Alfredo García Revuelta studied at the School of Fine Arts at the Complutense University in Madrid. In the mid-eighties, he began to hold solo exhibitions. In 1987 he received the Banesto Grant for Young Artists and the First Prize at the Sixth Madrid Exhibition of Young Painters. In 1992 he was awarded a Fulbright scholarship and in 1998, a scholarship from the Botín Foundation.
García Revuelta sees art as being marked by irony and humour, elements that form the central backbone of his work. His hybrid oeuvre references the pop imaginary, but does not strictly conform to any conventional model. He uses techniques and materials that confer an unusual, surprising character on objects and images, and is well-known for his series of drawings, sculptures and paintings 'with video' (in which he incorporates video monitors into the pieces); his sound sculptures; and the pieces he makes from coloured bowls, sequins and embroidery. Trophies of Personalities (2014) is a set of portraits of celebrity figures such as Pablo Picasso, Marilyn Monroe and Miguel de Cervantes, whose heads are presented as if they were hunting trophies. The models might be described as ambiguous here as well.
His paintings Michelines (Spare Tyres) (1992) and Samurai (1994), from the Banco de España Collection are from a series entitled Human Figures (1992-1994). It is an irreverent hagiography, peopled by figures that reference some of the recurring themes in the author's work — work, family and religion.
Alfredo García Revuelta's work has been exhibited at ART350 Gallery (Istanbul, 2015); the Sala Kubo-Kutxa (Donostia/San Sebastian, 2011); the Centro Cultural São Lourenço (Algarve, Portugal, 2010); and the Municipal Museum of Malaga (2007). He also received an award at the 2008 Cuzco International Short Film Festival and in 2007 was nominated for the Spanish Film Academy Awards (the Goyas) for his animated short film Another Way to Fly.
Alfredo García Revuelta studied at the School of Fine Arts at the Complutense University in Madrid. In the mid-eighties, he began to hold solo exhibitions. In 1987 he received the Banesto Grant for Young Artists and the First Prize at the Sixth Madrid Exhibition of Young Painters. In 1992 he was awarded a Fulbright scholarship and in 1998, a scholarship from the Botín Foundation.
García Revuelta sees art as being marked by irony and humour, elements that form the central backbone of his work. His hybrid oeuvre references the pop imaginary, but does not strictly conform to any conventional model. He uses techniques and materials that confer an unusual, surprising character on objects and images, and is well-known for his series of drawings, sculptures and paintings 'with video' (in which he incorporates video monitors into the pieces); his sound sculptures; and the pieces he makes from coloured bowls, sequins and embroidery. Trophies of Personalities (2014) is a set of portraits of celebrity figures such as Pablo Picasso, Marilyn Monroe and Miguel de Cervantes, whose heads are presented as if they were hunting trophies. The models might be described as ambiguous here as well.
His paintings Michelines (Spare Tyres) (1992) and Samurai (1994), from the Banco de España Collection are from a series entitled Human Figures (1992-1994). It is an irreverent hagiography, peopled by figures that reference some of the recurring themes in the author's work — work, family and religion.
Alfredo García Revuelta's work has been exhibited at ART350 Gallery (Istanbul, 2015); the Sala Kubo-Kutxa (Donostia/San Sebastian, 2011); the Centro Cultural São Lourenço (Algarve, Portugal, 2010); and the Municipal Museum of Malaga (2007). He also received an award at the 2008 Cuzco International Short Film Festival and in 2007 was nominated for the Spanish Film Academy Awards (the Goyas) for his animated short film Another Way to Fly.