Martin Freire

Martín Freire - Pavilion 7

Biografía del Artista: MARTIN FREIRE, RODRIGO Born in Seville in 1975. TRAINING Graduated in Fine Arts, University of Seville in 1999 PhD student at the Department of Sculpture and History of Plastic Arts, University of Seville. Honorary Collaborator in sculptural carving and modeling from life with Dr. Don Olegario Martín Sánchez. Third cycle assistant in courses such as "Lost Wax Casting" taught by Dr. Don Olegario Martín Sánchez. Member of the “Tebro” research team (bronze technicians) of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Seville. He has taught classes as a professor of artistic drawing at the Art Schools of Huelva, Seville and Cádiz. Course “Design and production in fiberglass”. Operational Programme of the European Social Fund. Seville. Seminar “Anatomical replica of dissections for teaching” organized by ICE Sevilla. XXX Experience of technology and free school. Sargadelos ceramic studies seminar. La Coruna. Course “Stamping Systems” taught by Ricardo Castillo. International University of Andalusia. Workshop “Victorio & Lucchino 25 years”. Andalusian Centre of Contemporary Art. Seville. Course “Look at me. On the human body and representation: the nude”. Photo Coverage. Seville. “FORMA 14” II Edition. Workshops. “Agent-based thinking”. ETS II. Seville. “UNOCCUPIED: Unoccupied spaces in the profession and unoccupied architectures for housing and productive spaces”. Workshops. CAAC. CICUS. Seville. “Living art and living from art”. Orlando Britto. Seminar. BilbaoArte Foundation. Bilbao. SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2023 “The Semiotics of Truth”, Zunino gallery, Seville 2015 “Behind the scene”. Laboral. Centre for Art and Industrial Creation. Gijón. 2014 “4th Games” Repository: Martín Freire. Andalusian Centre for Contemporary Art. CAAC. Seville 2012 “The triumph of time and disillusionment”. Alarcón Criado Gallery. Seville. 2010 “Parachute”. PazYcomedias Gallery. Valencia. 2009 “Available space”. Project room. Art Lisbon'09. Full_art gallery. Lisbon. 2008 “Space Invaders”. Full_art Gallery. Seville. 2007 “Theme Park”. Full_art Gallery. Seville. 2004 Installation “Create your idol”, Endanza Hall. Seville. Installation “Create your idol”, Fernando Serrano Gallery. Trigueros, Huelva. COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS 2023 “The only ones who know about art are the artists”, Zunino Gallery, Seville. 2022 “TEBRO Group”. Anticuarium Gallery. Seville. 2016 “Manipulations and superstitions”. 13th Martínez Guerricabeitia Biennial. Valencia. “Forging space”. DKV Collection. Malaga. 2015 ARCO´15. Alarcon Criado Gallery. Madrid. “Productions and processes in the DKV collection”. MARCO. Vigo. Maker Faire Bilbao´15. Art and Technology Fair. Bilbao. Gauirekia´15. “ARCO Action”. White Night. Bilbao. 2014 ARCO´14. Alarcon Criado Gallery. Madrid. 2013 ARCO´13. Alarcon Criado Gallery. Madrid. 2012 ARCO´12. Alarcon Criado Gallery. Madrid. DKV Artists of the Collection. Casino de la Exposición. Seville. Santander Art´12. Alarcon Criado Gallery. Santander. 2011 Swab 2011 Barcelona. Alarcon Criado Gallery. Barcelona. “Underside”. Alarcon Criado Gallery. Seville. 2010 Arte Lisboa 2010. PazYcomedias Gallery. Lisbon. Preview Berlin 2010. Full_art Gallery. Berlin. “The Image and the Animal”. Commissioner Javier Sánchez. Provincial Council of Granada. Next 2010 Chicago. USA. Full_art Gallery. Chicago. USA. Swab 2010 Barcelona. Full_art Gallery. Barcelona. XXXI National Contemporary Art Competition. Utrera. “14x18”. Mechanical Gallery. Seville. 2009 Focus-Abengoa´09. Hospital of the Venerables. Seville. II Plastic Arts Competition, La Puebla del Río. Seville. ART SANTANDER 09. Full_art Gallery. Santander. 2008 Cadiz´08 Contemporary Art. Full_art Gallery VALENCIA ART´08. 4th edition. Valencia. ART SANTANDER 08. Full_art Gallery. Seville INICIAL/08. Project curated by Oscar Alonso Molina. Iniciarte Space Seville. Department of Culture, Regional Government of Andalusia. I Plastic Arts Competition, La Puebla del Río. Seville. CES Santa Catalina Castle. Cadiz. 2007 ARC '07. ABC Stand. Madrid. 2006 II PRIZE Painting Competition “Grúas Lozano”. Seville. Image Gallery Caja San Fernando. Seville. “Box - vox”. Caja Rural. Huelva. Margarita Albarran Gallery. Seville. 2005 VII International Painting Contest of the CEC. Cadiz. III Nuevoarte Gallery Engraving Prize. Seville. I PRIZE Painting Competition “Grúas Lozano” Seville. Image Room Caja San Fernando. Seville. 2003 5th edition of the Zemos 98 Audiovisual Festival. Seville. 2001 7th National Prize for Plastic Arts, University of Seville. Collective “IES Trajano Cultural Week”. Seville. "Andalusian exhibition of young creators". Malaga. 2000 “VI Fine Arts Award, University of Seville”. Collective event for the benefit of the Rey San Fernando Trust. Antares Club. Seville. Art fair. Murcia. Collective exhibition at KIM gallery. Murcia. XLXlX Autumn Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Santa Isabel from Hungary. Seville. 