Susana Solano

Susana Solano (1946–) is a Spanish sculptor who currently lives and works in Barcelona. She is known for her large-scale sculpture, often made of sheet metal and wire mesh.

Education and early life

Susana Solano was born in 1946 in Barcelona.[1] She was educated at the Real acadèmia Catalana de bellas artes de San Jorge.[1] Solano began her artistic career as a painter, developing her characteristic sculptural style only in the late 1970s.[2] Solano has stated that memories of her childhood in Barcelona influence her work.[3]

Work

After Solano's transition from painting to sculpture, her earliest sculptures were made of hanging canvas.[2] In her mature work, Solano's primary medium is sheet iron. Although earlier works included more organic forms, in the mid-1980's Solano's sculptures shifted to a more minimalist and geometric style.[4] At this time, Solano also began including additional materials in her sculptures, including glass and wire mesh.[4]

In addition to her sculptures, Solano has made works on paper throughout her career.[1]

Exhibitions

Solano's work has been shown extensively throughout Spain, as well as Europe and the United States.[2] Solano's first retrospective was organized by the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, in 1993.[4] Her first solo show in New York City was in 1996 at McKee Gallery.[5]

Solano is represented in the United States by Jack Shainman Gallery, in New York City. Her work was first shown there in 2013, with the exhibition A meitat de camí – Halfway there.[6]

Honors and awards

Solano represented Spain in the 43rd Venice Biennale, in 1988.[2]

Collections

Solano's work is included in public collections including the following:[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Guggenheim Collection Online". Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Directions: Susana Solano. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution. 1989.
  3. ↑ Grant, Simon (April 1993). "Susana Solano Interviewed". Art Monthly.
  4. 1 2 3 Bradley, Kim (October 1993). "Solano: Nature and Iron". Art in America.
  5. ↑ Kimmelman, Michael (December 13, 1996). "Art in Review: Susana Solano". The New York Times. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Susana Solano". Jack Shainman Gallery. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Susana Solano Biography" (PDF). Jack Shainman Gallery. Retrieved October 13, 2016.

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