arranz-bravo "energy land" - 2013 exhibition catalog
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Franklin BowlesGalleries
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Life has been good to Eduardo Arranz-Bravo over the past two years.
He has reached new creative heights and I’ve never seen him in better spirits.
The Arranz-Bravo Foundation mounted an exhibition this past November that I
found particularly interesting: Arranz-Bravo i els llibres. It was a complete survey of all
the spectacular art books Eduardo has created since the start of his career. There
are several terrific projects dating from the 1960s to the present and include the
Faith series, a group of early drawings which were exhibited in its entirety at the
Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid and were also reproduced in a small publication
of the same title. Although he says that he’s never counted them personally,
word has it that there are more than 500 different volumes! In addition, the
exhibition included catalogs that have been published about Eduardo and his
work during the past forty-plus years of his career.
Continuing its mission, the Foundation is currently in the
process of preserving the Arranz-Bravo press archive. There
are a large number of press articles dating back to the early
1960s that have been clipped, arranged by date and mounted on
acid-free boards. These will be scanned and added to the data
archive that the foundation is creating; it’s an impressive endeavor!
Included in the archive are ads for Arranz-Bravo exhibitions at Sala
Gaspar from the 1980s. Sala Gaspar was the premier
Spanish gallery of the time and was one of the first to
show the work of Picasso and Miró. Valuable, too, are
articles in the Brazilian press at the time of his retro-
spective exhibition in Sao Paulo, one of which from
the Jornal do Brasil has the headline: “Um Herdo de
Dali/The Heir to Dali.”
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Along with its curatorial work, the Foundation continues its support of the next generation of artists. I was very
impressed with their summer installation for a young Argentinean sculptor, German Consetti, whose works show
beautifully in contrast to Arranz-Bravo’s, in both the indoor and outdoor space. In addition, with the Maestro’s
extension of the mural in the courtyard (above), the Fundacio Arranz-Bravo site looks more impressive than ever.
Speaking of murals, Eduardo did a public commission last year creating a mural for the Pau Vila de l’Hospitalet de
Llobregat school (below). The mural was part of an art-education course titled “Approach Art.” The purpose of
the program was to train teachers to improve communication about art. Eduardo and five lucky students created
the mural together.
In addition to his outstanding paintings, Eduardo has recently created some exceptional works in bronze. He
broke ground last year on a new sculpture studio designed by Jordi Garces, adjacent to his painting studio. This
project was many years in the making because the owner of the land next to his house was unwilling to sell for
more than twenty years — she finally relented and Eduardo now has a new crucible in which to master his alchemy!
The Foundation is planning a retrospective of his works in bronze and one of these recent creations should be
considered for your collection.
The quality of this new collection shows that Eduardo is healthy, vibrant and intensely inspired. Once again, I am
grateful to present an outstanding group of paintings, sculpture and works on paper to our friends and collectors.
Please enjoy this catalog and I hope to see you at the San Francisco or New York exhibition this spring!
Franklin Bowles
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Europa 2012 oil on canvas 112 x 112 in.
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Neck of the Woods VIII 2011 oil on canvas 58.5 x 58.5 in.
Sunset-Mar 2011 oil on canvas 76 x 38 in.
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Animal de Coral 2011 oil on canvas 79 x 59 in.
Nit 2012 oil on canvas 25 x 58.5 in.
Respirar 2012 oil on canvas 18 x 43 in.
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Present Series
2011 painting and collage on paper
III 20 x 14 in.
I 18 x 15 in. II 19 x 15 in.
IV 20 x 14 in. V 20 x 14 in.
Young Sohn Dream 2011
oil on canvas 115 x 30 in.
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Alegrat 2011
oil on canvas 76 x 38 in.
One 2011 oil on canvas 64 x 62 in.
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Catalan Mountain Man 2012 oil on canvas 114 x 76 in.
Cool Dance 2011 oil on canvas 58.5 x 58.5 in.
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Gran Mamá 2011 oil on canvas 76 x 51 in.
Sol Blanc 2012 oil on canvas 51 x 101 in.
Naked King 2012 oil on canvas 25 x 62 in.
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(above) Sol IX 2012 oil on canvas 30 x 57 in.
(top right) Dona-misil 2011 oil on canvas 18 x 10.5 in.(bottom right) Pre-nou 2012 oil on canvas 24 x 15 in.
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Sempre Series
2012 painting on paper
I 17 x 15 in. VI 21 x 13 in.
IX 20 x 15 in.
XI 29 x 18 in.
V 13 x 17 in.
IV 15 x 28 in.
III 14 x 21 in.VIII 15 x 29 in.
X 16 x 28 in.
II 14 x 29 in.
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Octubre 2011 oil on canvas 45 x 35 in. Jardí-Jardí 2011 oil on canvas 52 x 41.5 in.
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Pulmo Savi 2012 oil on canvas 76 x 126 in.
Up-Up-Up 2012 oil on canvas 63 x 39 in.
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Despertar 2012 oil on canvas 51 x 38 in.
El Blau, el Poet 2012 oil on canvas 16 x 28 in.
