Miquel Navarro

Miquel Navarro (born September 29, 1945) is a Spanish sculptor, painter and contemporary poet.
Navarro has been defined as an eclectic artist with influences from postmodernism, minimalism and avant-garde.
Biography
Navarro was born in Mislata, Valencia in 1945. From 1964 to 1968 he studied painting at the San Carlos School of Fine Arts in Valencia. In 1972 he decided to abandon painting and concentrate on sculpture. However, he continued to paint. He also writes poetry.
In 1973, Navarro showed his first "Ciutat", one of his main sculptural manifestations. He mainly used fireproof materials along with terracotta and sand. Between 1975 and 1980 he exhibited his main works, such as "Pirámide" or "Els altres 75 anys de pintura valenciana" many exposition in Valencia (Valencia Architects School) and Madrid (Vandres Gallery and Ponce Gallery).
In 1980, Navarro's sculptures were exhibited at the 21st International Sculpture Conference in Washington, DC and the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Over the next few years, Navarro created "Estructura urbana" (1983), "Des terrar" (1985–1986) and "Minerva Paranoica" (1989), a monumental sculpture. Many of these new sculptures contained iron.
In recent years, Navarro has exhibited in Bilbao (Galeria Colon XVI 2005) and Valencia (Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) in 2009). His sculptures have included "Ciudad Roja" (1994), "Casco Urbano" (1999) and "L'Almassil" (2010).
His work
Navarro has borrowed from many styles, ranging from Baroque to Postmodernism and Minimalism. One of his main contributions is the "Ciutat (city)". Navarro says:
"La ciudad es como un cuerpo y tiene discursos de las arterias, el elemento horizontal, en el caso de los elementos verticales están los muros, las torres."(following)"El cuerpo humano no utiliza arterias, venas, fluidos, corazón, centro, casco. Cuando tú defines una ciudad estás definiendo un cuerpo"
Some of Navarro's works are part of the collection of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City.
Awards
Spanish National Award for Plastic Arts, 1986
Alfons Roig Award (Valencia's Council), 1987
C.E.O.E Arts Award, 1990
National AECA Award, 1995
Valencians for the 21st century Award, 2001,
Generalitat Valenciana Distinction for the Cultural Merit, 2002
Plastic Arts Awards" Valencianos del Mundo " (Given by Generalidad Valenciana and el Mundo newspaper ).
International Julio Gonzalez Award, 2008
Man of the Year, Hortanoticias, 2009.
Academician of the Real Academia de BBAA de San Fernando, 2011
Street works
Fuente Pública Valencia, 1986
Torreta (Fuente Publica) Turis (Valencia), 1989
Fanalet (Farola) Quart de Poblet (Valencia), 1989
Minerva Paranoica (Escultura) Castellón, 1989
Ars Longa Vita Brevis (Universidad Autonoma ) Barcelona, 1990
Torre del Sonido (Escultura Universidad Carlos III) Getafe (Madrid), 1992
Fraternitat (Escultura) Barcelona, 1992
Mástiles (Hotel Valencia-Palace) Valencia, 1994
Boca de Luna (Fuente Pública) Bruselas, 1996
Centinela (Hotel San Roque) Garachico (Tenerife), 1999
Home Guaita (Escultura) Valencia, 1999
Saltamontes Libando (Fuente Pública) Castellón, 1999
Casco Industrial (Escultura) Bilbao, 1999
Andarin (Escultura) Gijon (Asturias), 2000
Oteando (Escultura) Torrelavega (Cantabria), 2000
Vigía (Escultura) Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 2001
Cabeza con Luna Menguante Mislata (Valencia), 2002
La Mirada (Escultura) Vitoria-Gasteiz, 2002
Palera (Escultura) Málaga, 2003
Palas Fundición (Escultura) Ceuti (Murcia), 2003
El Parotet Valencia, 2006
Conexión (Museo Bellas Artes- Bilbao), 2007
Mantis (Murcia), 2008
Válvula con alberca (Expo Zaragoza), 2008
References
Barañano, K. M., & Navarro, M. (1999). Miquel Navarro. Valencia: Consorci de Museus de la Comunitat Valenciana.
Las Provincias. (n.d.). Retrieved March 9, 2016, from http://www.lasprovincias.es/temas/personajes/miquel-navarro.html
Miquel Navarro en la colección del IVAM: Institut valencià d'art modern, November 8, 2005 – February 27, 2006. (2005). Valencia: IVAM.
Navarro, M., & Joos, P. (2005). Miquel Navarro: Exposición. Bilbao: Galeria Colón XVI.
Miquel Navarro. (n.d.). Retrieved May 19, 2016, from http://www.miquelnavarro.com/ Bibliography
21st-century Spanish painters
Spanish male painters
Spanish contemporary artists
1945 births
Living people
21st-century Spanish male artists