Samuel Salcedo

Opening: 09/05/2019
16/05/2019 - 29/06/2019
  • 3 Punts Galeria - Samuel Salcedo
    "TOY LAND: DRESS UP PARTY"
    2019
    Resina de poliuretà policromada
    30x10x10cm
    “TOY LAND-FAKE MICKEY”
    2019
    Resina de poliuretano policromada
    31x10x10cm
    Ed. 4/7
    "TOY LAND: DRESS UP PARTY"
    2019
    Resina de poliuretano policromada
    30x10x10cm
    "TOY LAND: DRESS UP PARTY"
    2019
    Polychrome polyurethane resin
    30x10x10cm
  • 3 Punts Galeria - Samuel Salcedo
    “TOY LAND-DRESS UP PARTY”
    2019
    Resina de poliuretà policromada
    30x10x10cm
    Ed. 4/7
    “TOY LAND-DRESS UP PARTY”
    2019
    Resina de poliuretano policromada
    30x10x10cm
    Ed. 4/7
    “TOY LAND-DRESS UP PARTY”
    2019
    Resina de poliuretano policromada
    30x10x10cm
    Ed. 4/7
    “TOY LAND-DRESS UP PARTY”
    2019
    Polychrome polyurethane resin
    30x10x10cm
    Ed. 4/7
  • 3 Punts Galeria - Samuel Salcedo
    “TOY LAND-MIRROR MIRROR”
    2019
    Resina de poliuretà policromada
    27x10x10cm
    Ed. AP
    “TOY LAND-MIRROR MIRROR”
    2019
    Resina de poliuretano policromada
    27x10x10cm
    Ed. AP
    “TOY LAND-MIRROR MIRROR”
    2019
    Resina de poliuretano policromada
    27x10x10cm
    Ed. AP
    “TOY LAND-MIRROR MIRROR”
    2019
    Polychrome polyurethane resin
    27x10x10cm
    Ed. AP
  • 3 Punts Galeria - Samuel Salcedo
    “TOY LAND-PINK BUNNY”
    2019
    Resina de poliuretà policromada
    34x10x10cm
    Ed. 6/7
    “TOY LAND-PINK BUNNY”
    2019
    Resina de poliuretano policromada
    34x10x10cm
    Ed. 6/7
    “TOY LAND-PINK BUNNY”
    2019
    Resina de poliuretano policromada
    34x10x10cm
    Ed. 6/7
    “TOY LAND-PINK BUNNY”
    2019
    Polychrome polyurethane resin
    34x10x10cm
    Ed. 6/7
  • 3 Punts Galeria - Samuel Salcedo
    “TOY LAND-UNCOMFORTABLE INTIMACY”
    2019
    Resina de poliuretà policromada
    34x10x10cm
    Ed. 5/7
    “TOY LAND-UNCOMFORTABLE INTIMACY”
    2019
    Resina de poliuretano policromada
    34x10x10cm
    Ed. 5/7
    “TOY LAND-UNCOMFORTABLE INTIMACY”
    2019
    Resina de poliuretano policromada
    34x10x10cm
    Ed. 5/7
    “TOY LAND-UNCOMFORTABLE INTIMACY”
    2019
    Polychrome polyurethane resin
    34x10x10cm
    Ed. 5/7
  • 3 Punts Galeria - Samuel Salcedo
    “TOY LAND: UNICORN”
    2019
    Resina de poliuretà policromada
    34x10x10cm
    Ed. 3/7
    “TOY LAND: UNICORN”
    2019
    Resina de poliuretano policromada
    34x10x10cm
    Ed. 3/7
    “TOY LAND: UNICORN”
    2019
    Resina de poliuretano policromada
    34x10x10cm
    Ed. 3/7
    “TOY LAND: UNICORN”
    2019
    Polychrome polyurethane resin
    34x10x10cm
    Ed. 3/7
  • 3 Punts Galeria - Samuel Salcedo
    “BLACK MIRROR SERIES”
    2019
    Resina epoxi
    65x70x80cm aprox.
    “BLACK MIRROR SERIES”
    2019
    Resina epoxi
    65x70x80cm aprox.
    “BLACK MIRROR SERIES”
    2019
    Resina epoxi / Epoxy resin
    65x70x80cm aprox.
    “BLACK MIRROR SERIES”
    2019
    Resina epoxi / Epoxy resin
    65x70x80cm aprox.
  • 3 Punts Galeria - Samuel Salcedo
    “BLACK MIRROR 4”
    2019
    Resina epoxi
    65x70x80cm
    Única
    “BLACK MIRROR 4”
    2019
    Resina epoxi
    65x70x80cm
    Única
