OKUDA SAN MIGUEL
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“VENUS & HER MUSES”. 2016
Esmalt sintètic sobre fusta
120x120cm“VENUS & HER MUSES”. 2016
Esmalte sintetico sobre madera
120x120cm“VENUS & HER MUSES”. 2016
Esmalte sintetico sobre madera / Synthetic enamel on wood panel
120x120cm“VENUS & HER MUSES”. 2016
Synthetic enamel on wood panel
120x120cm -
"INDIA". 2016
Esmalt sintètic sobre fusta
180x180cm"INDIA". 2016
Esmalte sintético sobre madera
180x180cm"INDIA". 2016
Esmalte sintético sobre madera
180x180cm"INDIA". 2016
Synthetic enamel on wood panel
180x180cm -
“TOILET INSIDE YOU”. 2016
Esmalt esprai sintètic sobre fusta
120cm Ø
“TOILET INSIDE YOU”. 2016
Esmalte espray sobre madera
120cm Ø
“TOILET INSIDE YOU”. 2016
Esmalte espray sobre madera / Spray enamel on wood
120cm Ø
“TOILET INSIDE YOU”. 2016
Spray enamel on wood
120cm Ø
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“MC COW”. 2016
Esmalt sintètic sobre fusta
60x73cm
“MC COW”. 2016
Esmalte sintetico sobre madera
60x73cm
“MC COW”. 2016
Esmalte sintetico sobre madera / Synthetic enamel on wood panel
60x73cm
“MC COW”. 2016
Synthetic enamel on wood panel
60x73cm
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“INFINITE EYE I”. 2016
Esmalt sintètic sobre fusta
30x30cm
“INFINITE EYE I”. 2016
Esmalte sintetico sobre madera
30x30cm
“INFINITE EYE I”. 2016
Esmalte sintetico sobre madera / Synthetic enamel on wood panel
30x30cm
“INFINITE EYE I”. 2016
Synthetic enamel on wood panel
30x30cm
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“HALF MONKEY HEAD”. 2016
Esmalt sintètic sobre fibra de vidre
50x27x88cm
“HALF MONKEY HEAD”. 2016
Esmalte sintético sobre fibra de vidrio
50x27x88cm
“HALF MONKEY HEAD”. 2016
Esmalte sintético sobre fibra de vidrio / Synthetic enamel on fibergalss
50x27x88cm
“HALF MONKEY HEAD”. 2016
Synthetic enamel on fibergalss
50x27x88cm
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“BULL HEAD”. 2016
Esmalt sintètic sobre fibra de vidre
54x47x59cm
“BULL HEAD”. 2016
Esmalte sintético sobre fibra de vidrio
54x47x59cm
“BULL HEAD”. 2016
Esmalte sintético sobre fibra de vidrio / Synthetic enamel on fibergalss
54x47x59cm
“BULL HEAD”. 2016
Synthetic enamel on fibergalss
54x47x59cm
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“ORGANISMOS INGRAVITOS I”. 2015
Mixta sobre fusta
122x122cm
“ORGANISMOS INGRAVITOS I”. 2015
Mixta sobre madera
122x122cm
“ORGANISMOS INGRAVITOS I”. 2015
Mixta sobre madera / Mixed media on wood
122x122cm
“ORGANISMOS INGRAVITOS I”. 2015
Mixed media on wood
122x122cm
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“ORGANISMOS INGRAVITOS II”. 2015
Mixta sobre fusta
122x122cm
“ORGANISMOS INGRAVITOS II”. 2015
Mixta sobre madera
122x122cm
“ORGANISMOS INGRAVITOS II”. 2015
Mixta sobre madera / Mixed media on wood
122x122cm
“ORGANISMOS INGRAVITOS II”. 2015
Mixed media on wood
122x122cm
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“MULTIFLAG OBAMA”. 2015
Llana i teles sobre llenç
100cm Ø
“MULTIFLAG OBAMA”. 2015
Lana y telas sobre lienzo
100cm Ø
“MULTIFLAG OBAMA”. 2015
Lana y telas sobre lienzo / Wool and fabrics on canvas
100cm Ø
“MULTIFLAG OBAMA”. 2015
Wool and fabrics on canvas
100cm Ø
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“OKUDOGRAPHY”. 2015
Esmalt sintètic sobre fusta
28x28cm
“OKUDOGRAPHY”. 2015
Esmalte sintético sobre madera
28x28cm
“OKUDOGRAPHY”. 2015
Esmalte sintético sobre madera / Synthetic enamel on wood panel
28x28cm
“OKUDOGRAPHY”. 2015
Synthetic enamel on wood panel
28x28cm
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“BEAR QUEEN”. 2014
