Ponce+Robles

Rafa Forteza

Bio

Rafa Forteza, (1955, Mallorca) He’s had solo exhibitions in galleries and museums like L21, Pelaires, Joan Miró Foundation, The State Russian Museum in Saint Petersburg, among others, and more recently at Es Baluard Museum in Mallorca. His work has been regularly seen in international art fairs like ARCO Madrid, Art Basel o Art Cologne and is part of collections like MoMA New York, Reina Sofia Museum Madrid, Pompidou Paris, Collection DeutscheBank.

Statement

Heir to the Spanish and German informalist and gestural tradition in the second half of twentieth century, Rafa Forteza is considered one of the most significant creators of contemporary Spanish art, establishing a clear dialogue between abstraction and figuration, but also an intense debate between reality and concept.

Rafa Forteza
Title: Solapar, en el espacio protegido 3
Year: 2020
Dimensions: 200 x 160 cm
Price: US$ 18,000.00
Wall reference
2.5 x 4m / 98.4 x 157 in

Other works of Ponce+Robles

Other galleries

Latin American Masters
ICFAC: International Chinese Fine Arts Council
Lyv Gallery
Zagut
AC Contemporary
Palatina
Solapar, en el espacio protegido 3

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