GERARD MAS - SOLO SHOW
Press release
GERARD MAS
“Everything in its right Place”
3 Punts Galeria is pleased to present the new solo exhibition by sculptor Gerard Mas (Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Gerona, 1976). In this exhibition we can see the last works by Mas, about fifteen sculptures made in different materials such as alabaster, ceramics, wood, terracotta and industrial resin.
The creative universe of Mas is latent in this exhibition, where we can contemplate sculptures that represent different figures such as his amazing decontextualized Renaissance ladies, domestic animals, a life-size woman-sarcophagus, a young maternal lady cradling a puppy dog, some birds that walk among human heads and some references to universal artists like Calder or Damien Hirst.
In all his artworks, Gerard Mas searches for formal perfection, while anachronism and subtle irony permeate his work and are the keys to his uniqueness. His influences come from the Renaissance, Egyptian and contemporary art, and it is partly this mixture of elements that belong to different registers or times that challenges the viewer making him enter a world where everything seems possible, because in the eyes of the observer, that which is "rare" becomes feasible and that which is temporary becomes timeless.
In this formal perfectionism that we talked about, the pictorial part is essential because the artworks that are painted in a conventional way or using fire as a pictorial element are surprisingly real and credible, thus nuancing anachronism, which leads us to think about the temporality of everything and the short space of time that our existence represents in the infinite line of the eternal.
CV - Biography:
GERARD MAS
(1976, San Feliu de Guíxols, Gerona)
Studies in “Escola d'Arts Aplicades i Oficis Artístics Llotja“, Barcelona. Specializing in sculpture and stone carving. 1998-2001.
Graduated as Conservator and Restorer of Sculpture in “Escola Superior de Conservació i Restauració de Béns Culturals de Catalunya” Barcelona (1994-1998)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019
"Everything in its right Place" 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
2017
Sant Feliu de Guixols. Girona, Spain.
Galeria Pilar Riberaygua. Andorra.
2016
“Brut Nature” Vila Casas Foundation. Barcelona, Spain.
2015
“New Specimens” 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
2010
“Bustos i Bèsties” 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
2008
3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
Fine Arts Academy. Sabadell. Barcelona, Spain.
2005
Mercè Palace. Girona, Spain.
Museu d’Història de la Joguina (Museum of the History of Toys). Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Girona, Spain.
2004
Sant Feliu de Guíxols City Hall, Spain.
2003
Museu d’ Història de la Joguina (Museum of the History of Toys). Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Girona, Spain.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019
“Art Madrid” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain.
2018
“Context Miami” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Miami, USA.
“Can’t touch this !!!”. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
“Estampa” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain.
“Art Marbella” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Marbella, Spain.
“One of a Kind”. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
“Art Madrid” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain.
“AAF Milano” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Milano, Italy.
“KuntRai Amsterdam” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2017
“Context Miami”, Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Miami, USA.
“International Airport”. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
“Context NY” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. New York, USA.
“Art Madrid”, Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain.
“Swab” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
“Hardware”. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
2016
“Context Miami”, Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Miami, USA.
“Art Madrid”, Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain.
“Flawless”. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
2015
“Art15 London” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. London. UK.
“SWAB” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
Group exhibition “Bites of Future”. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
“Art Madrid”, Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain.
“Frankfurt Art Fair”. 3 Punts Galeria. Frankfurt, Germany.
2014
“Art.Fair Cologne”. 3 Punts Galeria. Cologne, Germany.
“Art Karlsruhe”, Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria, Karlsruhe, Germany.
“Art Madrid” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria, Madrid, Spain.
2013
“Art.Fair Cologne”. 3 Punts Galeria. Cologne, Germany.
“Ready to Jump”. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
“Art Madrid” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain.
“Art Karlsruhe” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Karlsruhe, Germany.
2012
“Art.Fair”. 3 Punts Galeria. Cologne, Germany.
“Berliner Liste” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Berlin, Germany.
“Una inclinación natural”. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
“Art Madrid” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain.
2011
“Configuracions”. Galeria d’Art Pilar Riberaygua. Andorra.
“Art.Fair”. 3 Punts Galeria. Cologne, Germany.
“Berliner Liste” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Berlin, Germany.
“Un sur trois”. Galerie La Cave. Geneva, Switzerland.
“Art Madrid” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain.
2010
“ST-Art” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Strasbourg, France.
“Art Fair 21” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Köln, Germany.
“Berliner Liste” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Berlin, Germany.
“Stone Project”. The Pier Arts Center. Orkney, UK.
“A Love Story”. Don Manuel Palace. Évora, Portugal.
“Stone”. Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Wakefield, UK.
“Figurativas ’09”. Casa de la Provincia. Seville, Spain.
“Art Madrid” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain.
“Espacio Atlántico” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Vigo, Spain.
2009
“A l’ Entorn d’una Realitat”. Edifici Ter, Benito Artis. Manlleu, Barcelona, Spain.
“Muestra 4º concurso de Pintura y Escultura Figurativa ‘08” (4th Figurative sculpture and painting contest exhibition ‘08). Fundació Fran Daurel. Barcelona, Spain.
“Estampa” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain.
“Berliner Liste” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Berlin, Germany.
“Galeria Presenta...” Girona, Spain.
“Stone Project”. Edinburgh College of Art. Edinburgh, UK.
“Realismo 09”. Galería Santiago Echeberría. Madrid, Spain.
“Art Madrid” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain.
“De Chillida a Sixeart”. Galería Manel Mayoral. Barcelona, Spain.
2008
“3r concurso de Pintura y Escultura Figurativa ‘08” (3rd Figurative sculpture and painting contest). Fundació Fran Daurel. Barcelona.
“La Realitat alterada”. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona.
“Berliner Liste” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Berlin, Germany.
2007
ST-ART Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Strasbourg, France.
ARTE LISBOA. Lisboa, Portugal.
PURO ARTE. Vigo, Spain.
“Catalunya Look”. Art Center Berlin Friedrichstrasse. Berlin, Germany.
“10 anys de Botó de Roda”. Capella de Sant Antoni, Torroella de Montgrí, Girona, Spain.
“Art Madrid” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain.
2006
“Arribades i Sortides”. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona.
PURO ARTE. Vigo, Spain.
MARB ART. Marbella, Málaga, Spain.
Galería Clave. Murcia, Spain.
INART. Girona, Spain.
2005
“Un artista, un llibre” (“One artist, one book”). Botó de Roda, Torroella de Montgrí, Spain.
Palau de la Mercè. Girona, Spain.
2004
“Pretext: Dalí”. Botó de Roda, Torroella de Montgrí, Spain.
Fecit, Sant Feliu de Guíxols. Girona, Spain.
2003
“IV Festival de la Sculpture et du marbre de Saint Béat”. France.
Sant Feliu de Guíxols City Hall. Girona, Spain.
2002
“III Festival de la Sculpture et du marbre de Saint Béat”. France.
2001
Espace Bourdelle. Montauban, France.
Sala Lola Anglada. Barcelona, Spain.
COLLECTIONS
MEAM (European Museum of Modern Art). Barcelona, Spain.
Vila Casas Foundation. “Can Mario”. Palafrugell, Girona, Spain.
MEFIC Collection (Contemporary International Figurative Sculpture Museum) Murcia, Spain.
The Arts and Artists Foundation. Barcelona, Spain.