Geometric Method
Pablo Palazuelo
MARCH 29 / SEPTEMBER 3

OPENING MARCH 29 - 8:00 PM Following the masterclass on the exhibition
 MARCH 29 - SEPTEMBER 3
Floor -1
Header image: fragment of Sydus (1997)
Curator: Gonzalo Sotelo

This exhibition revolves around Pablo Palazuelo's "Geometric Method" and incorporates pieces from the Museum's Collection along with other iconic works by the artist, delving into the working methodology and discourse of the great exponent of Geometric Abstraction in Spain.

Geometric Abstractiondevelops the expressiveness of the work through geometric compositions projected onto a space. This movement aims to convert a two-dimensional space into a three-dimensional one through geometric constructions. Simple geometric shapes are combined in subjective compositions projected onto unreal spaces. This perspective provides a certain rational articulation as it seeks to define space and the viewer's perception by giving it order.

In Palazuelo's case, geometric abstraction is driven by his attempt to approach divinity, the creator of nature, which breaks down into perfect geometric shapes.

In his early series, featured in the exhibition, we also see the introduction of color and the influence of mandalas, which will gradually give way to chromatic simplicity. The artist will also experiment with sculpture, through which he will seek to project these geometric shapes into space.

BIOGRAPHY

Pablo Palazuelo

(Madrid, 1916 - Galapagar, 2007) He was a Spanish painter and sculptor. He studied architecture in Madrid and at the Royal Institute of British Architects in Oxford. From 1939 onwards, he devoted himself exclusively to painting. After briefly cultivating a neo-Cubist style in the tradition of Picasso and Braque, he became interested in the work of sculptors such as Naum Gabo and Anton Pevsner and in the painting of Paul Klee, who had a profound influence on him.

His first abstract drawings, dated between 1947 and 1948, were published in poetry magazines. In 1948, he moved into the Spanish Pavilion at the Cité Universitaire in Paris, on a scholarship from the French Institute, where he met the Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida. Two years later, his work was featured in group and solo exhibitions. In 1954, he began to develop a sculptural facet that reached its peak in the 1970s. In 1969, he returned to Spain, where he first settled in Monroy (Cáceres) and then in Galapagar.

He was awarded the Gold Medal for Fine Arts in 1982. In 2004, he received the Velázquez Prize from the Spanish Ministry of Culture.

To learn more... 

https://www.fundacionpablopalazuelo.es/

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