José María Casanova b. 1954 Burgos, Spain Casanova is an artist with the ability to capture, with infinite tints but simultaneously with economised narrative, a whole world of internal feelings and emotions. His work has the capacity of submerging us into an evocative world, into both our own deepest personal feelings and our shared collective imagination. Expressionist at first sight, the tone can divert to a lyrical or reflective one, oscillating between a wistful and a playful feeling. His sculptures are a welcoming invitation which does not look to share out loud reasons and origins, but to permit the observer to venture a personal interpretation. It is not a matter of imposing, but suggesting. Bronze and wood come together in a juxtaposition of opposite materials, resulting in a bold but elegant and timeless encounter. The materials are present with all their individual strengths: precious woods with a delicate finish provide a landscape to figurines of solid bronze that nevertheless resemble hand-modelled clay. Casanova has participated in several international exhibitions across Europe and the Americas. His works are included in private collections in Spain, Mexico, France, Panamá, Holland, Germany and Italy. “The human being as the central axis of physical and metaphysical spaces, timeless portraits of feelings, of everyday situations, synthesis of human relationships, emotions, or just anecdotes… Those are the topics of my sculpture” José María Casanova Puerta Roja |15 -17 New Street |Sheung Wan |
[email protected] | +852 2803 0332 © Copyright 2012 by Adriana Alvarez-Nichol. All rights reserved by Puerta Roja Limited. Hong Kong. Curriculum Vitae Education 1970-1974 Sculpture and modelling at the School of Arts and Crafts, Madrid Individual exhibitions 2011 Zeugma Gallery, Cologne (Köln), Germany 2000 Cuatro Diecisiete Gallery, Madrid, Spain.