    “BLACK MIRROR 4”
    2019
    Resina epoxi / Epoxy resin
    65x70x80cm
    Única
    “BLACK MIRROR 4”
    2019
    Epoxy resin
    65x70x80cm
    Única
  • 3 Punts Galeria - Samuel Salcedo
    “DARK 1”
    2019
    Resina epoxi i sorra de fundició
    95x75x30cm
    Única
    “DARK 1”
    2019
    Resina epoxi y arena de fundición
    95x75x30cm
    Única
    “DARK 1”
    2019
    Resina epoxi i sorra de fundició
    95x75x30cm
    Única
    “DARK 1”
    2019
    Epoxy resin and foundry sand
    95x75x30cm
    Única
  • 3 Punts Galeria - Samuel Salcedo
    “DARK 2”
    2019
    Resina epoxi i sorra de fundició
    95x75x30cm
    Única
    “DARK 2”
    2019
    Resina epoxi y arena de fundición
    95x75x30cm
    Única
    “DARK 2”
    2019
    Resina epoxi i sorra de fundició
    95x75x30cm
    Única
    “DARK 2”
    2019
    Epoxy resin and foundry sand
    95x75x30cm
    Única
  • 3 Punts Galeria - Samuel Salcedo
    “DARK 3”
    2019
    Resina epoxi i sorra de fundició
    95x75x30cm
    Única
    “DARK 3”
    2019
    Resina epoxi y arena de fundición
    95x75x30cm
    Única
    “DARK 3”
    2019
    Resina epoxi i sorra de fundició
    95x75x30cm
    Única
    “DARK 3”
    2019
    Epoxy resin and foundry sand
    95x75x30cm
    Única
  • 3 Punts Galeria - Samuel Salcedo
    DRAIN PIPE
    2019
    Alumini
    185x60x60cm
    DRAIN PIPE
    2019
    Aluminio
    185x60x60cm
    DRAIN PIPE
    2019
    Aluminio
    185x60x60cm
    DRAIN PIPE
    2019
    Aluminum
    185x60x60cm
  • 3 Punts Galeria - Samuel Salcedo
    “IRON MADE”
    2019
    Ferro
    140x50x60cm
    “IRON MADE”
    2019
    Hierro
    140x50x60cm
    “IRON MADE”
    2019
    Hierro
    140x50x60cm
    “IRON MADE”
    2019
    Iron
    140x50x60cm
  • 3 Punts Galeria - Samuel Salcedo
    “ABOUT MEMORIES”
    2019
    Fusta i zinc
    217x110x40cm
    Única
    “ABOUT MEMORIES”
    2019
    Madera y zinc
    217x110x40cm
    Única
    “ABOUT MEMORIES”
    2019
    Madera y zinc
    217x110x40cm
    Única
    “ABOUT MEMORIES”
    2019
    Wood and zinc
    217x110x40cm
    Única
  • 3 Punts Galeria - Samuel Salcedo
    “BIOGRAPHY”
    2019
    Fusta i llautó
    214x57x36cm
    Única
    “BIOGRAPHY”
    2019
    Madera y latón
    214x57x36cm
    Única
    “BIOGRAPHY”
    2019
    Madera y latón
    214x57x36cm
    Única
    “BIOGRAPHY”
    2019
    Wood and brass
    214x57x36cm
    Única
  • 3 Punts Galeria - Samuel Salcedo
    “PINBALL WIZARD 1”
    2018
    Alumini
    95cm diam
    “PINBALL WIZARD 1”
    2018
    Aluminio
    95cm diam
    “PINBALL WIZARD 1”
    2018
    Aluminio
    95cm diam
    “PINBALL WIZARD 1”
    2018
    Aluminum
    95cm diam
  • 3 Punts Galeria - Samuel Salcedo
    “PINBALL WIZARD 2”
    2018
    Alumini
    95cm diam
    “PINBALL WIZARD 2”
    2018
    Aluminio
    95cm diam
    “PINBALL WIZARD 2”
    2018
    Aluminio
    95cm diam
    “PINBALL WIZARD 2”
    2018
    Aluminum
    95cm diam
  • 3 Punts Galeria - Samuel Salcedo
    “PINBALL WIZARD 3”
    2018
    Alumini
    95cm diam
    “PINBALL WIZARD 3”
    2018
    Aluminio
    95cm diam
    “PINBALL WIZARD 3”
    2018
    Aluminio
    95cm diam
    “PINBALL WIZARD 3”
    2018
    Aluminum
    95cm diam