1999 I Contemporary Art Fair of Seville. Martín Iglesia Group Gallery. V National Prize for Plastic Arts, University of Seville. Higher School of Engineers. Seville. “5 Visions”. Platform of Art Gallery. Dos Hermanas, Seville. “IV Dos Hermanas Plastic Arts Exhibition”. Seville. “Forms and realities”. Ateneo de Sevilla. Exhibition of students of Drawing and Ornamentation and Ornamental Design and Creative. Faculty of Fine Arts, Seville. “Four artistic visions of Castilblanco”. Castilblanco de los Arroyos. Seville. XLVIII Autumn Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Santa Isabel from Hungary Seville. “Small formats” Platform of Art Gallery. Dos Hermanas. Seville. 1998 First Edition “Mejorarte”. Art Market. Faculty of Fine Arts. Seville. Competition for projects for the monument “Las Fabricantas”. Women’s Area. Honorable City Council of Utrera. Seville. I National Painting and Sculpture Competition “Arteform”. Official College of Doctors of Seville. 2nd Edition of “Mejorarte”. Art Market. Faculty of Fine Arts. Seville. “Expojuventud”. Congress Palace. Seville. 1996 First Meeting of Young Artists. Los Arcos Shopping Centre. Seville. AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND MENTIONS 2015 BilbaoArte Fundazioa Foundation. Annual production and residency scholarship. Bilbao. III DKV Seguros-Álvarez Margaride Scholarship. The Labor. Gijon. 1st Mention in the BEEP Prize for art and technology. ARCO´15. Madrid. 2012 “Windows cut”. The New Stile Outlet Center. Project for a specific space. Seville 2009 Iniciarte 09. “Available space”. Aid in the production category. Andalusia. 2008 Fine Arts Competition, CES. Cadiz. I Prize. I Puebla del Río Painting Competition. Seville. Iniciarte 08. “Space Invaders”. Production category grants. Andalusia. 2007 Honorable Mention. ABC Painting and Photography Awards. Madrid. Iniciarte 07. Aid in the production category. Andalusia. 2006 I Prize. “Grúas Lozano” painting competition, Seville. 2005 II Prize. “Grúas Lozano” painting competition, Seville. III Special Mention “Las Fabricantas” Monument Competition. Utrera, Seville. 2000 “Alfonso Ariza” Scholarship. 4th edition. La Rambla. Córdoba. 1998 IV Honorable Mention “Expojuventud”. Palace of Congresses. Seville. PUBLICATIONS (Selection) "CON BARRO". International art magazine. ISSN: 1576-8988. (The Rambla).Cordoba. CRIADO MORENO, Julio: “Theme park”. 2007. CARDENAS CARO, Ana, For free Andalusia, 07.05.07.www.porandalucia Libre.es. DE LA TORRE AMERIGHI, Iván: “Advertising and memory”, ABC of the arts and letters, no. 793, 14.05.07, p. 46. DE LA TORRE AMERIGHI, Iván: “Scales in communication, scales in dimension”, “Martín Freire” Catalogue, Full_art Gallery, 2007 p. 10 – 11. DÍAZ URMENETA, Juan Bosco: “A dose of appropriationism”, Diario de Sevilla, Culture, 00. 04. 07, p. 40. GALÁN, Miguel: “Mixed technique, sculpture and installation against violence in solitude”. 07.05.07. www.lametro.com. MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ, Lara: “Advertising and the media crush us to the point of exhaustion”, ABC Cultural, p.76. “ABCD Project”. ABCD No. 896, April 4-10, 2009, pg. 42-43. Art.es. February 2009. PEÑA LOMBAO, María: “Silences of a fable”, ABCD nº 925, 11.28.10 pg. 39 COLLECTIONS Coca-Cola Collection. Iniciarte Collection. Department of Culture. Regional Government of Andalusia. Northern Collection. Government of Cantabria. Fernando Mª Centenera Jaraba Foundation. Guadalajara. City Council of La Puebla del Río, Seville. University of Seville. Faculty of Fine Arts “Santa Isabel de Hungary”. Department of Drawing. Town Hall of Castilblanco de los Arroyos. Seville. Punta Umbria Town Hall. Huelva. Castro de Samoedo Ceramic Research Center Museum. The Coruña. Lozano Cranes Collection, Seville. DKV Insurance Collection.

Her work is based on two fundamental premises. The first is the research and development of intervention tactics in exhibition spaces. The second is the prominence that the idea of ​​process has in her work, through which many works are presented in progress, with no possible end. The symbolic nature of his work reveals a distorted view of reality, using motifs from his everyday context. Resources from cinematographic stagecraft, graphic design and advertising come together. Twisting windows, walls with vanishing planes and impossible perspectives lead us to question the visual fact, to a relativization of the media and to a cynical reference that alludes to the stereotyping of visual language. The materials used by Martín Freire come from the industrial field and are basically composed of PVC, vinyl and adhesives, with which he raises a complex discourse of distancing and overcoming that debates between reality and representation.