Tapís sobre tela
100x100cm
“BEAR QUEEN”. 2014
Tapiz sobre tela
100x100cm
“BEAR QUEEN”. 2014
Tapiz sobre tela / Tapestry wool on canvas
100x100cm
“BEAR QUEEN”. 2014
Tapestry wool on canvas
100x100cm
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“DEEP CHIHUAHUA”. 2014
Esmalt sintètic sobre fusta
65x54cm
“DEEP CHIHUAHUA”. 2014
Esmalte sintético sobre madera
65x54cm
“DEEP CHIHUAHUA”. 2014
Esmalte sintético sobre madera / Synthetic enamel on wood panel
65x54cm
“DEEP CHIHUAHUA”. 2014
Synthetic enamel on wood panel
65x54cm
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"BEAR HUNTER HUNTED"
Tècnica mixta sobre fusta
65x54cm"BEAR HUNTER HUNTED"
Técnica mixta sobre madera
65x54cm"BEAR HUNTER HUNTED"
Técnica mixta sobre madera
65x54cm"BEAR HUNTER HUNTED"
Mixed media on wood
65x54cm -
“BLOODY BEAR”. 2014
Llana sobre tela
50cm Ø“BLOODY BEAR”. 2014
Lana sobre tela
50cm Ø“BLOODY BEAR”. 2014
Lana sobre tela / Wool on canvas
50cm Ø“BLOODY BEAR”. 2014
Wool on canvas
50cm Ø
Press release
Venus Zoo by Okuda San Miguel at 3 Punts Galeria (Barcelona)
After opening in mid-September his second solo show at the gallery Underdogs in Lisbon, the artist Okuda San Miguel lands on October 20 at 3 Punts Galeria in Barcelona with his show Venus Zoo. He returns to his country after almost five years without having his own solo exhibition in it. “Venus Zoo” is his first one in Barcelona.
Venus Zoo is a new metaphor for the artist about our world: a cage of planetary size inhabited by all sorts of living and nonliving beings including us humans, with our past that we continue to drag and a future that we can only yearn for.
A constant throughout his career, the contradictions of the human being are again present in Okuda’s work: Venus as the representation of women since time immemorial and, at the same time, the name given to a planet in our solar system in honor of the Roman goddess of love; and the zoo as a paradigm of our daily lives as pawns in the system.
Okuda proposes a retro-futuristic vision of modern society with which he displays many of the obsessions that have become icons of his career: the human figure as a woman, the cosmos as an escape route, the social system as bars that restrict our liberty… reinterpreted as characters of ancient Rome or Mesopotamian art.
Welcome to Venus Zoo.
About Okuda San Miguel
Born on November 19, 1980 in Santander, based in Madrid since 2000 and Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Complutense University of Madrid. Since he started in 1997 his work on roads and abandoned factories in his hometown were clearly recognizable. In parallel to his work on the streets, Okuda also began to produce more intimate works in his studio, which evolved through a more personal path.
Geometric structures and multicolored prints merge with gray bodies and organic forms in artistic works that could be categorized as Pop Surrealism with a clear essence coming from the street. His works often raise contradictions on existentialism, the universe, the infinite, the meaning of life, the false freedom of capitalism, and show a clear conflict between modernity and our roots; in short, between man and himself.
In his work, multicolored geometric architecture blends with organic forms, bodies without identities, headless animals or a multitude of symbols that stimulate reflection. A unique iconographic language.
His works can be seen in streets and galleries around the world: India, Mali, Mozambique, the United States, Japan, Chile, Brazil, Peru, South Africa, Mexico and the entire European continent.
