Pancho Porto - stormy days

Limited edition small-format bronze sculpture by Spanish sculptor Pancho Porto.

Pancho Porto (Santiago de Compostela, 1988) began his training in the specialty of artistic woodworking at the Antonio Failde center in Ourense. At this school, he first encountered disciplines such as carving, drawing, and modeling, and most importantly, working in the workshop.

Later he enrolls in the Mestre Mateo School of Arts and Crafts in Santiago de Compostela, where he studies what will, in the future, be his main discipline: sculpture. It is in this school where he already works with materials that will be basic to his work, such as steel or clay. At the same time, Porto continues his education on his own and investigates other materials such as bronze or resins and their multiple uses and finishes.

After this initial training phase, he decided to set up his workshop on the banks of the Sarela River, very close to where he was born. It is here that he begins his particular investigation, both theoretical and practical, into the relationship between the materials used in each work and the message they convey. This leads him to seek new ways to communicate and narrate his story. Since then, this has become the usual tone of his works, adding complexity and depth to his entire body of work, with themes that touch on both social issues and his personal experiences.

Exhibitions

Caleidoscopio collective exhibitions (2012-2013)

Cangas do Morrazo Auditorium

House of Culture of Porto do Son

Liceo de Noia

Lalin Auditorium

Individual exhibitions 2017

Exhibition not only stories Santiago de Compostela (Gallery Campus Stellae)

Public works

End of the Way, Quintana Square, Santiago de Compostela.