Javier León Pérez B

Javier León Pérez b. 1977, Seville, Spain

Javier’s monochromatic abstract landscapes undulate with rhizomatic movement. In his three- dimensional works, small elements of carefully folded Japanese paper interweave with each other tracing a dance, drawing the viewer into a parallel reality. As with poetry, the message is implicit, it points to a new place that opens up new possibilities.

In his paintings as well as sculptural paper works, the detailed process and craftsmanship, an eternal repetition of small elements that cover the surface, act as a mantra, a sacred formula and deeply personal ritual for the artist. For the viewer, the first impact of the powerful colours and the tactile velvety textures slowly move into a full aesthetic sensory experience. The eyes explore the surface and discover differences in density, quantity, as well as the games of light and shadow. In his series “Solaris”, the name of the enigmatic science fiction planet, the swirls of the works pull us in. In the science fiction novel, the interaction of the human presence with the planet increased its mass, thereby gravitationally pulling the space station. Such is the strength of the viewer’s feelings when faced with the work.

León Pérez’s studied at the School of Arts in Seville and a postgraduate at the Unviersidad Complutense de Madrid. His works have participated in several biennales including de Biennial Paper of Contemporary Art at the Rijswijk Museum in Holland. Currently living and working between Seville and Madrid, he has exhibited primarily in Spain, Portugal and Holland.

Puerta Roja represents León Pérez’s in Asia and presented his works for the first time in Hong Kong in Recollective 3.

Curriculum Vitae

Education 2007 BA in Fine Arts, specialized in painting, 2011 Facultad de Sta. Isabel de Hungría, Master in Art – Creation and Research, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain MAC+I, Facultad de Bellas Artes, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, 2001 Spain Applied Arts, specialization in Adversting Art, Escuela de Artes y Oficios Artísticos de Sevilla, Seville, Spain

Individual exhibitions 2011 2015 Warp & Silence, Galería Trema, Lisboa y Horarium, Puerta Roja, Hong Kong Galeria Paços, Cámara Municipal de Torres Vedras, Portugal 2014 Origen, Trema Arte Contemporânea, 2009 Lisbon, Portugal Secret Garden, Galeria Trema, Lisbon, Portugal

Collective exhibitions

2015 Stand Galería AJG, Barcelona, Spain Third Space, Puerta Roja, Hong Kong Espejismos, Galería AJG, Seville, Spain KIAF, Puerta Roja, Seoul, Korea Bazaar Art Jakarta, Puerta Roja, 2012 Indonesia Casa/ Arte, Feria de Arte, Madrid, Spain Beyond Borders, Puerta Roja, Hong Galería AJG, Seville, Spain Kong "Haciendo Mano", Fundación Art Central, Puerta Roja, Hong Kong Madariaga, Seville, Spain

2014 2011 Art Taipei, Puerta Roja, Taipei, Taiwan 72nd Plastic Arts Internacional Exhibition, KIAF, Puerta Roja, Seoul, Korea Sala Concejalía de Cultura y Turismo Art Jakarta, Puerta Roja, Jakarta, del Ayuntamiento de Valdepeñas, Indonesia Ciudad Real, Spain Cruce de caminos, Victor López. Dearte Madrid 2011, Feria de Arte Galería, Barcelona, Spain Contemporáneo, Madrid, Spain Recollective 3, Puerta Roja, Hong Kong Arte Gira City, Meca, Mediterráneo PLAN RENOVE, Curator Sema D`Costa, Centro Artístico, Almería, Spain Pumarejo Exhibition Hall, Seville, Spain MAC+I, Centro Cultural MIRA, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain 2013 Abstractionism, Curator Juan F. 2010 Lacomba, Ayto de Tomares Exhibition Kinitting and Stitching Show, Art Fair Hall. Seville, Spain 2010, London, UK Swab 2013, Contemporary Art Fair, Puerta Roja |1F, SOHO189, 189 Queen’s Road West |Sheung Wan | [email protected] | +852 2803 0332 © Copyright 2014 by Adriana Alvarez-Nichol. All rights reserved by Puerta Roja Limited. Hong Kong.