Press release

In this individual exhibition by Samuel Salcedo one can see a selection of works of exceptional quality, which convey in a perfect way the unique artistic language of the artist from Barcelona. As one can see in each of these pieces, the artist finds himself at a culminating moment in his career, both creatively and formally.

In the work of Salcedo, there is an accidental part that is welcomed by the artist. Uncontrollable imperfections that have a parallel with the marks that life leaves on our faces. Formal marks and deeper wounds that form our biography in a spiritual and physical way and transmit to others how we apparently are in our staging.

The heads made in epoxy resin that look at each other are also imperfect to some extent. Six heads with different expressions, showing different emotions: relaxed, asleep, erect or reclined, containing an exhalation ... these are a group of individualities that require a curious and calm look to be able to comprehend the subtle relationships that are established between them.

In this exhibition we also see two bookshelves filled with wooden books, defiled, as if the stories they transmit had been mixed creating a certain disorder or chaos within their shelves that delimit their formal habitat.

The black faces hanging from the walls are molded with cast sand in an attempt to distinguish each of them even more. These are faces with kind expressions but their surface is rough, as if time and events had softened the gesture but not the surface.

On another scale, smaller and more essential, Salcedo presents his series "Toy Land": 7 characters in different circumstances but with solitude as a common denominator. They are a group within the exhibition, but each one tries to show their individuality in a sometimes extravagant way, sometimes showing a certain indifference towards the viewer.

3 aluminum spheres with expressive faces, large and apparently unstable. As if they wanted to show us that the idea of security and stability is only a mirage and at any moment the physical laws of the sphere can be asserted, propelling them to another space, another position, another place.

We will also find in this exhibition the cast iron work entitled "Iron Made", which emerges solemnly from the ground, with a vigorous neck and a hieratic expression. It is the most individualistic piece of the exhibition, as if the noble material was creating a distance from the rest of the works, alienating the sculpture but granting it at the same time a certain privilege of singularity.

CV - Biography: 

SAMUEL SALCEDO
(1975, Barcelona)

ACADEMIC STUDIES

Fine Arts. University of Barcelona, Spain.
Department of Fine Arts, Manchester Metropolitan University. Manchester, UK.


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2016
“Bewilderment”. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
“Photocall”. Galerie Robert Drees. Hannover, Germany.
“Animal Thrills”. Anaid Gallery. Berlin, Germany.
Galería Kafell. Zaragoza, Spain.

2015
“DUST”. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
Can Sisteré, Centre d’Art Contemporani. Santa Coloma, Barcelona, Spain.
"NIT”.  Llotja del tint. Banyoles, Girona, Spain.

2014
“Time”. Galerie 100 Kubik. Cologne, Germany.
“Books”. Galeria Pilar Riberaygua. Andorra.
“Easy Like a Sunday Morning”. Osnova Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
“Dream Compilation”. 3 Punts Galerie. Berlin, Germany.

2013    
“House of Mirrors”. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
“Waste”. Galería Ferran Cano. Palma, Mallorca, Spain.

2012    
“Gemeine Spezies”. 3 Punts Galerie. Berlin, Germany.
“Listen”. Galerie Robert Drees. Hannover, Germany.

2011    
“Common Species”. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
“Traum”. Galerie 100 Kubik. Cologne, Germany.

2010    
“Harvest”. Galería Fernando Latorre. Madrid, Spain.
“Wet Paint”. Galería Ferran Cano. Palma, Mallorca, Spain.
“Icons”. Galeria Pilar Riberaygua. Andorra.

2009    
“Objects in a mirror are closer than they appear”. Luroa Galería de Arte. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
“Real People”. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.

