Sergio Barrera

Sergio Barrera - Antigest (rhizomas) nº3

Biografía del Artista: Thought and reflection, meditation and discovery. The painting of Sergio Barrera (Valencia, 1967) is unleashed from the anonymous gesture of the brushstroke, squeezing its own contradictions and historical conventions. Barrera calls it antigesture and confesses to developing a type of pictorial record that synthesizes the essential constants of a brushstroke. All the spontaneity associated with the gesture is subverted in an indirect, cold and calculating process, with a fine brush. Sergio Barrera's work has been part of exhibitions at the Centro del Carme Cultura Contemporània, Fundación Bancaja (Valencia), Centro Cultural Las Cigarreras, MACA Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (Alicante) or Centro de Creación Contemporánea Matadero (Madrid). In 2017 he was part of the IVAM Produce project of the IVAM Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno.

SERGIO BARRERA Valencia, 1967 Training Graduated in Applied Arts and Artistic Trades. Valencia, 1987. Bachelor of Fine Arts, Polytechnic University of Valencia, 1996. Research Sufficiency. 2002. He was a professor of Painting at the Faculty of Arts of Altea, Miguel Hernández University, between 1999 and 2004. Currently and since the 2009-10 academic year he is Associate Professor of the Department of Painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Valencia, Polytechnic University. Solo exhibitions 1996. Time fades away light and dense in images. Lunc Gallery. Valencia. 1998. Drawings and Paintings. Punto Gallery. Valencia. Visions without a centre. Exhibition cycle. Consortium of Museums of the Generalitat Valenciana. Paintings. Luis Adelantado Gallery. Valencia. 1999. Constellations (Desire and mirage). Luis Adelantado Gallery. Valencia. 2000. Sewing the painting. Luis Adelantado Gallery. Valencia. 2001. Sewing the painting. Luis Adelantado Gallery. Valencia 2002. Dance of memories (painting against IMAGE). Luis Adelantado Gallery. Valencia. 2003. Latent. Luis Adelantado Gallery. Valencia. 2004. Latent II. May Moré Gallery. Madrid. 2005. Backlight. Luis Adelantado Gallery. Valencia. 2006. Flesh waters between clouds and cardboard. Paintings on paper. Exhibition hall of the Club Diario Levante. Valencia. 2007. Backlight II. May Moré Gallery. Madrid. 2007. Water painting. Casaborne Gallery. Antequera. Malaga. 2008. Water painting ll. Valle Ortí Gallery. Valencia. 2009. Water painting Ill. Auditions in Vaho (minor). Nuble Gallery. Santander. Water paint IIII. (Vaheda). May Moré Gallery. Madrid. 2011. Variability. i Leonarte Gallery. Valencia. 2012 Veiled Chameleon. SET ESPAI D'ART. Valencia 2015 Recording on stage. SET ESPAI D'ART. Jávea. Alicante  2017 IVAM Produce. IVAM Valencian Institute of Modern Art. Valencia 2018 Antigesto (rhizomes). SET ESPAI D'ART. Valencia Collective exhibitions 1987. “After”. Edgar Neville Gallery. Alfafar. Valencia. 1988. “From the floor to the wall”. Àngels de la Mota Gallery. Barcelona. “Fictions”. Punto Gallery. Valencia. 1989. “New Creators Exhibition”. Ateneo Mercantil. Valencia. “Finisecular”. Collaboration with TepsA (Workshop for plastic experimentation without artists). Mislata Cultural Centre. Valencia. 1990. “Prologues”. Amadís Hall. Madrid. “Sommeratelier”. Young Art in Europe. Collaboration with TepsA. Trade Fair from Hanover. Germany. 1991. “Al Oeste (Joves en el 91)”. Public space fountain project in collaboration with TepsA. Club Diario Levante. Valencia. 