Richard Serra. Canduela’s work, in metallic welded sheets, is an outstanding pledge on the sculptural quality, on the well-done job and on the attention of the details. The goal of his work is to condense and summarise, through abstraction, the human subconscious. He takes as an essential example the interaction between the artist and his work. The sculptures arouse a singular attraction as well as a self-presence that is almost magnetic. Roberto Canduela’s career is moving upwards. Some of his sculptures are part of private collections; some has been used as Public Work in Spain for different companies and organisations. Solo exhibitions 2014 February: Gaudi Gallery, Madrid 2013 November: Music Loves Art, Madrid. 2012 January: La Dominotería, La cajita del Arte, Madrid. 2011 December-February 2012: Gallery Calvo i Mayayo Zaragoza 2009 December: Gallery Espacio Villanueva, Madrid 2009 October: Morfologías. Monastery Tórtoles de Esgueva, Burgos. 2009 February: Exhibition Hall Cánovas del Castillo, Madrid. 2008 Sep-Oct: Gallery Espacio Villanueva, Madrid. 2008 June: Exhibition hall L’Art, Madrid. 2008 April: Exhibition Hall Manuel Alvar, Madrid 2007 December: Exhibition Hall 14-30, Madrid. 2007 November: Exhibition Hall 13 Rosas, Madrid 2007 October: Gallery Rina Bouwen (“La esencia de las formas”) , Madrid. 2007 October: Exhibition Hall Inhispania. art, Madrid. 2007 April: Exhibition Hall Paco Rabal, Madrid. 2007 March: Exhibition Hall Eduardo Chillida (“Confrontaciones”) , Madrid. Collective exhibitions 2015 February: 50th Paint and Sculpture Queen Sofia’s award. 2015 February: AFF Brussels, Belgium. 2014 November: Affordable Art Fair Hamburg, Germany. 2014 August: Donostiarte, San Sebastian, Spain. 2014 June: Art Of The Prom Niza, France. 2014 April: Of Art Fair Brussels, Belgium. 2014 February: AFF Brussels, Belgium. 2013 October: XXX Villa de Parla Sculpture Award, Madrid 2013 September: exhibition Foment. Arte, Madrid. 2013 September: Cris Cancer Fundation, Spain Embassy in London. 2013 January: El lugar, el reflejo, el fantasma. Gallery Liebre. 2012 December: Factoría del Arte, Japan 400 years of relationship, Madrid. 2012 December: Abartium, museum La Encartada, Bilbao. 2012 November: 79 Autumn Hall, Casa de Vacas, Madrid. 2012 November: XXXI Small Format Contest, Sala Nicolás Salmerón Madrid. 2012 October: XXIX Villa de Parla Sculpture Award, Madrid. 2012 April: Exhibition Plastic Arts Contest Sala de Arcos, Madrid. 2012 February: Contest of Plastic Astes Mira Madrid. 2012 Febreo: International Exhibition, Museum López Torres in Tomelloso 2011 December: Galeria Municipal Tomás Costa Oliveira de Azeméis, Arouca Portugal. 2011 November: 78 Autumn Hall, Casa de Vacas, Madrid. 2011 September: Exhibition Hall Andrés Puig Fundation, Madrid. 2011 September: Plastic Arts Contest of the Casa de Cantabria, Madrid. 2011 Since January to present: Gallery El Corte Inglés Decoration Projects. Madrid 2010 December: Gallery Espacio Valverde, Madrid. 2010 July: Museum Municipal de Arouca, Portugal. 2010 April: Asociación Española de Pientores y Esc. The partners in their centenary II. 2010 April: Exhibition Hall Morillo, Buitrazo del Lozoya. 2010 March: Asociación Española de Pientores y Esc. : Los socios en su centenario. 2009 Oct-Nov: III Unique Piece Contest “Creemos, Creamos 09”, Torremocha del Jarama. 2009 October: “Circuitos”, Rina Bouwen, Madrid. 2009 July: "El instante y la diversidad", Villavieja del Lozoya. 