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| JORGE RIVERA |
| Three Little Pigs 45x35x40cm Polished bronze 2006 |
Rivera's work explores the notion of unconscious memory, mythical collective fears and primitive child-like emotion. Setting up a
distant point of view from eyes of the other, he contextualises an enquiry into the self in both object casting and filmmaking. In
his film, Mar do Rostro, the dawning of self-awareness confronts the pilgrim with his own narcissism by contrasting the
symbolism of the mythical characters with contemporary popular culture. Rivera then recollects the transformation of myth and
its shifted value in our unconsciousness, making them into the amorphous figures. These distorted characters, generated from
the universal-fairy-tale, constantly evolve while recalling the unconscious memory in our childhood.
distant point of view from eyes of the other, he contextualises an enquiry into the self in both object casting and filmmaking. In
his film, Mar do Rostro, the dawning of self-awareness confronts the pilgrim with his own narcissism by contrasting the
symbolism of the mythical characters with contemporary popular culture. Rivera then recollects the transformation of myth and
its shifted value in our unconsciousness, making them into the amorphous figures. These distorted characters, generated from
the universal-fairy-tale, constantly evolve while recalling the unconscious memory in our childhood.
EDUCATION
2005-06 PhD in sculpture, Royal College of Art
2002-04 Research, MPhil in sculpture, Royal College of Art
1998-00 MA Fine Arts, Royal College of Art
1992-97 BA (Hons) Fine Arts, Facultad de Bellas Artes de Pontevedra, Spain
SOLO SHOWS
2004 Erotogenicity, Gneme del Narcissismo Primario, Galeria SCQ, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2003 Juego RevueltoII Galeria Caracol, Valladolid, Spain
2003 Juego Revuelto Galeria 57 Madrid
2003 La Piscina Project room Arco’03, Madrid
2002 Arquetipes Fifty-B Gallery Los Angeles. California
2001 Sumum-Sumo Takumy Museum, Nagoya
GROUP SHOWS
2006 The Museum of Sorrow The Union Chapel, London
2006 Los invisibles Parlamento de Galicia, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2005 Treason The Café Gallery, Southwark Park, London
2004 Arco’04 Stand Galeria Fernando Serrano, Huelva
2004 Where are you from? Galeria Fernando Serrano, Huelva
2003 Second Edition of Fine Arts Prize, Auditorio de Galicia, Santiago de compostela
2003 Purificacion Garcia, Palacio de Cristal, Madrid
2003 Arco’03 Stand Galeria 57, Madrid
2003 You thought they were dreams The Fraser Gallery, London
2001 The Noble Path Taghauer Gallery, Tokyo
2000 Sotheby’s Artlink Sotheby’s Young Artists Tel-Aviv, Vienna and Chicago
2000 The Show Royal College of Art, London
1999 Faith and Reason The Hockney Gallery, RCA, London
1999 Young Blood Soho Square, Amaratti Puris Lintas, London
1998 Circuitos Centro de Arte Joven, Madrid
1997 Huovo el Nuovo Teatro Principal de Pontevedra
1996 Second Edition Salon de Otoño, Nuestra Señora del Rosario
GRANTS AND PRIZES
2004 Selected for the Third Edition of Fine Arts Prize, Auditorio de Galicia, Santiago de Compostela. Spain
2003 Finalist, Purificacion Garcia Prize, La Casa Encendida, Madrid
2001-02 Artist in Residency, Modern Multiples, Los Angeles, California
2000-01 Artist in Residency, The World Design Centre, Gifu, Nagoya
2000 Summer Studios, Akademie der Bildende Kunste, Vienna
2000 Alaistair Grant Award
2000 Finalist Madame Tousauds Interdisciplinary Fine Art Prize
1999 Summer Studios, Hoschlude der Kunste Berlin
1999 Dawler-Rawney Drawing Prize
1998 The British Council & D. Pedro Barrie de La Maza Grant for Postgraduate Students
2005-06 PhD in sculpture, Royal College of Art
2002-04 Research, MPhil in sculpture, Royal College of Art
1998-00 MA Fine Arts, Royal College of Art
1992-97 BA (Hons) Fine Arts, Facultad de Bellas Artes de Pontevedra, Spain
SOLO SHOWS
2004 Erotogenicity, Gneme del Narcissismo Primario, Galeria SCQ, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2003 Juego RevueltoII Galeria Caracol, Valladolid, Spain
2003 Juego Revuelto Galeria 57 Madrid
2003 La Piscina Project room Arco’03, Madrid
2002 Arquetipes Fifty-B Gallery Los Angeles. California
2001 Sumum-Sumo Takumy Museum, Nagoya
GROUP SHOWS
2006 The Museum of Sorrow The Union Chapel, London
2006 Los invisibles Parlamento de Galicia, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2005 Treason The Café Gallery, Southwark Park, London
2004 Arco’04 Stand Galeria Fernando Serrano, Huelva
2004 Where are you from? Galeria Fernando Serrano, Huelva
2003 Second Edition of Fine Arts Prize, Auditorio de Galicia, Santiago de compostela
2003 Purificacion Garcia, Palacio de Cristal, Madrid
2003 Arco’03 Stand Galeria 57, Madrid
2003 You thought they were dreams The Fraser Gallery, London
2001 The Noble Path Taghauer Gallery, Tokyo
2000 Sotheby’s Artlink Sotheby’s Young Artists Tel-Aviv, Vienna and Chicago
2000 The Show Royal College of Art, London
1999 Faith and Reason The Hockney Gallery, RCA, London
1999 Young Blood Soho Square, Amaratti Puris Lintas, London
1998 Circuitos Centro de Arte Joven, Madrid
1997 Huovo el Nuovo Teatro Principal de Pontevedra
1996 Second Edition Salon de Otoño, Nuestra Señora del Rosario
GRANTS AND PRIZES
2004 Selected for the Third Edition of Fine Arts Prize, Auditorio de Galicia, Santiago de Compostela. Spain
2003 Finalist, Purificacion Garcia Prize, La Casa Encendida, Madrid
2001-02 Artist in Residency, Modern Multiples, Los Angeles, California
2000-01 Artist in Residency, The World Design Centre, Gifu, Nagoya
2000 Summer Studios, Akademie der Bildende Kunste, Vienna
2000 Alaistair Grant Award
2000 Finalist Madame Tousauds Interdisciplinary Fine Art Prize
1999 Summer Studios, Hoschlude der Kunste Berlin
1999 Dawler-Rawney Drawing Prize
1998 The British Council & D. Pedro Barrie de La Maza Grant for Postgraduate Students