1992. Authorship and Anonymity”. Collaboration with TepsA. Club Diario Levante. Valencia. 1995. XXII Bancaixa Prize for Painting and Sculpture. Cultural Centre. Exhibition Hall. Valencia. 1997. “Neither good nor bad (an experience)”. Collaboration with TepsA. Edgar Neville Gallery. Alfafar. Valencia. 1st Plastic Arts Competition of the Saloni Cultural Association. Salón de Cristal. Valencia City Council. I Plastic Arts Contest of the Saloni Cultural Association. Espai Ramón Llull. Majorca. 1998. EXPOARTE 98. Luis Adelantado Gallery Stand. Guadalajara. Mexico. III City of Burriana Painting Prize. La Merced Cultural Centre. Burriana. Castellon. National Painting Competition José Segrelles. Albaida City Council - Valencia. National Painting Competition José Segrelles Levante Newspaper Club. Valencia. 1999. ART MIAMI '99. Luis Adelantado Gallery Stand. Miami. USA. ARCO '99. Luis Adelantado Gallery Stand. Madrid. ART CHICAGO 1999. Luis Adelantado Gallery Stand. Chicago. USA FIA '99. Luis Adelantado Gallery Stand. Caracas, Venezuela. XXVI BANCAIXA Sculpture and Painting Prize. IVAM – Julio González Center (Wall Room). Valencia VI Exhibition of Unión Fenosa. Maritime Station. To Coruña. Call '99 Plastic Arts. Provincial Council of Alicante. 'O keeper of Rebanhos'. Gallery for Love of Art. Port. Portugal.  SPANISH ARTISTS FOR FREE TIBET. Lázaro Galdiano Foundation. Madrid. Exhibition of the “La Caixa” Testimony Collection 1998-99. Almudín Museum. Valencia Martinez Guerricabeitia Biennial. Parpalló Hall. La Beneficencia Cultural Center. Valencia. 2000. ART MIAMI' 00. Luis Adelantado Gallery. Miami. USA FIA '00. Luis Adelantado Gallery. Caracas. Venezuela IV Albacete City Painting Biennial. Albacete Municipal Museum. IX City of Oviedo Art Biennial. Municipal center of modern art City of Oviedo. Artissima. Luis Adelantado Gallery. Turin. Italy ARCO'00. Luis Adelantado Gallery. Madrid. FIAC '00. Luis Adelantado Gallery Stand. Paris. France ART CHICAGO 2000. Luis Adelantado Gallery. Chicago. USA PAINTING COLLECTIVE. Miguel Marcos Gallery. Zaragoza. 2001. ART MIAMI' 01. Luis Adelantado Gallery. Miami. USA ARCO'01. Luis Adelantado Gallery. Madrid. SOUTH FORUM. Luis Adelantado Gallery. Caceres ART CHICAGO 2001. Luis Adelantado Gallery. Chicago. USA FIAC'01. Luis Adelantado Gallery. Paris. France ARTISSIMA. Luis Adelantado Gallery. Turin. Italy LINES OF FLIGHT. Valencia Biennial. San Miguel de los Reyes. Valencia. CONTEMPORARY ART COLLECTIVE. Kobo Chika Gallery. Tokyo. Japan. 2002. ART MIAMI' 02. Luis Adelantado Gallery. Miami. USA ARCO' 02. Luis Adelantado Gallery. Madrid. XXXIV International Painting Festival. Grimaldi Castle Museum. Cagnes Sur-Mer. France. “Since the 90s”. Parpalló Hall. MUVIM. Valencia FIAC'02. Luis Adelantado Gallery. Paris. France ARTissima. Luis Adelantado Gallery. Turin. Italy Art Basel Miami Beach. Luis Adelantado Gallery. Miami. USA 2003. ARCO' 03. Luis Adelantado Gallery. Madrid. Exhibition 2. Luis Adelantado Gallery. Mexico City. MyArt. Luis Adelantado Gallery. Milan. Italy “The sick side”. Orange Room. Valencia FIAC'03. Luis Adelantado Gallery. Paris. France ARTissima. Luis Adelantado Gallery. Turin. Italy “FRONT”. Edgar Neville Gallery. Alfafar. Valencia  2004. PAINTINGS. Casaborne Gallery. Antequera. Malaga. ARCO' 04. Luis Adelantado Gallery. Madrid. FIAC'04. Luis Adelantado Gallery. Paris. France VI ANGEL PAINTING PRIZE, MUVIM. Valencia. “TESTIMONY” COLLECTION EXHIBITION, LA CAIXA. Exhibition hall at Plaza Conde de Rodezno. Pamplona. MACO. MEXICO CITY 04. Casaborne Gallery. Mexico City. 2005. ARCO' 05. Luis Adelantado Gallery. Madrid. Tobacco Space. San Sebastian. 