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Solo exhibitions:
“ New Coliseum” Underdogs Gallery, Lisboa. Portugal 2016
"AsiAfricalism" Kallenbach Gallery, Amsterdam. Holland 2016
"Vidas Inertes" Underdogs Gallery, Lisbon. Portugal. 2014
"Dream or Die" SC Gallery, Bilbao. Spain. 2013
"Nothing & Nobody & Nowhere" Espacio de Arte La Sala, Zaragoza. Spain. 2013
"Nada ni Nadie" Sala Domingo, Lima. Peru. 2013
“Rainbow in the Darkness” Espacio G3, Madrid. Spain. 2013
"Welcome to 12/12/12" Fifty24MX, Mexico City. Mexico. 2012
“Welcome to Nowhere” Ink and Movement Gallery, Madrid. Spain. 2012
“Welcome to Nowhere” El Bigote del Sr Smith, Barcelona. Spain. 2012
"Prohibido Vivir" SC Gallery, Bilbao. Spain. 2011
"Irrealismolandia" Ink and Movement Gallery, Espacio Espora, Madrid. Spain. 2010
"Falsa Realidad" Montana Gallery, Sevilla. Spain. 2010
"Ecourbansistem" Medina Coheli, Santillana del Mar, Cantabria. Spain. 2009
"Ecourbansistem" Galeria el Torco, Suances, Cantabria. Spain. 2009
"Brain vs Heart" SC Gallery, Bilbao. Spain. 2008
"Brain vs Heart" Montana Gallery, Valencia. Spain. 2007
"Brain vs Heart" Hot Skates Gallery, Oviedo. Spain. 2007
"Interior World" Montana Gallery, Barcelona. Spain. 2006
"Toxiciudad" Sala La Canela, Cadiz. Spain. 2005
"+Caras" La Santa Art Gallery, Santander. Spain. 2005
Group exhibitions:
Bartoux Gallery, Cannes. Francia. 2016
Museum of Palermo, Sicilia. Italia. 2016
“Street art paradise #1” Galerie Geraldine Zberro, Paris. Francia. 2016
“212 Arts Anniversary Exhibit” 212 Gallery, NYC. USA. 2016
LAX / ORD curated show with Vertical Gallery in Chicago, IL. USA. 2016
Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH) in Lancaster, CA. USA 2016
“10th anniversary show” Corey Helford, Los Angeles. USA 2016
“No Comission” Dean Collection, NYC. USA 2016
“Exposición colectiva de Street Art” Banus Gallery, Marbella. Spain 2016
“Art in my mouth” Moosey Gallery, Norwich. UK
"Truck Art Project" ARCO Art Fair, Madrid. Spain. 2016
"Just Mad" Art Fair. Ink and Movement Gallery, Madrid. Spain. 2016
"Friends & Familly" Delimbo Art Space, Sevilla. Spain. 2016
"Theriomorphism III" Ink and Movement Gallery, Madrid. Spain. 2016
"LA Art Show: Littletopia”. ThinkSpace Gallery, Los Angeles. USA. 2016
"Colectiva" Kreisler Gallery & Ink and Movement Gallery, Madrid. Spain. 2015
"Stock Out" Finestra Gallery, Zaragoza. Spain. 2015
"Between Worlds" Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles. USA. 2015
"Superfine Art Fair" Miami Art Basel Week. USA. 2015
"Affordable Art Fair" Active Art Gallery, Hamburg. Germany & Amsterdam. Holland. 2015
"Designers Open" Active Art Gallery, Leipzig. Germany. 2015
"Entre Dos Universos" Espositivo Gallery, Madrid. Spain. 2015
"PROJECT 64" Pavilion 64 Artmossphere, Moscow. Russia. 2015
"LAX/LTW" ThinkSpace Invades Detroit, Inner State Gallery. Detroit. USA. 2015
"RED. Expresionism" 19Karen gallery, Gold Coast. Australia. 2015
"A Major Minority 2015" 1AM Gallery, San Francisco. USA. 2015
"Kaleidoscope" Mya Gallery, London. UK. 2015
"Theriomorphism 2" Ink and Movement Gallery, Madrid. Spain. 2015
"RedBull Curates" Room007 Hotel, Madrid. Spain. 2014
"Kopfe Drei" Werkkunst galerie, Berlin. Germany. 2014
"Estampa Art Fair” Yusto-Giner Gallery, Madrid. 2014