2008    
Galería Carmen del Campo. Córdoba, Spain.
Galerie Frédéric Got Fine Art. Paris, France.

2007    
“Welcome Parade”. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.

2006    
Galería José Lorenzo. Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

2005    
Galeria Art72. Lleida, Spain.
“Your Name Here”. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.

2003    
“Slumberland”. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.

2002
Galería Clave. Murcia, Spain.

2000
Can Marc. Girona, Spain.

1998    
Galeria Rose Selavy. Barcelona, Spain.


GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2019
“Art Madrid” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain.

2018
“Context Miami” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Miami, USA.
“Estampa” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain. .
“Swab” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
“Art Marbella” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Marbella, 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.
“One of a Kind”. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.

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.
Salsali Private Museum. Dubai, UAE.
"Art Madrid" Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain.
“Swab” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
“Hardware”. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
“Theriomorphism IV”. Kreisler Gallery. Artists: Okuda San Miguel, Samuel Salcedo, Amandine Urruty, Waone. Madrid, Spain.
“Kunst Zürich” Art Fair. Galerie Robert Drees. Zürich, Switzerland.
“Art Vienna”. Galerie Robert Drees. Vienna, Austria.

2016    
“Context Miami” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Miami, USA.
“Art Madrid” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain.
“Swab” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
“Kunst Zürich” Art Fair. Galerie Robert Drees. Zürich, Switzerland.
“Figuración Contemporánea”. Galería Vigil-Escalera. Gijón, Spain.
“Half-Naked”. BAZIS contemporary art space, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

2015
“Frankfurt Art Fair”. 3 Punts Galeria. Frankfurt, Germany.
"Art Madrid" Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain.
“Art.Fair” Contemporary Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Cologne, Germany.
“Swab” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
“Kunst Zürich” Art Fair. Galerie Robert Drees. Zürich, Switzerland.
“ViennaFair”. Galerie Robert Drees. Vienna, Austria.
"Art15 London" Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. London, UK.
"Art Bodensee" Art Fair. Galerie Robert Drees. Bodensee, Austria.
"Vienna Art Fair". Galerie Robert Drees. Vienna, Austria.
“Rostros, cuerpos, mundos: Cinco figuraciones contemporáneas”. Galería Vigil-Escalera. Gijón, Spain.

2014    
"Art Karlsruhe" Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Karlsruhe, Germany.
"Art Karlsruhe" Art Fair. Galerie Robert Drees. Karlsruhe, Germany.
“Context Miami” Art Fair. Galerie Robert Drees. Miami, USA.
“Kunst Zürich” Art Fair. Galerie Robert Drees. Zürich, Switzerland.
"Art Madrid" Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain.
“Art.Fair” Contemporary Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Cologne, Germany.
“Swab” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.

2013    
“Art Madrid” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain.
“Art Karlsruhe” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Karlsruhe, Germany.
“Ready to Jump”. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
“Preview Berlin” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Berlín, Germany.
“Swab” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
“Art.Fair” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Cologne, Germany.

2012    
“Just Mad” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain.
“Art Madrid” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain.
“Arte Fiera. Art First” Art Fair. Galeria Ferran Cano. Bologne, Italy.
“Arte Fiera”. Galerie Robert Drees . Bologne, Italy.
“Una inclinación Natural”. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
“Swab” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
“Berliner Liste” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Berlin, Germany.
“Preview Berlin” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Berlin, Germany.
“Art.Fair” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Cologne, Germany.
Collective exhibition “Un raro visitante”. Twin Gallery. Madrid, Spain.
“Künst Zürich” Art Fair. Galerie Robert Drees. Zürich, Switzerland.

2011    
“Art Madrid” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain.
“Scope Art Show New York” Art Fair. New York, USA.
“Arte Fiera. Art First” Art Fair. Galeria Ferran Cano. Bologne, Italy.
“Art Karlsruhe” Art Fair. Karlsruhe, Germany.
“Art Chicago” Art Fair. Galeria ferran Cano. Chicago, USA.
“Espacio Atlántico” Contemporary Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Vigo, Spain.
“Swab” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
“Un sur trois”. La Cave. Geneva, Switzerland.
“Berliner Liste” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Berlin, Germany.
“Preview Berlin” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Berlin, Germany.
“Art.Fair” Contemporary Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Cologne, Germany.

