Pancho Porto - stormy days

Small-format bronze sculpture, limited edition by the Spanish sculptor Pancho Porto.

Pancho Porto (Santiago de Compostela, 1988) began his training in the field of artistic cabinetmaking at the Antonio Failde center in Ourense. In this school he had his first contact with disciplines such as carving, drawing, and modeling, and, most importantly, with workshop work.

Later he enrolled at the Mestre Mateo School of Arts and Crafts in Santiago de Compostela, where he studied what would later become his main discipline: sculpture. It is at this school that he began to work with materials that would be fundamental in his work, such as steel or clay. Parallel to this, Porto continues his education independently and investigates other materials such as bronze or resins and their multiple uses and finishes.

After this initial training period, he decides to set up his studio on the banks of the Sarela river, very close to where he was born. It is here that he begins his particular theoretical and practical exploration of the relationship between the materials used in each work and the message they convey. This leads him to seek new proposals when it comes to communicating and narrating his story. Since then, this has been the usual tone of his works, endowing the whole body of his work with complexity and depth, with themes that touch both the social sphere and his personal experiences.

Exhibitions:

Collective exhibitions Kaleidoscope (2012-2013)

- Auditorio Cangas do Morrazo.
- Casa da Cultura de Porto do Son
- Liceo de Noia
- Auditorio Lalín

Individual exhibitions 2017

- Exhibition Not Only Stories, Santiago de Compostela (Gallery Campus Stellae)

Public Work

Feet at the End of the Path, Plaza da Quintana, Santiago de Compostela.