"Cologne Art Fair" Tres Punts Gallery, Cologne. Germany. 2014
"SWAB Art Fair" Tres Punts Gallery, Barcelona. Spain. 2014
"Affordable Art Fair" Active Art Gallery, Hamburg. Germany. 2014
" Artmossphere Biennale ArtPlay” Moscow. Russia. 2014
"Imago Mundi. Made In Spain" Benetton Foundation, CAC Museum, Málaga. Spain. 2014
"POP POP POP" Second Above Gallery, Hong Kong. China. 2014
"Summer Times" Yusto-Giner Gallery, Marbella. Spain. 2014
"Villa Ocupada" Niort. France. 2014
"La Alternativa. Tendido 11" Plaza Toros Las Ventas, Madrid. Spain. 2014
"Street Art Axa Porto" Edificio Axa, Oporto. Portugal. 2014
"ABNORMAL ACTIVITY" 3 Punts Gallery, Barcelona. Spain. 2014
"Theriomorphism " Ink and Movement Gallery, Madrid. Spain. 2014
"This is Not Street Art" Social Space, New Delhi. India. 2014
"Room Art Fair" Ink and Movement Gallery, Madrid. Spain. 2013
"Affordable Art Fair" Active Art Gallery, Hamburg. Germany. 2013
"Da Bakers Dozen" Low Brow Artique, Brooklyn, NYC. USA. 2013
"Streets of Colours by Campo Viejo” Palacio Santa Barbara, Madrid. Spain. 2013
"Ad Infinitum" Ink and Movement Gallery, Madrid. Spain. 2013
"JUST MAD Art Fair” Ink and Movement Gallery, Madrid. Spain. 2013
"MINIMART" Fifty24MX, Mexico City. Mexico. 2012
"Espanish Conexion" High Roller Society Gallery, London. UK. 2012
“Vibraciones España” Artotheque, Pessac. France. 2012
“City of Gold” Afronova Gallery, Johannesburg. South Africa. 2012
"Las 7 Diferencias" Ink and Movement Gallery, Madrid. Spain. 2012
"GRAFIKA, 30 Artistas de la España Joven" Ins. Cervantes Sofia. Bulgaria. 2012
"Supergrafika" Estudio Finestra, Zaragoza. Spain. 2012
"GRAFIKA, 30 Artistas de la España Joven" Centro Historia, Zaragoza. Spain. 2012
"GRAFIKA, 30 Artistas de la España Joven" Ins. Cervantes Burdeos. France. 2011
"GRAFIKA, 30 Artistas de la España Joven" Ins. Cervantes Madrid. Spain. 2011
"DIN A 3" Art & Design Gallery, Barcelona. Spain. 2011
"LIBERTÉ DES STYLES" Abbey du Ronceray, Angers. France. 2011
"Siempre nos quedará la pintura" Sala Casyc, Santander. Spain. 2011
"GRAFIKA, 30 Artistas de la España Joven" National Gallery Amman, Jordania. 2011
"GRAFIKA, 30 Artistas de la España Joven" Beirut, Líbano. 2011
"IAM Retrospective" MTN Gallery, Madrid. Spain .2011
"Art Stars by Polo Ralph Lauren” Phillips De Pury, London. UK. 2010
"Del Sol Experiences" Del Sol St Gallery, Santander. Spain. 2010
"Sergeant Paper" L`Issue Gallery, Paris. France. 2010
"Art Stars by Polo Ralph Lauren” Lazzari, Treviso. Italy. 2010
"ARTESANTANDER 2010" Del Sol St Gallery, Santander. Spain. 2010
"IAM" Spanish Embassy, Berlin. Germany. 2010
"The Generation" Nyc Showroom Gallery, New York. USA. 2009
"FEM Artendencias 09" Plaza Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid. Spain. 2009
"Todo a Cien" Montana Gallery, Sevilla. Spain. 2009
"Black Box" Fundación Fondo Internacional de las Artes, Madrid. Spain. 2009
"IAM" Montana Gallery, Barcelona. Spain .2009
"IAM" L Issue Gallery. Paris. France. 2009
"Young Pups" Santander. Spain. 2009
"IAM" Carmen de la Guerra Gallery, Madrid, Spain. 2009
"IAM" Nyc Showroom Gallery, New York. USA. 2009
"Bahia Común" Palacio de Exposiciones, Santander. Spain. 2009
"Bienal Internacional de Bello Horizonte" Brasil. 2008
"Mixing & Matchig Chairs" Visiónica, Oviedo. Spain.2007