Paco Pomet

Born 1970 in Granada, Spain. Currently lives and works in Granada.

Pomet pursued his studies at the University of Granada and the School of Visual Arts in New York. His paintings are recognised by their foundational use of photographic images, which he subsequently distorts and transforms through the incorporation of cartoonish elements — such as shoes, hands, speech bubbles, and other figures. This approach aims to subvert traditional modes of representation. He uses his precise observation to reflect the humour and realism, emphasizing the aggressiveness, assaulting and confronting throughout national history between different countries. The black and white of his painting reinforce the appearance of black and white historical photos, explaining the history in a unique while sarcastic way.

Pomet’s works are in the permanent collections of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Madrid, Spain; Spanish Academy, Rome, Italy; Santander Museum of Fine Arts, Spain; IVAM (Valencia Institute of Modern Art), Spain; and Colecciōn Solo, Madrid, Spain.

1970年スペイン、グラナダ生まれ。現在グラナダ在住。

パコ・ポメの人間存在に対する痛烈な考察には、鋭い観察力、ユーモア、そしてリアリズムが融合しています。ポップアート風の表現と鮮やかな色彩が、偽の歴史的場面に批評的な驚きを投げ込み、私たちの努力や関心は時代を超えると言う性質を強調しています。20世紀初頭の技術発展に魅了されたポメは、写真と絵画の対話が自身の作品にとって不可欠だと考えています。マペットやセサミストリートといったテレビ番組、そしてマーク・タンジーやルネ・マグリットといっ​​た画家たちも、彼の視覚言語に影響を与えています。

ポメは、スペインのグラナダ大学で美術学士号を取得した後、ニューヨークのスクール・オブ・ビジュアル・アーツで学びました。スペイン、アメリカなどで数多くの展覧会に出展したほか、2010年の北京国際アート・ビエンナーレでは優秀賞を受賞しました。2015年にバンクシーがキュレーションしたディズマランド・ベミューズメント・パークでも展示され注目を集め、同年フロリダのベイカー美術館では回顧展が開催されました。彼の絵画は、スペイン文化省やバレンシア近代美術館（IVAM）など、スペインの様々な公共コレクションに収蔵されています。

PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS

  • 2024
    Last Adventures in Hi Res. Richard Heller Gallery. Santa Monica, Los Angeles, US.

    2023
    Some New Disorders. Nino Mier Gallery, Brussels.
    Act In The Image. 42 Art Space. Beijing, China.
    Heatmap. Powerlong Museum. Shanghai, China.

    2022
    Siguiente Pantalla. My Name’s Lolita Art Gallery. Madrid.

    2021
    Endings. Robischon Gallery, Denver, US.
    Beginnings. Richard Heller Gallery. Santa Monica, Los Angeles, US.
    Recent paintings. Galleri Benoni. Copenhagen, Denmark.

    2019
    The Last Lights. My Name’s Lolita Art Gallery. Madrid.
    No Places. Galleri Benoni. Copenhagen, Denmark.

    2018
    Melancholia. Richard Heller Gallery. Santa Monica, Los Angeles, US.

    2017
    Un Breve fulgor/A Brief Glare. My Name´s Lolita Art Gallery. Madrid.

    2016
    Recent Paintings. Richard Heller Gallery. Santa Monica, Los Angeles, US.

    2015/16
    The Baker Museum. Naples, Florida, US.

    2015
    Recent Paintings. Bendixen Contemporary Art. Copenhage, Denmark.

    2014
    Recent Work. My Names´s Lolita Art Gallery. Madrid.
    Scapelands. Richard Heller Gallery. Santa Monica, US.
    One More Try. Bendixen Contemporary Art. Copenhagen, Denmark.

    2012
    Shipwrecks. Bendixen Contemporary Art. Copenhagen, Denmark.
    Breve Manual de Antropología. My Names´s Lolita Art Gallery. Madrid.
    Contra la Inercia. Palacio de los Condes de Gabia. Granada, Spain.

    2011
    Horns and Tales. Richard Heller Gallery. Santa Monica, US.

    2010
    Montaigne´s Nightmare. Monya Rowe Gallery, New York. US.
    My name´s Lolita Art, Madrid.

    2009
    Muralla Bizantina, Cartagena.

    2007
    Huracanes de plástico. My Name’s Lolita Art Gallery. Valencia, Spain.
    New Paintings. Sala siglo XXI. Diputación de Huelva. Spain.

