ABOUT THE ARTIST
When he was an active student at the School of Fine Arts of San Fernando, Madrid, Pedro Castrortega not only obtained his University’s award for painting, he also concluded his study by graduating the same year in 1983. In 1984 Pedro was awarded the first national prize by the Spanish media “Blanco y Negro”, and a scholarship to travel to New York by the Spanish - American Committee the year after. In 1991 he received another scholarship from the City Council of Paris. Early works of Pedro showed reminiscence of that of Realism, in which figure-made forests or metropolises that included a lot of subject matters were depicted. The artist also connected himself with Neo-figurative art and distorted figures and reality through consecutive transformations and fragmentations. Despite his career as a painter, a sculptor and a graphic designer, as well as an artist who has once embraced Realism and Neo-figuration, Pedro has evolved himself into modern days an artist of Informalism. Without displaying complete abstraction in his works, Pedro’s representations are seen with evidence of symbolic references. The essence of his current works is marked by having the volume and plane equalized to achieve a great expressive force with fluid forms, and by contrasting light with shadow, line with color. Pedro Castrortega has been an important figure in the Spanish art scene for many years now. Regardless of which artistic direction he takes or which style his works represent, Pedro is definitely an artist whose creative energy overflows any borders.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011
Esquina Arte Contemporáneo Gallery, Madrid
Galeria, La Zua Gallery. Madrid
2010
Gema Llamazares Gallery, Gijón
2009
Isabel Ignacio Gallery, Sevilla
Lucas Carrieri Gallery , Berlín
2007
Atlantica Gallery, La Coruña
Artrium, UBS, Geneva
Bach Quatre Gallery, Barcelona
2006
Espacio 21 Gallery. Madrid
Quinta da Encosta. Carcavelos. Portugal
Artecasa Gallery. Ciudad Real
2005
Cervantes Institute. Chicago
Kur Gallery. Donostia
2004
Aural Gallery. Alicante
La Caja Negra Gallery. Madrid
L’Algepsar Gallery. Castellon
2003
Bach Quatre Gallery. Barcelona
Ana Serratosa Gallery. Valencia
2002
“Analogies”. Caja Burgos Space. Burgos
Max Estrella Gallery. Madrid
López Villaseñor Museum. Ciudad Real
City Council Museum. Valdepeñas
2000
D’Museo Gallery. Caracas. Venezuela
Antonia Puyó Gallery. Saragossa
1999
Cruz Herrera Museum. La Línea. Cadiz
Adriana Schmidt. Cologne. Germany
“Initiations”. Max Estrella Gallery. Madrid
1998
Adriana Schmidt Gallery. Cologne. Germany
Amarga Gallery. Leon
1997
Antonia Puyó Gallery. Saragossa
Pelayo Space. Barcelona. Oviedo. Ponferrada. Granada. Huesca
1996
Estiarte Gallery. Madrid
“Prey Skies”. 57 Gallery. Madrid
1995
Adriana Schmidt Gallery. Stuttgart. Germany
Adriana Schmidt Gallery. Cologne. Germany
1994
“Unsuitable Reflects”. 57 Gallery. Madrid
“Chances By Agree”. Antonia Puyó. Saragossa
1993
Bretón Gallery. Valencia
Book Edition “Petals for Fire”. ARCHELES Gallery. Madrid
1992
ARCO. Estiarte Gallery. Madrid
1991
Robayera Gallery. Miengo. Cantabria
1989
Bretón Gallery. Valencia
Contemporary Art Museum. Ciudad Real
1988
Jorge Kreisler Gallery. Madrid
1986
Kreisler Dos Gallery. Madrid
Ateneo. Madrid
1983
Kreisler Dos Gallery. Madrid
1982
School of Arts. Ciudad Real
