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Empty spaces/Many faces Solo Exhibition by Roberto Rodriguez Redondo at SC Gallery Bilbao

Experience layered wood sculptures and dimensional bas-reliefs exploring tribalism and modern human emotion.

Spanish artist Roberto Rodriguez Redondo presents his first solo exhibition at SC Gallery Bilbao, transitioning from canvas painting to dimensional, layered wood sculptures. The meticulously laminated pieces use industrial paint to create glossy bas-reliefs that draw from ancestral and anthropological roots. Visitors can explore how these sculptural hybrids bridge contemporary emotion and modern tribalism.

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Exhibition summary

This solo exhibition by Roberto Rodriguez Redondo presents a new body of work that moves beyond traditional painting toward sculptural, three-dimensional forms. The artist creates intricate, laminated wood pieces using industrial paint, resulting in glossy bas-reliefs that explore themes of ancestral culture, tribalism, and contemporary emotion.

Curatorial context

In 'Empty spaces/Many faces', his first solo exhibition at SC Gallery, Roberto Rodriguez Redondo shifts his artistic practice toward the pictorial, abandoning traditional canvases for a sculptural, three-dimensional approach. His work is characterized by the use of wood and industrial paint, where images are meticulously laminated to create stratified bas-reliefs. These pieces, defined by their glossy finishes and deliberate topographies, stand as hybrids between painting and sculpture, standing in direct contrast to concepts like Murakami's superflat aesthetic. The iconography explored in this exhibition draws heavily from ancestral and anthropological roots, evoking the feel of totems or deities from a forgotten civilization. Through this processual construction, Rodriguez Redondo touches on the tension between mass culture and the handmade, exploring how art can occupy domains that are simultaneously aesthetic, transcendent, and commodified. The resulting works serve as a meditation on modern existence, grounding basic human emotions—such as love, friendship, and alienation—within the complex, image-saturated landscape of today's contemporary tribalism.

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For further information regarding the exhibition or to schedule a visit, please contact SC Gallery via their provided communications email address. The exhibition is free to view during gallery hours, though inquiries are welcome at [email protected].

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SC Gallery
Current status
Open now
Exhibition schedule
From Feb 16, 2024
Artist line / attribution
The exhibition features the work of Spanish artist Roberto Rodríguez Redondo (born 1981, Avilés), whose practice is deeply informed by his background in painting, graphics, and urban art, as well as his connection to surf and skate subcultures.
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