2008 November Esculmetal 2008, CENIM gardens. 2008 November: 75 Autumn Hall, Casa de Vacas, Madrid. 2008 September: Exhibition Centro y Periferia, Moncloa-Aravaca District. 2008 February: Dalí's First International Exhibition Dolmen. 2007 November: CENIM Garden. 2006 December: Gallery Loes Koster (Holland) . 2006 October: Gallery Aserplata (Madrid) . 2006 September: Gallery Wildewuur (Holland) . 2006 September: Gallery Gaxela. 2005 September: Iberjoya. 2005 June – July: Exhibition Hall Hotel Intercontinental. Awards 2012 April: Honor Mention Painters and Sculptors Association. 2011 November: Sculpture Medal Leonardo Martínez Bueno, 78 Autumn Hall. 2008 November: First Prize, Metal Sculpture Award , ESCULMETAL08. 2007 November: Second Prize, Metal Sculpture Award, ESCULMETAL07. Official selection 2015 February: 50th Paint and Sculpture Queen Sofia’s award. 2013 November: XXX Villa de Parla Sculpture Award. 2012 November: 79 Autumn Hall, Painters and Sculptors Association. 2012 October: XXIX Villa de Parla Sculpture Award. 2012 April: Sala de Arcos, Painters and Sculptors Association. 2011 November: 78 Autumn Hall, Painters and Sculptors Association. 2008 November Esculmetal 2008 (CENIM) . 2008 November: 75 Autumn Hall, Painters and Sculptors Association. 2007 November: Esculmetal 2007 (CENIM) . Permanent exhibition: Gallery Gaudí, C/ García Paredes 76, Madrid. Gallery Abartium, C/ Sant Roc 26, Gurb/Vic (Barcelona) . Gallery Calvo I Mayayo, C/ de la Cadena 28 Zaragoza. Interior design and decoration. El patio de Marta, Avenida de la Victoria 50, Madrid. Gallery Joaquín Gonzalez, General Pardiñas 48, Madrid. Interior design and decoration, Albura, C/ Alcalá 82, Madrid. Monastery Tórtoles de Esgueva, Burgos. El Corte Inglés, Interior design, Conde de Peñalver 45, Madrid. Sculpture for council Sierra Norte de Madrid. Sculpture in ISDEFE building, Ministry od Defence, Madrid Creation ADECOSE trophy, a sculpture . May 2009. Totem sculpture, show in CENIM building (Advanced Metallurgical Research Center) , November 2008. Creation I Prize for Research, Hospital de Getafe, October 2008. Creation prize, Culture and Sport of the Community of Madrid October 2008. "Evolución en el espacio" CENIM garden (Advanced Metallurgical Research Center) , November 2007. Collaborations 2012 June: Noh, sculptures and tales. 2008 September: AVLAB 1. 0, Bri 2. 0. Publication 2015 February: Catalog of 50th Paint and Sculpture Queen Sofia’s award. 2014 February: Interiores Magazine, number 166. 2013 September: Cris Cancer Fundation Magazine. 2012 December: Catalog, Abartium. 2012 November: Exhibition Catalog, 79 Autumn Hall. 2012 April: Exhibition Catalogue, Sala de Arcos. 2012 February: text in the magazine El Pez Globo. 2011 November: Catalogue of the 78 Autumn Hall of Painters and Sculptors of Madrid. 2010 July: Digital Catalogue, Museum Municipal de Arouca, Portugal. 2009 July: Digital Catalogue, "El instante y la diversidad". 2009 July: Catalogue Cotizaciones, Gallery Alba, Italia. 2009 January: Awards ESCULMETAL08 catalogue. 2008 November: Exhibition catalogue, 75 Autumn Hall. 2008 September: Exhibition catalogue, Centro y Periferia. 2008 June: text in specialised magazine, design section. 2008 January: Catalogue, First Internacional Exhibition, Dolmen de Dali. 2006 September: Magazine Gold&Time. 2006 June: Design Magazine. 2006 May: Monograph in Gold&Time Magazine. 2005 October: Gold&Time Magazine, Nº67 “Una Utopía”.