Pablo Álvarez

Invención colectiva | Pablo Álvarez

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Measurements

40 x 60 cm

Discipline

Pintura

Styles

Neofiguración

Supports

Lino

Techniques

Óleo

Year

2026

Unique work

In private collection

Collective Invention develops in a desert of a surreal character, with references to the landscapes of Yves Tanguy and the colors in Giorgio de Chirico's compositions. In the middle of this space, a house constructed with wire appears, containing a cloud of smoke inside. The title alludes to Magritte's work of the same name and the idea that, as a collective, we inherit conventions based on fragile agreements, almost on small shared lies. When these conventions are minimally altered—in this case, by changing the logical order of the parts—the image generates bewilderment, fear, or rejection, because the certainties upon which we build our way of understanding the world are shaken. The house, which appears to be a container, is actually an open structure incapable of retaining anything. The smoke reinforces that impossibility: although the image seems stable, its content is uncontainable and temporary, underscoring the fragility of what we take for granted.

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After studying Fine Arts and Interior Design at Antonio de Nebrija University, where he graduated in 2018, he continued his education with a Master's in Research in Art and Creation (2024), consolidating a career that combines artistic practice and theoretical reflection. Since the beginning of his career, he has sought experiences that broaden his perspective, participating in international projects such as ¿Cómo enseñar y hacer fotografía? (How to teach and make photography?) in Piura, Peru (2020) and a documentary photography program in rural areas with Erasmus+ in Dilijan, Armenia (2019). These experiences marked a line of work attentive to social issues and modes of representation in diverse contexts. His work has been presented in various solo and group exhibitions in Spain, and has received recognition from institutions and competitions. In 2024, he exhibited his work at Galería My Name’s Lolita (Madrid), and in previous years participated in shows such as the Pozuelo de Alarcón Painting Competition (where he won third prize in 2023), the Moncloa Cultural Center (Madrid, 2022), and the LXXVII Centelles Painting Competition (Barcelona, 2019). In Logroño, he was awarded third prize in the XXXIV Young Art Showcase La Rioja (2018), and in Segovia, he was part of a group exhibition and an artistic residency at AP Gallery (2017). His artistic practice is characterized by an interest in the intersection of image, memory, and territory, exploring through painting and photography ways of inhabiting, narrating, and reinterpreting contemporary experience. With a career that spans from international projects to national competition awards, he continues to develop work that dialogues between aesthetic research and the cultural transformations of our time.

Financial information

Signature value

18.86 ¢/cm2

Accum. revaluation

84.27 %

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