Javier Plata - Áridos 03 "No Reserve"

Javier Plata has exhibited at the former Spanish Museum of Contemporary Art (MEAC) and was awarded the first prize at the Alwani Summer Painting Exhibition held in Gibraltar in 2021.

The artwork is in perfect condition, size 75 cm x 75 cm, shipped unframed; it is recommended to frame it and protect it with glass or similar. Watercolors and professional-grade paper have been used; it comes with a certificate of authenticity.

Javier Plata
Algeciras, 1976

Javier Plata is a multidisciplinary artist whose work moves between painting, sculpture and installation, notable for a personal aesthetic that explores matter, territory and the human condition.

His training took place at the Art Schools of Algeciras and Granada, where he earned qualifications in casting, molding, ceramics, wood carving, stone sculpture and graphic design. This broad technical spectrum has nourished his plastic language with an artisanal and experimental outlook.

Throughout his career, Plata has participated in workshops with renowned artists such as Sigrifo Martín Begué, within the program “The Painter and His Facets” (Diputación de Cádiz, 2002), and Wilfredo Prieto, with the workshop “Incidences from private to public and from public to private” (Fundación NMAC, 2013), experiences that shaped his view on the boundaries of contemporary art.

His work has been shown in prominent venues and artistic events, in both solo and group exhibitions.

Among his most representative solo shows are “Hombres y Gusanos” (Galería Manolo Alés, La Línea, 2008), “Origen” (Galería Manolo Alés, 2017), “Sub Rosa” (Galería Virtual, Diputación de Cádiz, 2022) and “Lo de siempre y lo de ahora” (Fine Arts Gallery, Gibraltar, 2023).

He has taken part in numerous group shows, notably “Amistad Hispano-Francesa” at the former MEAC in Madrid (1999), “Contemporáneos 2008” (Cadiz Art Fair), “Art Project Marbella” and “Art Project Estepona” (Ciancimino Gallery), as well as recent initiatives such as “Diez años no es nada” (Tpop), “Aquí pintamos todos” (ASANSULL) or “Estereográfica Vol.2” (Levadura Cultural Association).

Recognition of his career includes numerous awards and mentions. He was awarded the First Prize for Best Young Artist at the International Art Gibraltar (1995), as well as first prizes in competitions such as Heritage Trust Gibraltar (2015), Acuarela Goya Virtual (Bilbao, 2016), and the IX International Julio Quesada Prize (Crevillente, 2016). In 2021 he won the First Prize at the Alwani Summer Painting Exhibition in Gibraltar, and in 2024 he participated in Manchester Art Fair, consolidating his international projection.

Javier Plata’s work is defined by a constant search for balance between the conceptual and the material, with a discourse that dialogues with memory, identity and border spaces, both physical and symbolic.