    2006
    Un nuevo desorden. My Name’s Lolita Art Gallery. Madrid.

    2005
    Sandunga Art Gallery. Granada. Spain.
    G-Train. Sala Rivadavia. Diputación Provincial de Cádiz, Spain.

    2002
    Sandunga Art Gallery. Granada, Spain.

    2001
    Ficciones Mínimas. Diputación Provincial de Jaén, Spain.
    Fundación Josep Niebla. Casavells. Girona, Spain.

    2000
    A+A Gallery. Venecia, Italy.

    1999
    Mediterránea. Centro de Arte Contemporánea. Granada, Spain.
    Retratos. Centro de Lenguas Modernas. University of Granada, Spain.

    1998
    Ciudad Cero. Palacio de los Condes de Gabia. Diputación Provincial de Granada, Spain.

    1994
    Arquitectónica. Ánima Gallery. Sevilla, Spain.

  • 2023
    Through A Glass Brightly. Showroom group presentation. König Galerie, Berlin.
    Protection No Longer Assured. Colección SOLO Museum, Madrid.
    Smart Idiots. Woaw Gallery, Hong Kong.

    2022
    Signals. Group show. Galloire Art Gallery. Dubai, UAE..
    Erretratu. SC Gallery. Bilbao, Spain.

    2021
    Deep Blue. Group show at The Hall Art Foundation, Reading, Vermont. US.

    2020
    Drawing Room Art Fair. MAdrid.
    Me: An exhibition of contemporary self-portraiture. High Line Nine, NYC, US.

    2018
    New Work: Paintings. Robischon Gallery, Denver, US.
    Contemporary Art Collection. Cadiz Museum. Spain.

    2017
    Ensoñaciones. SC Gallery, Bilbao, Spain.
    Contemporary Art Collection. Cadiz Museum, Spain
    Under Winter Moon. Richard Heller Gallery. Santa Monica, Los Angeles.

    2016
    Juxtapoz x Superflat. Vancouver Art Gallery. Canada.
    Juxtapoz x Superflat. Pivot Art+Culture. Seattle. US
    226 Puntos. My Name´s Lolita Art Gallery. Madrid.

    2015
    DISMALAND. Bemusement Park. Weston-super-Mare (UK).
    Behold! The Blob. Richard Heller Gallery. Santa Monica, US.
    Horizonte de sucesos. Álvaro Alcázar Gallery. Madrid.

    2013
    The Christmas Show. Bendixen Contemporary. Copenhagen, Denmark.
    IRREVERSIBLE Magazine: 8 Years Anniversary. Little Haiti Cultural Center. Miami, Florida. US.
    Tinta Plana. Christian M. Walter Silkscreen Studio. Casa Molino Ángel Ganivet. Granada, Spain.
    In Case We Don´t Die. The Torrance Art Museum. California, US.

    2011
    Group Show. Bendixen Contemporary Art. Copenhagen, Denmark.

    2010
    Donaciones. IVAM (Valencia Institute of Modern Art). Valencia, Spain.
    Fourth Beijing International Art Biennale (BIAB). Beijing, China.
    La imagen y el animal. Palacio Condes de Gabia. Granada, Spain.

    2009
    Our Beginnings Never Know Our Ends. Monya Rowe Gallery. New York, US.

    2008
    OFF. My Name’s Lolita Art Gallery. Madrid.

    2001
    Double Trouble. The Patchett Collection. Instituto de América. Santa Fe. Granada, Spain.

    2000
    Borsisti 1999-2000. Spanish Academy. Rome, Italy.
    Becarios Academia de España en Roma. Real Academia de San Fernando. Madrid.

  • – Hall Art Foundation. US.

    – Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection, US.

    – The Patchett Collection. Los Angeles, US.

    – Spanish Academy. Rome. Italy.

    – Luciano Benetton Collection, Italy.

    – Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Spain.

    – Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Spain.

    – IVAM (Valencia Institute of Modern Art). Valencia, Spain.

    – Coleccion SOLO. Madrid.

    – Mariano Yera Collection, Spain.

    – DKV Collection, Spain.

    – Colección H.E.F., Spain.

    – Colección Himalaya, Spain.

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