“Relaciones” is the name of the upcoming exhibition by artist Francisco Arráez, which will open on Saturday, September 30th at 12:00 pm at the municipal museum “El Pósito” in Campo de Criptana (Ciudad Real). This dual exhibition of graphic art and sculpture can be visited until October 29th, from Tuesday to Sunday, from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm and from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
About Francisco Arráez
Arráez is a sculptor of recognized prestige and great importance for Herencia (Ciudad Real), as in addition to being a professor at the “Hermóngenes Rodríguez” High School, he is the author of three public monuments in the same town: the “Mujer Maltratada” sculpture, the sculpture of “Agustín Úbeda,” and “El Pensador,” the latter being an icon of the educational center where he teaches.
It is also worth noting that Francisco Arráez was the author of one of the most emblematic awards given in the town: “Herencia Solidaria,” which is materialized in a solid bronze figure with a patinated finish in two tones on an acrylic base representing two linked hands. One, in a supporting gesture, opens as a walking stick; the other, accepting the help offered by the first, grasps it firmly, in a clear gesture of solidarity and sincere support for the needy. This work uses two different materials and two different tones to symbolize the differences between human beings, which do not prevent relationships as pure and transparent as the acrylic base on which the figure rests.
Francisco José Arráez Lorente
Born in Madrid on January 7, 1962.
Studied in several sculpture workshops and obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the Complutense University of Madrid.
AWARDS:
· 2nd National Sculpture Prize for Young Plastic Artists awarded by the Ministry of Culture. Madrid, Spain. 1980.
· 1st Provincial Sculpture Prize for Young Plastic Artists awarded by the Ministry of Culture. Madrid, Spain. 1982.
· 1st Provincial Sculpture Prize for Young Plastic Artists awarded by the Ministry of Culture. Madrid, Spain. 1983.
· Finalist in the IV National Sculpture Contest of Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain.
· 1st Sculpture Prize in the IV Community Contest of Madrid, Spain. 1987.
· Prize for the execution of the trophy for Labor Solidarity. Herencia, Ciudad Real, Spain. 2003. PUBLIC MONUMENTS:
· Public monument “Huellas.” Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real, Spain.
· Public monument “Pensador.” Herencia, Ciudad Real, Spain.
· Public monument “Mujer maltratada.” Herencia, Ciudad Real, Spain.
· Public monument to the painter Agustín Úbeda. Herencia, Ciudad Real, Spain.
EXHIBITIONS:
· Solo sculpture exhibition at 790 Ivry in Greefield Park, Montreal, Canada, 1985.
· Solo sculpture exhibition at Caja Postal, Cuenca, Spain. 1988.
· Collective exhibition at Palacio de Villanueva in Madrid, sponsored by the Community of Madrid in 1988.
· Collective exhibition at Galería Joaquín Parra in Paris, 1990.
· Solo exhibition at the Casa de la Cultura in Herencia, Ciudad Real, in 1992.
· Solo exhibition at the Antonio López Art School in Tomelloso, Ciudad Real, in 1993.
· Collective exhibition “Figura” at the Casa de Herencia, Ciudad Real, in 2000.
· Collective exhibition “Arráez-Costilludo” at the Castillo de Consuegra, in Toledo, in 2000.
· Solo exhibition “Ellas” at the Pósito, Municipal Museum of Campo de Criptana, Ciudad Real, in 2006.
· Collective exhibition of finalists for the monument tribute to Miguel Hernández in Orihuela, Alicante, Spain, in 2011.
· Collective exhibition “Creadores y creativos” at the Agustín Úbeda Exhibition Hall in Herencia, Ciudad Real, 2013.
· Artwork selected in the 74th International Exhibition of Plastic Arts in Valdepeñas 2013.
· Artwork selected in the 75th International Exhibition of Plastic Arts in Valdepeñas 2014.
· Exhibition of finalists for the XXVIII Jacinto Higueras Sculpture Biennial in Santisteban del Puerto, Jaén, 2014.
· Artwork selected in the 76th International Exhibition of Plastic Arts in Valdepeñas 2015.
· Collective exhibition “Azuqueca por el arte” at the Casa de la Cultura in Azuqueca de Henares, Guadalajara, 2015.
· Collective exhibition “Yo, animal” at the Provincial Delegation of Guadalajara of the Junta de Castilla La Mancha, 2016.
· Artwork selected in the 77th International Exhibition of Plastic Arts in Valdepeñas 2016.
· Solo exhibition in sculpture “La visión narrativa” at the Municipal Museum of Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real, 2016.
· Artwork selected in the 78th International Exhibition of Plastic Arts in Valdepeñas 2017.
· Exhibition “Yo, Animal” in sculpture at the Municipal Museum “El Pósito,” Campo de Criptana, Ciudad Real, 2017.
· Artwork selected in the 79th International Exhibition of Plastic Arts in Valdepeñas 2018.
· Exhibition of finalists for the 30th Jacinto Higueras Sculpture Biennial in Santisteban del Puerto, Jaén, 2018.
· Artwork selected in the 80th International Exhibition of Plastic Arts in Valdepeñas 2019..
· Collective exhibition “EXIXTIR” I SCULPTURAL CALL, Municipal Museum “El Pósito,” Campo de Criptana, Ciudad Real, 2022
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