Javier Plata - Troncos 10 XL

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

Artwork in perfect condition, size 45 cm x 94 cm, shipped unframed; it is recommended to frame and protect with glass or similar. Watercolors and professional-grade paper have been used; it is delivered with a certificate of authenticity.

Javier Plata
Algeciras, 1976

Javier Plata is a multidisciplinary artist whose work traverses painting, sculpture, and installation, notable for a personal aesthetic that explores matter, territory, and the human condition. He trained at the Art Schools of Algeciras and Granada, where he earned qualifications in hollowing, molding, ceramics, wood carving, stone sculpture, and graphic design. This wide technical range has enriched his visual language with an artisanal and experimental perspective.

Throughout his career, Plata has participated in workshops with renowned artists such as Sigrifo Martín Begué, within the program “The Painter and His Facets” (Cadiz Provincial Council, 2002), and Wilfredo Prieto, with the workshop “Occurrences from private to public and from public to private” (NMAC Foundation, 2013). These experiences shaped his view of the boundaries of contemporary art.

His work has been shown in notable spaces and art events, in both solo and group exhibitions. Some of his most representative solo shows include "Men and Worms" (Manolo Alés Gallery, La Línea, 2008), "Origin" (Manolo Alés Gallery, 2017), "Sub Rosa" (Virtual Gallery, Cádiz Provincial Council, 2022), and "What’s Always Been and What’s Now" (Fine Arts Gallery, Gibraltar, 2023).

He has participated in numerous group shows, notably “Hispano-French Friendship” at the old MEAC in Madrid (1999), “Contemporaries 2008” (Cadiz Art Fair), “Art Project Marbella” and “Art Project Estepona” (Ciancimino Gallery), as well as recent initiatives such as “Ten Years is Nothing” (Tpop), “We All Paint Here” (ASANSULL), or “Stereographic 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 International Art Gibraltar (1995), as well as first prizes in competitions such as Heritage Trust Gibraltar (2015), Aquarela Goya Virtual (Bilbao, 2016), and the IX Julio Quesada International Prize (Crevillente, 2016). In 2021 he won the First Prize at the Alwani Summer Painting Exhibition in Gibraltar; in 2024 he participated in Manchester Art Fair, consolidating his international profile.

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