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BERNARDÍ ROIG (Palma de Mallorca, 1965). "Smokehead", 2007. Bronze, gas, fire, iron and fabric. No fire when camping gas is deactivated. Edition 1/3. Measurements: 204 x 30 x 27 cm. The sculptor Bernardí Roig has repeatedly asserted that he understands art as the embodiment of desires that attack reality in the manner of "mirrors that reflect a face that burns". This seems to be embodied in this self-portrait that is symbolically undone by fire, a sculptural piece that we could link to those installations by the author in which the psychic and physical metamorphosis takes place through the act of looking and being looked at. This was precisely the theme of the solo exhibition held at the Sala Alcalá 31, entitled "Cuidado con la cabeza" (2016). Bernardí Roig is considered one of the most relevant contemporary Spanish artists on the international scene, having exhibited in numerous galleries, museums and institutions around the world. His production includes painting, installations, video and even essay writing. He has been awarded important prizes such as the Special Prize of the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró, the Sotheby's Prize, the Egypt Biennial in 2001 and the official prize of the XXI International Biennial of Graphic Art in Slovenia. Since the mid-1990s, he has held solo exhibitions in leading galleries, museums and art centres such as the Miró Foundation (1995), the Totem il Cannale gallery in Venice (1996), the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design of San José in Costa Rica (1997), the Ludwig Foundation in Havana (1999), the Museo Jacobo Borges in Venezuela (2000), the Museo de Bellas Artes in Oviedo (2000), the Max Estrella Gallery in Madrid (2000), the Adriana Schmidt Gallery in Cologne (2000), the Claire Oliver Gallery in New York (2002) and the Ludwigsburg Museum in Stuttgart (2002). He has also taken part in the Venice Biennale (2001), the Egypt Biennale (2001) and the Arco fair in Madrid. He is currently represented at the AENA, Miró and La Caixa foundations, the Jacobo Borges and Sofía Imber museums in Venezuela, the Ministry of Culture in Mallorca, the Saikade Museum in Japan, the Gille Collection in Belgium, the Ludwig Foundation in Cuba and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Costa Rica.
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BERNARDÍ ROIG (Palma de Mallorca, 1965). "Smokehead", 2007. Bronze, gas, fire, iron and fabric. No fire when camping gas is deactivated. Edition 1/3. Measurements: 204 x 30 x 27 cm. The sculptor Bernardí Roig has repeatedly asserted that he understands art as the embodiment of desires that attack reality in the manner of "mirrors that reflect a face that burns". This seems to be embodied in this self-portrait that is symbolically undone by fire, a sculptural piece that we could link to those installations by the author in which the psychic and physical metamorphosis takes place through the act of looking and being looked at. This was precisely the theme of the solo exhibition held at the Sala Alcalá 31, entitled "Cuidado con la cabeza" (2016). Bernardí Roig is considered one of the most relevant contemporary Spanish artists on the international scene, having exhibited in numerous galleries, museums and institutions around the world. His production includes painting, installations, video and even essay writing. He has been awarded important prizes such as the Special Prize of the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró, the Sotheby's Prize, the Egypt Biennial in 2001 and the official prize of the XXI International Biennial of Graphic Art in Slovenia. Since the mid-1990s, he has held solo exhibitions in leading galleries, museums and art centres such as the Miró Foundation (1995), the Totem il Cannale gallery in Venice (1996), the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design of San José in Costa Rica (1997), the Ludwig Foundation in Havana (1999), the Museo Jacobo Borges in Venezuela (2000), the Museo de Bellas Artes in Oviedo (2000), the Max Estrella Gallery in Madrid (2000), the Adriana Schmidt Gallery in Cologne (2000), the Claire Oliver Gallery in New York (2002) and the Ludwigsburg Museum in Stuttgart (2002). He has also taken part in the Venice Biennale (2001), the Egypt Biennale (2001) and the Arco fair in Madrid. He is currently represented at the AENA, Miró and La Caixa foundations, the Jacobo Borges and Sofía Imber museums in Venezuela, the Ministry of Culture in Mallorca, the Saikade Museum in Japan, the Gille Collection in Belgium, the Ludwig Foundation in Cuba and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Costa Rica.
