Barcelona, Spain

b. 1961

Marta Moreu is a global figurative sculptor who uses bronze to create emotionally expressive, gravity-defying figures.

Biography

Marta Moreu is a sculptor. In 1985, she began creating her sculptural work, although during the first few years she dedicated much time to teaching, her other passion, taking the opportunity to transmit her love of art to her students.

She has lived and developed her art all over the world (Barcelona, ​​Minneapolis, Düsseldorf, Paris, Madrid, Miami, Mexico). Her artistic work has been marked by all the experiences she has had in each place.

Her creations are born from the subconscious and her deepest feelings, with the intention of communicating and expressing in a practically autobiographical and sincere way, seeking authenticity. She is a figurative artist, but distortion, movement, weightlessness, and symbolism help her create her own imaginary world that escapes reality and approaches lyricism.

Throughout her artistic career, Moreu has used various materials in her work, including wood, stone, clay, and others, but bronze has always been her preferred material. The nobility, durability, and flexibility of bronze are among the qualities that led her to choose it. Bronze allows her to create forms that are impossible with any other material, enabling her to elongate, bend, and weld her figures into sometimes seemingly impossible positions of balance. The colors of her patinas and the rough texture she uses in her finishes are essential to giving her work greater expressive intensity and a certain drama without abandoning her austere and refined style. Despite the material's hardness and weight, her sculptures offer a sense of lightness and weightlessness.

Education

Fine Arts Graduate, Sant Jordi University, Barcelona, in 1985.

Exhibitions & Awards

His sculptures have been exhibited in galleries across the United States (Ketchum, Charlotte, New York, Seattle), Canada, Asia (Hong Kong and Singapore), and Europe (Paris, Barcelona, ​​Lleida, Palafrugell, Badajoz, Valencia, Madrid, London, Belgium, etc.). They have also been featured at prestigious art fairs such as the Strasbourg Art Fair, Ghent Art Fair, Toronto Art Fair, Miami Art Fair, Palm Beach Art Fair, Chicago Art Fair, Karlsruhe Art Fair, Brussels Art Fair, and Stockholm Art Fair. Furthermore, his work is held in public and important private collections. In addition to the support of art galleries, he has collaborated with sculpture foundries in Miami, Mexico, and Madrid. This collaboration has become an essential part of his vast artistic output, enabling his work to be exhibited worldwide.