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SALVADOR CALVOEl artistaSalvador Calvo (1948 Istan). In 1966 he started his artistic career in the Centro Oficial del Patronato de Enseñanza Media of Ronda. Salvador lives briefly in London and Paris to settle in Madrid in the seventies. It’s in Madrid where he studies and works in various artists’ ateliers, he studies photography, engraving and investigates the technique of the great masters such as Goya, Velázquez among others. In 1982 he moves to Chicago and consolidates his figure of international renown. One of his most distinguished works, finished in 2003, is LA ESFERA a public sculpture for the Plaza del Calvario in Istán. Salvador returns to Spain in 2007 to continue surprising the viewer with his creations. The result of my artistic work at present is due to many years of work, search and experiences in different countries and cultures. “The structure of my compositions is the synthesis that allows me to project in a deep way my emotional world and my intellectual preoccupations. The identity of my work is the peculiar way of doing things different and the expression of a transformed and intimate world where mathematics and fantasy became a reality.” 1948 - Nace en Istán, Málaga. 1972-82 - Después de una breve estancia en Londres y París, fija su residencia en Madrid en 1973 donde estudia y trabaja en talleres de diversos artistas, entre ellos el pintor Francisco Coello. - Investiga las técnicas de los grandes maestros como Velázquez y 1982 - Traslada su residencia a Chicago. Actividades artísticas paralelas: - Innovación en diseño de interiores. Cabe destacar como homenaje a su localidad natal, la escultura pública LA ESFERA, cuya construcción e inauguración tuvo lugar en 2003, en la Plaza del Calvario, Istán, (Málaga). 2007 - Retorna a España viajando frecuentemente a EE.UU. Exposiciones Individuales1968 Hotel Reina Victoria, Ronda, (Málaga). 1974 Galería Villares-Toro, Madrid. 1975 Galería Fenicia, Puerto Banús (Málaga). 1981 Club Internacional de Prensa (Fotografía), Madrid. 1982 Galería Kinex (Fotografía), Madrid. 1983 Yolanda Gallery, Chicago. 1985 Wilmette Public Library, Wilmette, Illinois. 1987 East West Contemporary Art Gallery, Chicago. 1993 Opening Night, Chicago Latino Film Festiva, Chicago.. 1994 Neiu Art Gallery, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago. 1995 Amalgama Gallery, Salónica, Grecia. 1996 Aldo Castillo Gallery, “Three Mediterranean Artists”, Chicago. 1998 Aldo Castillo Gallery, Chicago. Instituto Cervantes, Chicago. 2002 Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País, Málaga. 2003 Galería Gala, Chicago. 2004 Galería Gala, Chicago. 2005 Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de Madrid. 2006 Centro Cultural Provincial. Diputación Provincial de Málaga. 2008 The Houses of Art, Marbella, España. Exposiciones Colectivas1968 Certamen de Pintura al Aire Libre (Segundo Premio), Ronda, Certamen Juvenil de Artes Plásticas de la Provincia de Málaga (Primer Premio). 1972 Galería de Arte Baleno, Madrid. 1974 Galería Toisón, Madrid. 1975 Galería Serrano 19, Madrid. 1977 Galería Kandinski, Madrid. 1978 Yolanda Gallery, Chicago. 1979 Galería Galiarte 96, “Artistas Andaluces” en Madrid. 1980 VI Concurso Nacional de Pintura Blanco y Negro, Madrid. 1981 Galería Galiarte 96, Madrid. 1982 Yolanda Gallery, Chicago. 1983 ARS Gallery, Museum of the Art Institute, Chicago. 1983 ARS Gallery, Museum of the Art Institute, Chicago. 1986 Halsted Gallery, Chicago. 