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 art of artistic cabinetmaking at the Antonio Failde center in Ourense. In this school he first encountered disciplines such as carving, drawing, and modeling, and, most importantly, hands-on workshop work.

Later he enrolled in 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 begins to work with materials that would be fundamental in his work, such as steel or clay. Simultaneously, Porto continues his personal study and investigates other materials such as bronze or resins and their multiple uses and finishes.

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

Exhibitions:

Collective exhibition Kaleidoscope (2012-2013)

-Auditorio Cangas do Morrazo.

-Casa da Cultura de Porto do Son

-Liceo de Noia

-Auditorio Lalín

Individual exhibitions 2017

-Exposición No Solo Historias, Santiago de Compostela (Galería Campus Stellae)

Public work

Pies fin del camino, Plaza da Quintana, Santiago de Compostela.