S/T (Superman autolesiu), 2018 Oil on linen 200 x 187 cm In spite of the formal precision of his painting, the conceptual weight of Pere Llobera s work has always been one of the chief traits of his painting. A meta-referential analysis of his craft focused as much on the dysfunctionality of the pictorial activity as on its power to liberate. A useless and euphoric power conveying everything that exists onto canvas is wonderful, but it is of no use that turns the painter into a survivor who cannot help himself and must go on painting. Pere Llobera (b.1970, based in Barcelona) was a resident of Rijksakademie (Amsterdam) in 2006 and 2007. His solo shows include Viafarini Kunsthalle (Milano); Tongerlohuys museum (Roosendal), or Unter dem Pantoffel stehen (Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam). He has shown in group shows at Fundació Joan Miró (Barcelona), CaixaForum (Barcelona), KolnShow2 (Colonia), Kranenburg Museum (Bergen), the biennial of Thessaloniki or Platform for Visual arts (Tilburg), among others. Most of his most relevant installations (Palacio Real? / Vera Icon / Todo Hiper) have been shown at alternative spaces.
Acció, 2018 Bombon projects Barcelona
El hogar del pintor tradicional, 2018 Oil on linen 90 x 120 cm
TRIPI, 2006 Mixed media 100 x 45 cm
TÍO LISÈRGIC Fusta policromada 44 x 130 x 34 cm
Acció, (exhibition view ) Bombon projects Barcelona, 2018
S/T (Blown up cake), 2018 Acrylic on paper 200 x 150 cm
Quitamiedos rococó, 2018 Oil on linen 120 x 150 cm
THE PODIUM ESTACIONAL (exhibition view) F2 Gallery, Madrid 2017
THE PODIUM ESTACIONAL (exhibition view ) F2 Gallery, Madrid 2017
Unter dem Pantoffel stehen Fons Welters Gallery, 2016
Todo hiper (exhibition view), Passage studio, Barcelona 2016
Todo hiper (exhibition view), Passage studio, Barcelona 2016
La rauxa guanya al seny, 2016 oil on canvas 90x120 cm
Vera Icon, Barcelona Art Weekend 2016
hal, 2014 oil on canvas 150x180 cm
JUBILEE, 2013 oil on canvas 60 x 60 cm
Goyesca, 2012 Oil on linen 40 x 55 cm
Feel like Gilles, 2007 oil on canvas 63x70 cm
S/T, 2007 oil on canvas 33x48 cm
Born in Barcelona, Spain 1970 Lives and works in Amsterdam, The Netherlands / Barcelona, Spain 2007 2006-2007 2006 1992 1989-1993 1998 1996 1995-1998 1993 2018 2017 2016 2014 2013 2010 2009 2008 2007 2005 2004 2003 2001 1999 1998 1997 Studies Supported by Ministerio de Cultura Espana Fellowship Mr. and Mrs. de Bruin-Heijn Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Fellowship Unilever History and Aesthetic of the Cinematography, University of Valladolid, Spain Fine Arts, Sant Jordi Faculty Barcelona, Spain Awards Nominee in the XXVI Certamen Nacional de Pintura Caja de Madrid 2nd prize in the II Premio de Pintura de la Agrupacio Mutua 2nd prize in the XXXVIII Premio de Pintura Joven of the Pares Gallery 2nd prize in the V Concurso Internacional de la Fundacion Barcelo 2nd prize in the II Premio de Pintura Miguel Garci a Camacho for students of Fine Arts Solo exhibitions Kill your Darlings, Sís Galerie, Sabadell, Spain (upcoming) Una Exposició Mitjançans la Acció, Bomkbón Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (upcoming) Catalan Art National Museum, Barcelona, Spain (upcoming) Estacional, F2 Gallery, Madrid, Spain Unter dem Pantoffel stehen, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Can Manye, Alella, Spain Lesió, Bradwolff Projects, Amsterdam, The Netherlands El mal de Ensor, Fucares Gallery, Madrid, Spain Del joc i del foc, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam. The Netherlands Tired of being strong, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Pere Llobera, Galerie Maribel Lopez, Berlin, Germany Hey Hey, My My (Pere Llobera & Marijn van Kreij), Museum Tongerlohuys, Roosendaal, The Netherlands Pere Llobera, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Open Studio 2007, Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Exprimir la naranja, Galeria Esther Montoriol, Barcelona, Spain Hunting with oil, Vieleers Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Se acabo la magia, Galeria Esther Montoriol, Barcelona, Spain Delta Force, Vieleers Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Contenedor de sombras, Vieleers Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Principal Sombrerers Gallery, Barcelona, Spain Vieleers Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Rosa Ventosa Gallery, Barcelona, Spain Rosa Ventosa Gallery, Barcelona, Spain Sala Pares, Barcelona, Spain
