José María Sicilia, Juan Uslé
Nachleben. La pintura com a art conceptual
Es Baluard Museu d'Art Contemporani, Palma de Mallorca
Jan 31 - Jul 6, 2025
José María Sicilia
José María Sicilia is an artist known for investigating the materiality of the intangible, such as sound and light, creating works that visualise invisible phenomena. His pictorial works range from sound recordings to the graphics produced by light waves, generating forms that explore the relationship between the ephemeral and the permanent.
His work mixes advanced technology with craft techniques, using a variety of materials such as wax, silk, bronze, and Japanese paper, all from a poetic and experimental approach. In the abstract painting that the artist has developed in recent years, embroidered silk takes on a leading role due to its possibilities for dialogue with light and the creation of spaces on the pictorial surface.
Selected Works
Sóller
1998
Wax and oil on wood
183 x 153 cm (72 1⁄16 x 60 1⁄4 inches)
Light on Light
2021
Embroidery on silk and felt
202 x 142 cm (79 17⁄32 x 55 29⁄32 inches)
Light on light
2019
Silk on silk and wood
200 x 100 cm (78 3⁄4 x 39 3⁄8 inches)
La locura del ver
2017
Etching ink and embroidery on Japanese paper on wood
200 x 150 cm (78 3⁄4 x 59 1⁄16 inches)
La locura de ver
2017
Etching ink and silk on wood
200 x 130 cm (78 3⁄4 x 51 3⁄16 inches)
El Instante
2023
Silk and painting on silk and wood
230 x 300 cm (90 9⁄16 x 118 1⁄8 inches)
El Instante
2011-2017
Etching ink and embroidery on Japanese paper on wood
60 x 60 cm (23 5⁄8 x 23 5⁄8 inches)
El instante (Canto de gorrión) 1
2021
Embroidery on paper
62 x 224 cm (24 13⁄32 x 88 3⁄16 inches)
El instante (Canto de gorrión) 3
2021
Embroidery on paper
61 x 78 cm (24 1⁄32 x 30 23⁄32 inches)
Raconte-toi
2023
Watercolor, gouache, and embroidery on paper
78 x 114 cm (30 23⁄32 x 44 7⁄8 inches)
El final del cuento II
2024
Brass, methacrylate, paper, silk, Murano glass, oil
200 x 96 cm (78 3⁄4 x 37 13⁄16 inches)
El final del cuento III
2024
Brass, methacrylate, paper, silk, Murano glass, oil
200 x 96 cm (78 3⁄4 x 37 13⁄16 inches)
S/T
2002
Ceramic Sculptures
37 ⌀163 cm (14 9⁄16 ⌀124 13⁄16 inches) ⌀37 cm (⌀14 9⁄16 inches) 47 ⌀157 cm (18 1⁄2 ⌀122 7⁄16 inches) ⌀47 cm (⌀18 1⁄2 inches)
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Exhibitions
El final del cuento
MadridSep 12 - Nov 8, 2024
Prats Nogueras Blanchard is pleased to present El final del cuento [The end of the story], a solo exhibition by José María Sicilia (Madrid, 1954) on the occasion of Apertura Madrid Gallery Weekend. This exhibition brings together works made between 2023 and 2024 using brass, embroidery, Japanese paper, oil and Murano glass.
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Meridiano espíritu fantástico
L’Antiga FarineraJun 24 - Aug 27, 2023
Hours:
June 24, 25 & 30 from 17h to 21h
July Thu to Sun from 17h to 21h
August Tue to Sun from 17h to 21h
Estar a la lluna
FontetaAug 7 - Sep 26, 2021
We’re delighted to present the second chapter of the joint project by Bombon, Galeria Joan Prats and NoguerasBlanchard, taking place in Fonteta, a small village in the Empordà region from June to September.
The exhibition, conceived in two chapters, brings together artists from three different generations. The proposal begins with a concept from the Empordà Parar la fresca (to take in fresh air) described by Josep Pla in the book Las Horas (The Hours), 1953.
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