Art Lisboa 10, Galería Trema, Lisbon, PAN Amsterdam 09 Art Fair. Gallerie Portugal Judy Straten, Amsterdam, Netherlands Biennial Paper of Contemporary Art Art Lisboa 09, Galería Trema, Lisbon, 2010. Rijswijk Museum, Rijswijk, Holland. Portugal “100 años atrás”, Institut Françoise, El Retrato, Galería Alehp, Ciudad Real, Madrid, Spain Spain Nº 60., Casa del Estudiante of the Art Lisboa 09, Galería Trema, Lisbon, UCM in collaboration with Korea’s Portugal Embassy, Madrid, Spain El Retrato, Galería Alehp, Ciudad Real, Málaga Crea Off, Centro Cultural La Spain Caja Blanca, Málaga, Spain Paisaje, Galería Alehp, Ciudad Real, Spain 2009 Escultores andaluces, Academia de VIII Biennial of Contemporary Art Pinto Bellas Artes, Seville, Spain Laxeiro, Lalín, Pontevedra, Spain Acua09, Galería MECA, Almería, Spain Temporalidad, Galería Henarte, Málaga, Spain 2008 Lista Koln 07, COnemporary Art Fair, PAN Amsterdam 08 Art Fair, Gallerie Cologne, Germany Judy Straten, Amsterdam, Netherlands Rewie, Gallerie Judy Straten, Art Lisboa 08, Galería Trema, Lisbon, Grubbenvost, Holland Portugal Arte Gira NS08, Galería MECA, Almería, 2006 Spain Percepciones de la Ciudad - Mirada de Rewie, Gallerie Judy Straten, 12 artistas del Mediterráneo, Grubbenvorst, Holland JISER/IEMED, Sala Teatro Túnez/ Centre Art-Madrid 08, Contemporary Art Fair. Civic Fort Puienc, Barcelona, Spain/ Galería Aleph, Madrid, Spain Galería Kurt, Zaragoza, Spain ALBIAC 06, Cabo de Gata . Pabellón 8 2007 Artistas Andaluces. Rodalquilar, Almería, Realidades encontradas, Galería Spain Carmen Carmona, Seville, Spain PAN Amsterdam 06 Art fair. Gallerie PAN Amsterdam 07 Art Fair, Gallerie Judy Straten, Amsterdam, Netherlands Judy Straten, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Awards

2012 Acquisition Prize, UNIA, Painting Award, Scholarship, II Encontro Da Artistas Universidad Nacional de Andalucía, Novos, Cidade da Cultura de Galicia”, Huelva, Spain Santiago de Compostela, Spain Selection, Painting Award 2011, La Scholarship, Sevilla es talento, Seville’s Rioja’s Parliament, Logroño, Spain City Council and Madariaga Fundation, Seville, Spain 2010 Selection, Young Award 10 Plastic 2011 Arts, UCM General Foundation, Madrid, Selection, 72th Plastic Arts International Spain Exposition, Valdepeñas’ Council of Selection, Young Award Málaga Crea Culture and Tourism, Ciudad Real, Spain 2010, Ayuntamiento de Málaga, Selection, BANCAJA Painting Award, Málaga, Spain Valencia, Spain Puerta Roja |1F, SOHO189, 189 Queen’s Road West |Sheung Wan | [email protected] | +852 2803 0332 © Copyright 2014 by Adriana Alvarez-Nichol. All rights reserved by Puerta Roja Limited. Hong Kong.

2009 Selection, Desencaja 09, Premio de Artes Plásticas, Youth Institute of Andalucía, Málaga, Spain Scholarship, Fundación Caja Madrid for Seminar “Contemporary Art through the Museo del Prado”

2008 Acquisition Award, Laxeiro Painter Biennial. Entidad: Caixa Galicia, Lalín, Pontevedra, Spain

2007 Honourable Mention, Royal Academy of Fine Arts’ Autumn Hall Holy Isabel of Hungary, Seville, Spain

2006 2nd Prize in Painting, Painting Contest Gustavo Bacarisas, Seville, Spain