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 Group exhibitions Bianyal Contemporary Art Event, La Vann de Bianya, Spain (upcoming) The Artist / Knight, Kasteel van Gaasbeek, Gaasbeek, Belgium Autogestió, Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, Spain Materia Primera, Fabra i Coats, Barcelona, Spain Perfect World, Kunsthaus Kaufbeuren, Kaufbeuren, Germany Aanwinsten 2016, Kunstruimte De Nederlandsche Bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Walking in Ice. The Epic and Dysfunctional in Artistic Practice, curated by David Armengol, Bolit Contemporary Art Center, Girona, Spain ARCOmadrid, Madrid, Spain Another Day: nieuwe aankopen ABN AMRO Collectie 2014-2015 Nieuwe Gezichten op Dordrecht, Dordrechts Museum, Dordrecht, The Netherlands Nothing but good life, Park, Platform for Visual Art, Tilburg, The Netherlands I. Chronicle: Narrative, History and Subjectivity (curated by Martí Manent and David Armengol), Fabra I Coats, Contemporary Art Center, Barcelona, Spain Una exposició lluminosa (curated by Pere Llobera), Galería Esther Montoriol, Barcelona, Spain Scopic-Ensconce-Escape, curated by Juan Francisco Rueda, Fucares Gallery, Madrid, Spain From a Painter s Perspective, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Pere Llobera, Yuko Murata, Jacco Olivier, Gallery Hidde van Seggelen, London, UK EU - 27 countries, 27 artists, curated by Tanya Rumpff, Museum Tongerlohuys, Roosendaal, The Netherlands What s Up? De jongste schilderkunst in Nederland, Dordrechts Museum, Dordrecht, The Netherlands Hommage aan Walter Nobbe (1941-2005). Perceptie en herinnering, Pulchri Studio, The Hague, The Netherlands... ik mis je - I miss you. De verzameling van Henk & Leonie Pijnenburg, De Krabbedans, Eindhoven, The Netherlands Perfect Solitude, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Aanwinsten 2010. Een keuze, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), Amsterdam, The Netherlands Being There (curated by Andrei Roiter ), Galerie Akinci, Amsterdam, The Netherlands The Cassini Cruise, Gubbelstraat 38, Maastricht, The Netherlands LUMC, Leiden, The Netherlands Re-Enacted Painting - White Screen, Viafarini, Milan, Italy KolnShow2 (curated by Nicolaus Schafhausen and Florian Waldvogel), Spruth Magers Gallery, Cologne, Germany Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art 1, Thessaloniki, Greece Open Studio s 2006, Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Perico Pastor, Andorra Vieleers Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Pulchri Studio, The Hague, The Netherlands Les Catalans, Simon Blais Gallery, Montreal, Canada Gallery 55, Bangkok, Thailand Vieleers Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2002 2001 1999 1998 1993 Principal Sombrerers Gallery, Barcelona, Spain Sala Blanquerna, Madrid, Spain Principal Sombrerers Gallery, Barcelona, Spain Halle du Poison, Perpignan, France Vieleers Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands New Art, Barcelona, Spain The Gallery, London, United Kingdom 2016 2015 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Bibliography Kunst met hoog Twin Peaksgehalte author(s): Sophia Zürcher newspaper/magazine: het Parool Picturing People author(s): Charlotte Mullins Pere Llobera author(s): Javier Hontoria newspaper/magazine: Artforum, online An interview with Pere Llobera author(s): Rosanna Mclaughlin by Hidde van Seggelen Gallery Niet zomaar een schilderij author(s): Sander Pleij newspaper/magazine: Vrij Nederland Het gevecht met de gemelijkheid author(s): Kees van Kooten newspaper/magazine: Hollands Diep, October Spel tussen kracht en zwakte bij Welters author(s): Lucette ter Borg newspaper/magazine: NRC I am not cool author(s): Ingrid Commandeur newspaper/magazine: Metropolis M, no. 2 Down Memory Lane author(s): Emily Gordts newspaper/magazine: Quote De Gitaar Bloedt author(s): Hugo Postma newspaper/magazine: De Groene Amsterdammer Terug naar de eigen verbeelding author(s): Sandra Spijkerman newspaper/magazine: Kunstbeeld, no. 3 Drie leugenaars in een bomvol atelier author(s): Frits de Coninck newspaper/magazine: Het Financieele Dagblad Koln Show 2: Pere Llobera Exprimir la naranja catalogue: Joseph Plateau Graphical Design, Amsterdam
2006 2005 2004 1998 Open Ateliers newspaper/magazine: NRC The end of magic author(s): Chris Reinewald newspaper/magazine: Tableau Art Magazine Endurance catalogue: Vieleers Gallery Amsterdam and publisher De Berk, Overveen Calm Landscapes catalogue: Rosa Ventosa Gallery, Barcelona
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