Eduardo Arranz Bravo

EDUARDO ARRANZ BRAVO (Barcelona, 1941-2023).
"Faces". 1984.
Set of charcoal drawings.
28 drawings grouped 4 by 4.
Signed and dated.
Measurements: 19 x 11 cm (approx, variable measurements); 51 x 37 cm (frames).

In this collection, the faces and busts seem to be suspended in a state of introspection or reverie, which reinforces their metaphysical dimension. The forms, often elongated or simplified, evoke a sense of dematerialization, as if the busts were mental projections or states of the soul rather than physical representations.

Trained in Barcelona, Paris, Madrid and Italy, Arranz made his individual debut at the University Club of Barcelona in 1961. In 1967 he abandoned the lyricism of his first period and approached the New Figuration. In the seventies he formed an artistic partnership with Rafael Lozano Bartolozzi, with whom he would carry out artistic projects that would mark the history of Spanish contemporary art for more than a decade. He has exhibited all over the world, and among his awards are the Grand Prize and Gold Medal at the International Biennial of Ibiza (1964), the Prize of the II Biennial of Sport (1964), the Figure Award of the Biennial Estrada Saladich (1967) and the Drawing Award YngladaGuillot (1968). His work is present in the MoMA in New York, the Museum of São Paulo, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Madrid and the Fine Arts Museums of Vitoria and Seville.