1987 Art Institute of Chicago. Focus V Exhibition “Secrets: Private 1988 Collected Visions. Exposición Internacional en East West 1995 Aldo Castillo Gallery, “Around the Coyote International 1996 Aldo Castillo Gallery, “Around the Coyote Mid-Winter International Art Exhibition,” Chicago. 1998 Art Miami 98, Aldo Castillo Gallery, Miami. 1999 Art Miami 99, Aldo Castillo Gallery, Miami. 2000 John David Mooney Foundation, Chicago. 2001 Galería Gaudí, Chicago. 2002 Arte- Sevilla 2002, Sevilla. 2003 Art in Motion, Aldo Castillo Gallery, Chicago. 2004 MossCo Art World Gallery, Puerto Real, (Cádiz). 2005 Instituto Italiano de Cultura, Madrid. 2006 John Mooney Foundation, Chicago. 2007 Galería Maes, Madrid. 2008 Aldo Castillo Gallery, Chicago. Instituciones y Empresas PrivadasDiputación Provincial, Málaga. Hotel Reina Victoria, Ronda, (Málaga). Banco Hispanoamericano, Madrid. Asociación Española de Salónica, Grecia. Ayuntamiento de Istán,( Málaga). Borg Warner Corporation, Chicago. Instituto Cervantes, Chicago. Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Villafamés, (Castellón). Casa de Cultura de Villarreal, Castellón. Nelson Mandela Children’s Foundation, Sudáfrica. Kempster, Keller & Lenz-Calvo, Chicago. Fort James Corporation, Deerfield, Illinois. Latino Cultural Center, Chicago. Fundación Unicaja, Málaga. “Gentes de Forastía". Anaite. Logroño. Eurodesign. Grupo Duplex. Barcelona. Escultura Pública. Plaza del Calvario. Istán, (Málaga). Colección Palacio de Congresos de Madrid. Keller Williams. Chicago. SEM Group. Oklahoma City. BIBLIOGRAPHYBooks, articles and interviews. 1968 - Diario SUR – Málaga, Spain. Newspaper article. 1973 - TVE – Madrid. Interview on the Spanish television. 1974 - “Salvador Calvo”. Art review by Francisco Coello. Madrid. 1976 - Campbellsport News – Wisconsin, USA. 1978 - “Salvador Calvo”. Arte Fotográfico. (Magazine – Madrid). Photography review. 1979 - “Artistas Andaluces en Madrid”. Andalusian artists in Madrid. Article by Fernando Quiñones. 1981 - “Salvador Calvo”. Art review by Jaime Galdeano, Madrid. 1989 - Teatro Esperante. Painting of Salvador Calvo, “Ventana al pueblo hispano”, as book cover of volumes I, II, III. Grupo Esperante – Northeastern Illinois University – Chicago. 1992 - “Salvador Calvo”. Interview by Alejandro Ferrer for Tres Américas. (Magazine – Chicago) 1993 - Chicago Latino Film Festival. Painting selected for the festival poster. 1994 - Elgin News. “Latin America Art Exhibition” by Susan Wagoner. 1995 - “Around the Coyote” by Alejandro Ribera. Chicago Tribune. 1996 - “Cultural Entropy”. Art review by Dorothea Konteletzidou. Thessaloniki, Greece. 1998 - “Myths, Proximity and Distance”, by Jana Cazalla. Valencia. 1999 - “Salvador Calvo y su obra” by Theresa Nieves and María Luisa Clemente. Article in the Spanish Association of the Midwest magazine, Chicago. 2001 - “Salvador Calvo”. Art review by Svetlana Surkevicious. Chicago. - “Salvador Calvo: Machines in the Dark” by Javier Rubio Nomblot. Punto de las Artes.(art newspaper – Madrid). - “Art and Time / Salvador Calvo” by Joan Lluís Montané. Mexotime – Barcelona. 2002 - “El enigma de Salvador Calvo” by Joan Lluís Montané. Madrid. 2003 - “Salvador Calvo, de lo contenido geométrico y la dinámica paradigmática” by Joan Lluís Montané. Artes Plásticas, (art magazine – Madrid). 2004 - Chicago Gallery News. 2005 - Catálogo Nacional de Arte. Canart 01/05. Barcelona. National Catalogue of Contemporary Artists. 2006 - Carolina Architecture & Design magazine – NC, USA. Paintings of Salvador Calvo in the Michael and Linda Colt art collection. North Carolina. 2007 - “The Painter from Istan. The Surprising Color Geometry of Salvador Calvo. Art review by Julia Sáez – Angulo. Hechos de Hoy. com . Madrid. |
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