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Explorador 2012 oil on canvas 44 x 76 in.
Dopo Bali 2012 oil on canvas 76 x 37 in.
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Neck of the Woods VII 2011 oil on canvas 58.5 x 58.5 in.
Tri-Lamp 2011 oil on canvas 51 x 101 in.
Els Americans 2011 oil on canvas 58.5 x 117 in.
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Gallus 2012 oil on canvas 57 x 57 in.
Chevalier 2012 oil on canvas 39 x 16 in.
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Diogonese 2012 oil on canvas 58.5 x 117 in.
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Feti I Fet 2011 oil on canvas 58.5 x 58.5 in. Papà 2011 oil on canvas 58.5 x 58.5 in.
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Polifemo 2010 oil on canvas 76 x 62 in.
Las Ibéricas 2011 oil on canvas 63 x 76 in.
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Set Series
2012 painting on paper
I 20 x 25 in.
II 20 x 25 in.
IV 20 x 25 in.
VI 20 x 25 in.
III 20 x 25 in.
V 20 x 25 in.
VII 20 x 25 in.
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Works in Bronze
The Walk of the Joy 2012 bronze 12 x 35 x 6 in.
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Africanto 2012 oil on canvas 45 x 35 in.New Land 2012 bronze 33 x 10 x 7 in.
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Le Bateau Plein 2012 bronze 14 x 29 x 7 in.
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Nobody is Perfect 2012
oil on canvas 39 x 18 in.
Tura de Bronze 2011 bronze 16 x 10 x 10 in.
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Tren2012
oil on canvas57 x 18 in.
Stendhal 2012 oil on canvas 44 x 57 in.
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Mer I People 2012 oil on canvas 58.5 x 117 in.
Doctor Sun 2011 oil on canvas 31.5 x 117 in.
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El Toro 2011 oil on canvas 51 x 63 in.
Tono a la tarda 2010 oil on canvas 78 x 66 in.
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Embrace 2012 oil on canvas 63 x 51 in.
Autostop 2012 oil on canvas 76 x 101 in.
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British Red 2011 oil on canvas 58.5 x 58.5 in.
Esmeralda 2012 oil on canvas 57 x 18 in.
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Beau del Air 2012 oil on canvas 51 x 101 in.
Footing 2012 oil on canvas 58.5 x 30 in.
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Els Amants 2011 oil on canvas 58.5 x 58.5 in.
(opposite)Familia Grega 2011 oil on canvas 94 x 62 in.
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Paseo 2012 oil on canvas 10.5 X 26.5 in.
Torna la China 2012 oil on canvas 39 X 31.5 in.
La pell i la tarda 2011 oil on canvas 18 x 45 in.
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Jim Morrison the Poet 2011 oil on canvas 52 x 41.5 in.
Big Sport 2012 oil on canvas 35 x 45 in.
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Neck of the Woods IV 2011 oil on canvas 58.5 x 58.5 in. Neck of the Woods IX 2011 oil on canvas 58.5 x 58.5 in.
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Dies de Sol 2012 oil on canvas 21 x 28 in.
Doctor Bell 2012 oil on canvas 57 x 44 in.
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Africanto 47
Alegrat 15
Animal de Coral 11
Autostop 58
Barcelona Woman Back cover
Beau del Air 62
Big Sport 69
British Red 60
Catalan Mountain Man 16
Cavaller al Novembre Invite (NY)
Chevalier 35
Cool Dance 17
Despertar 29
Dies de Sol 73
Diogonese 36
Doctor Bell 72
Doctor Sun 54
Dona-misil 21
Dopo Bali 30
El Blau, el Poet 28
El Toro 56
Els Amants 64
Els Americans 32
Embrace 59
Energy Land Front cover
Esmeralda 61
Europa 6
Explorador 31
Familia Grega 65
Feti I Fet 38
Footing 63
Gallus 34
Gran Mamá 19
Jardí-Jardí 25
Jim Morrison the Poet 68
La pell i la tarda 67
Las Ibéricas 41
Mer I People 54
Naked King 18
Neck of the Woods IV 70
Neck of the Woods VII 33
Neck of the Woods VIII 8
Neck of the Woods IX 71
Nit 10
Nobody is Perfect 51
Octubre 24
One 14
Papà 39
Paseo 67
Podem Invite (SF)
Polifemo 40
Pre-nou 21
Pulmo Savi 26
Respirar 10
Sol Blanc 18
Sol IX 20
Stendhal 52
Sunset-Mar 9
Tono a la tarda 57
Torna la China 66
Tren 53
Tri-Lamp 32
Up-Up-Up 27
Young Sohn Dream 13
WORKS ON PAPER
Present Series 12
Sempre Series 22
Set Series 42
WORKS IN BRONzE
Le Bateau Plein 48
New Land 46
The Walk of the Joy 45
Tura de Bronze 50
SPRING 2013
PROJECT MANAGERS:
Stacey Bellis, Matt Geary
and Emilee Enders
CATALOG DESIGN:
Susan Tsuchiya
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