2010    
“Espacio Atlántico” Contemporary Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Vigo, Spain.
“Art Madrid” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain.
“Polimorfos Perversos”. Galería Fernando Pradilla. Madrid, Spain.
“Swab 2010” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
“Hot Fair”, Contemporary Art Fair. Basel, Switzerland.
Galerie Marc de Coene. Erolzheim, Germany.
“Berliner Liste” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Berlin, Germany.
“Art Fair 21”. 3 Punts Galeria. Cologne, Germany.
“Art Miami” Art Fair. Miami, USA.
“Seamos realistas. Nueva figuración contemporánea”. Museo Universitario de Alicante. Alicante, Spain.
“St-Art” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Strasbourg, France.

2009    
"ArtMadrid" Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain.
“Lille Art Fair 2009” Art Fair. Lille, France.
“Sky's the limit”. (LaBonita) Can Sisteré, Centre d’Art Contemporani. Santa Coloma de Gramanet, Spain.
“B.Giner, S. Salcedo, Cherif et Geza”. Couvent des Minimes. Galerie Roger Castang. Perpignan, France.         
"Rund um die Figuration". Galerie 100 Kubik. Cologne, Germany.
"Berliner Liste" Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Berlin, Germany.
"Estampa" Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain.
"Por si las moscas". Galería Fernando Latorre. Madrid, Spain.
"A l'entorn d'una realitat". Benito Artis. Manlleu, Barcelona, Spain.

2008    
"ArtMadrid" Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain.
"Berliner Liste" Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Berlin, Germany.
"La Realitat Alterada". 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.

2007    
"Art Madrid" Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain.
"¿Realidad o ficción?". Galeria 9MA. Barcelona, Spain.
"Catalunya Look". Art-Center Berlin Friedrichstrasse. Berlin, Germany.
"Arte Lisboa". Lisboa, Portugal.
"St-Art" Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Strasbourg, France.
"Miguel Ángel Iglesias, Efraïm Rodríguez, Samuel Salcedo". Galeria d’Art Pilar Riberaygua. Andorra.

2006    
"Art Madrid" Art Fair. Madrid, Spain.
"Flesh". Galería Clave. Murcia, Spain.
"Llegadas y Salidas". 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
"Puro Arte". Vigo, Spain.

2005
"On és en Léger?". 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
"Propuestas para una colección". Galería Clave. Murcia, Spain.
"Munt de terra". Galeria Cort. Banyoles, Girona, Spain

2004    
"Un altre món". 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
"Alegría". Galeria Kalós. Barcelona, Spain.
"Femenino Plural". Galería Gema Lazcano. Madrid, Spain.
"La quinta dimensión". Galería Clave. Murcia, Spain.
"Testimoni. Fundació La Caixa". Palacio del Almudí. Murcia, Spain.

2003
"Extraños niños". 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
"Tondos". Galería Gema Lazcano. Madrid, Spain.

2002    
“30x30". Laberinto Galería de Arte. Granada, Spain.
"On tens el cap?". 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
"Tondos". Galería Clave. Murcia, Spain.
Séptimo Aniversario. 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
II Biennial of Contemporary Realism and Figuration. Galería Clave. Murcia, Spain.

2001    
“New Art'01". 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
"Art Emergent". Artexpo'01. Barcelona, Spain.
"7 anys". 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.

2000    
Galeria Ferran Cano. Barcelona, Spain.

1998
"Qui va matar Pinotxo?". Galeria Rose Selavy. Barcelona, Spain.


COLLECTIONS

Blumenfeld Collection. New York, USA.
Salsali Private Museum. Dubai, UAE.
Testimoni La Caixa Foundation.  Barcelona, Spain.
Fran Daurel Foundation. Barcelona, Spain.
Vila-Casas Foundation. Barcelona, Spain.
Ayuntamiento de Ceutí Collection. Murcia, Spain.
Bassat Collection. Mataró, Spain.
DKV Foundation. Zaragoza, Spain.
Lluís Coromina Foundation. Banyoles, Girona, Spain
Bank M2M Europe AS. Riga, Latvia.
Jardins d'Etrétat. Normandy, France.
SOLO Collection. Madrid, Spain.
Hotel Ohla Collection. Barcelona, Spain.