| Artist | César Orrico | Resides | Spain |
| Website | cesarorrico.com | Medium | Bronze |
| info@cesarorrico.com | Themes | Mythology Nature Spirituality Ancient Cultures History Symbolism | |
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About the artist
Born in Spain in 1984, César Orrico is a contemporary figurative sculptor. His work focuses on the human figure and the mixture of materials such as wood, bronze, and stone. It is inspired by the iconography of art history and cultural memory and delves into aspects relating to identity, rituals, and symbolism. César obtained his licentiate degree in Fine Arts from the Complutense University of Madrid in 2007 and supplemented his specialization with postgraduate studies in Art Creation and Research. Over the last few years, his work has been singled out for recognition in world-class competitions.
In 2019, he received the Jean Asselbergs Prize from the Taylor Foundation in Paris and won First Prize in Sculpture two years in a row, 2021 and 2022, in the 15th and 16th International ARC Salon, United States. Also in 2022, his work was awarded the Mariano Benlliure Sculpture Medal. In 2023, he received the Reina Sofía Prize for Painting and Sculpture in Madrid.
César has participated in outstanding individual and collective exhibitions in cities of America, Europe and Asia, with a particular presence in the United States, France and England. His work has also been shown in contemporary art fairs and salons of recognized standing such as Context Art Miami, Art Wynwood, LA Art Show, Hamptons Fine Art Fair New York, London Art Fair or ST-ART Strasbourg, and his works have been included in public and private collections around the world.
César Orrico is the 1st prize winner of the Yasha Young Projects Sculpture Award, Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2024
Artwork Themes & Subject Matter
César Orrico proposes a reflection on the syncretic character of contemporary society through the representation of the human being in his sculptures. The reference to different periods and contexts becomes visible in his work, which metaphorically connects time and concepts.
César’s work is based on the body as an object of art, and motion and expressiveness in his sculptures go hand in hand with a thorough knowledge of composition and anatomy. The dynamic energy and strain of the bodies of his figures contrast with the serene looks on their faces, adding depth to the complexity of the human condition.
The organic fusion of materials of disparate kinds stands out in his work and gives his sculpture its own language. Wood, bronze, stone, and other materials are all combined in his sculptures and coexist in harmony thanks to the artist’s ongoing experimentation with the possibilities they offer.
Press
César Orrico’s sculptures had been featured in notable magazine and online sources including ARV Art Rendez Vous. Artist’s View. AS IS: César Orrico and De Voix Vives. Duality, second tongues, the other. Gaëlle Planchenault
Upcoming Exhibitions
| When | Exhibition | Gallery |
| November 2024 | Group exhibition: “Paracosmic Escape” curated by Beautiful Bizarre Magazine and art direction by Musonium Gallery | Modern Eden Gallery San Francisco, CA. USA |
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Education
2010
Merit-based Scholarship, Department of Sculpture. Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
2008
Research Scholarship, New approaches to industrial materials: Definitive and direct materials in expressive language of Fine Arts. Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
Official Master’s Programme in Art, Creation, and Research. Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
2007
Bachelor of Fine Arts with honors at the National Degree Award, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024
Hunting Stillness, Espaço Exibicionista, Lisbon, Portugal.
Galerie Bonnard, Nuenen, The Netherlands
Una señal sobre el corazón, Antonio Pérez Foundation, Cuenca, Spain
2023
16th International ARC Salon, Sotheby’s New York, United States
Galerie Calderone, Dinard, France
58th Reina Sofía Painting and Sculpture Prize, The Retiro Park, Madrid, Spain
2022
De Klassieken, Galerie Bonnard, Nuenen, The Netherlands
2021
Galerie Calderone, Dinard, France
2020
Midnight in The Garden of Good and Evil, Conde Contemporary, Natchez, United States
15th International ARC Salon, MEAM, European Museum of Modern Art, Barcelona, Spain
2019
Summer Series, Waltman Ortega Fine Art, Miami, United States
Galeria Iturria, Cadaqués, Spain
Les lauréats des Grands prix 2019, Taylor Foundation, Paris, France
2018
Beauty offered, Galería Espacio Primavera 9, Madrid, Spain
2017
Figurativas, MEAM, European Museum of Modern Art, Barcelona, Spain
