David Magán / Curriculum

David Magán's portrait
David Magán, born in Madrid (1979) is a glass sculptor. He trained in the Escuela de Artes y Oficios in Madrid where he specialised in wood and iron and quickly began to show a strong interest in glass.From his in-depth study of this field he has developed a personal technique in which he fuses the chromatic compartmentalization by means of shapes of stained-glass and a spacial concept inherent in sculptural and architectural procedures. Consequently, his pieces become a continuous experimental process of the development that light and colour describe in their dialogue with space. Open or closed, dynamic or static, each of these pieces constitutes a complex game where the spectator confronts different possibilities: on one hand the active and relished contemplation of the pictorial forms or, on the other, the movement and tensions that three-dimensional pieces demand.

Solo Exhibitions

2010 MAVA (Museum of Glass Art of Alcorcón Town Council). Nov/Dec 2010 Madrid - Spain
2010 CEART (Tomás y Valiente Art Centre), Fuenlabrada Town Hall. Oct/Nov 2010 Madrid - Spain
2007 Caleidoscopio, Móstoles Town Hall Madrid - Spain
2007 Casa de la Cultura (Cultural Centre), Navacerrada Town Hall Madrid - Spain

Art Fairs

2012 ARCOmadrid Madrid - España
2011 ArtBo Bogotá - Colombia
2011 Estampa Madrid - España
2011 PINTA Londres - R. Unido
2011 ARCOmadrid Madrid - España
2010 Open Art Fair Utrecht - Netherlands
2008 7th Edition of Contemporary Art Fair DEARTE Madrid - Spain

Group Exhibitions

2012 European Glass Context (Sep - Nov) Bornholm - Dinamarca
2011 Works on graph paper - Galería Cayón Madrid - Spain
2011 4x4 - Galería Esquina Madrid - Madrid
2010 'The Five Elements', Exhibition Hall Juan Carlos I Madrid - Spain
2009 Chosse Glass Week, FEVE (The European Container Glass Federation) Brussels - Belgium
2008 11th Anniversary of MAES Art Gallery Madrid - Spain
2007 CEART (Tomás y Valiente Art Centre), Fuenlabrada Town Hall Madrid - Spain
2007 La Capilla Art Space, Centre for Craftwork and Design Lugo - Spain
2006 Caja Guadalajara Art Space Toledo - Spain
2006 MUA (University Museum of Alicante) Alicante - Spain

Awards

2011 XXXVII Premio Bancaja de pintura, escultura y arte digital (exposición en el IVAM, 7 jul - 28 agos) Valencia - España
2010 Selected for the 71st International Exhibition of Fine Arts Valdepeñas Town Council Valdepeñas - Spain
2010 Selected for the Third Edition of the "Sorolla Art Price" Sculpture Competition Valencia - Spain
2007 Selected for the First Edition of the "Juan José Oliveira" Sculpture Competition Pontevedra - Spain
2006 Selected for the First Competition of Visual Arts Navecerrada Town Council Madrid - Spain
2006 Selected for Guadalajara XXXIV National Competition of Art Guadalajara - Spain
2006 Selected for the First International Competition of Glass Sculpture Madrid - Spain
2005 Selected for the Competition of Young Creators 2005 Madrid - Spain
2004 Selected for the Third Competition of Open Air Sculpture in the Royal Botanic Garden Alfonso XIII Madrid - Spain
2003 Selected for the Second Day of Coronado Young Artists Madrid - Spain
2003 Selected for the Second European Competition Sports in Visual Arts Madrid - Spain
2003 Selected for the Competition of Young Creators 2003 Madrid - Spain

Public collections

  • Davis Museum (web). Barcelona, Spain
  • Collection FEVE (The European Conteiner Glass Federation)

Education

2008 Course in Glass Sculpture, La Granja Royal Glass Factory Segovia - Spain
2004 Fine Arts and Design, Metal Sculpture, La Palma Art School Madrid - Spain
2002 Course for Artistic Stained Glass Madrid - Spain
2001 Fine Arts and Design, Applied Arts for Wood, La Palma Art School Madrid - Spain
1998 Artistic Baccalaureate, Escuela de Arte La Palma (La Palma Art School) Madrid - Spain