6th VALENCIA ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGERS PAINTING PRIZE. La Nave Gallery. Valencia. ARTE SANTANDER 05. May Moré Gallery. Santander. 7TH ANGEL PAINTING PRIZE. Municipal Congress Palace of Madrid. 2006. ARCO' 06. Luis Adelantado Gallery. Madrid. ARTESANTANDER 06. May Moré Gallery. Santander. XVIII Zamora City Painting Biennial. University College. Zamora. 67th Valdepeñas International Fine Arts Exhibition. 2007. ART SANTANDER 07. May Moré Gallery. Santander. VALENCIA. ART 07. Valle Ortí Gallery. Valencia. 2008. SWAB 08. Valle Ortí Gallery. Barcelona. ART SANTANDER 08. Casaborne Gallery. Santander. GRAPHIC. Exhibition Hall of the Polytechnic University of Valencia. GRAPHIC. Rectorate Building. Miguel Hernández University, Elche. ART LISBON 08. Casaborne Gallery. Lisbon. 2009. ABSTRATION(S). Exhibition Hall of the Polytechnic University of Valencia. ARTMADRID 09. May Moré Gallery. Madrid. GRAPHIC. October Gallery. University Agora. Jaume I University. Castellón. CUIDART. DKV Collection 'Art and Health'. Marina Salud Hospital. Dénia, Alicante. VIII EDITION OF THE 'GOVERNMENT OF CANTABRIA' VISUAL ARTS 2009. Casar de Periedo, Santander. 2010. ART AND HEALTH. DKV Collection. Macuf. Museum of Contemporary Art, Gas Natural – Unión Fenosa. To Coruña. GRAPHIC. Molinos del Río Space – Stables. Murcia. ABSTRACT CABINET. La Perrera Room. Valencia. GRAPHIC. Municipal Exhibition Hall, Casino Liberal. Algemesí Town Hall. Valencia. 2011. ART AND HEALTH. Exhibition Hall of the Provincial Council of Cadiz. CAM CONTEMPORARY ART COLLECTION. Lonja del Municipal Exhibition Hall.  Fish. Alicante. 'PAPERS PRIVATS' EXHIBITION. Exhibition hall of the Polytechnic University. Valencia. 'HELP THE HORN OF AFRICA' (In favour of Unicef). Chaston. Valencia. 2012. ART AND HEALTH. ARTISTS FROM THE DKV COLLECTION. Valencia. DKV COLLECTION. Houses of Águila and la Parra. Santander. 2013 Pt. SET ESPAI D'ART. London. Collective Exhibition. SET ESPAI D'ART. Javea. Alicante 2014 Pt. SET espai d'art. London. Collective Exhibition. SET ESPAI D'ART. Javea. Alicante Stamp. SET ESPAI D'ART. Madrid 2015 Cañada Blanch Awards. The Nau. Valencia ON PAPER. ARTISTS IN THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY. Tomás Ruiz Collection. Gallery Sempere. MUA, Museum of the University of Alicante. Alicante THE REVELATION OF PAINTING. Caja Mediterráneo Foundation Collection. MACA. Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art. Alicante TOWARDS GEOMETRY FROM ABSTRACTION. DKV Collection. VIMCORSA Room, Córdoba City Council. ART CONTEX MIAMI. ART SPACE SET. Miami, United States 2016. PEPE ESTÉVEZ PAINTING PRIZE. Carlos de Amberes Foundation. Madrid. LET YOURSELF BE PAINTED. State Public Library. Zamora 2017. HIGH FIDELITY. Martínez-Lloret Collection. Universitas Room. Miguel Hernández University. Elche PRINT 17. ART SPACE SET. Matadero Madrid, Contemporary Creation Center. Madrid VALENCIA ANIMAL CAPITAL. Carmen Center. Valencia. 2018 ART SPACES. Bancaja Foundation. Valencia Works in collections La Caixa Foundation. Col.lecció Testimoni. Barcelona. Albaida City Council. Valencia Excellent Provincial Council of Alicante. Fisher Gallery. University of Southern California, USA. Albacete City Council. José Ortega y Gasset Foundation. Madrid. CAM Foundation. Polytechnic University of Valencia. DKV Art and Health Collection. REPSOL Collection