Carlos Albert, COMPASS, 2023
- exhibition
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sculpture
"COMPASS is a work conceived from sculptural poetry, with which I aspire to exalt BEAUTY, with its forms and composition between volumes, as a metaphor for the vital experience of the audience. Its 3 supports escape from the core to penetrate the Earth, connecting to it, delimiting spaces and directions, in the same way that the compass guides our life." - Carlos Albert
The Madrid-born sculptor Carlos Albert started his work in forge in 1999 alongside Martín Chirino, from whom he not only learned sculptural technique and design but also discovered new paths in his artistic creation. The same year, he founded "Group 99" with other artists, a collective whose manifesto celebrates "the traditional values of art" in a confusing era for the sector.
Albert's work revolves around iron and corten steel, which he shapes in a way that makes his pieces almost come to life, in a continuous search for movement, exploration of space and geometry, and reflections between the object and the void. Although his practice is firmly rooted in Abstraction, he considers himself a very traditional artist, adhering to classical canons and placing great importance on drawing and composition.
In his most recent phase, the incorporation of color stands out as an additional element reinforcing the contrast between volumes, beauty, and expressiveness of the work.
"Present and relentless, the sculpture of this Madrid artist opens to new horizons, to other landscapes. It is also realized that some works of Albert reveal their true essence outside, where the drawing in the space can be fully appreciated with distance, offering sculptural forms as many invitations to space. In the end, we are dealing with an artist who needs this contact, to keep his feet on the ground and feel in harmony with the forces of life." - (Alfonso de la Torre, "Carlos Albert, towards the unknown", 2023)
Carlos Albert's works are found in numerous institutions, museums, public spaces, and private collections such as the National Heritage of Spain, Complutense University of Madrid and that of Seville, the Museum of Contemporary Art Infanta Elena de Ciudad Real, the Art in The Forest Museum of Vinh Phuc in Vietnam, LÔAC – Contemporary Art Center of Minorca, the City of Havana in Cuba, the collections of the Sevillana Endesa Foundation, the AguaGranada Foundation, the Venancio Blanco Foundation in Madrid, the FRIDE Foundation, the Royal Armory of Cavalry of Seville, and Caixanova, as well as the town halls of Madrid, Santander, Salamanca, Soria, Seville, Palencia, Cadiz, and Melilla, among others.
Where does it take place?
Luxembourg Art Week
Glacis square (Fouerplaatz)
Ville-Haute Luxembourg
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