Jose Pedro Croft (1957) - Sin título

Engraving by José Pedro Croft (*).
This work belongs to the series of cubic structures developed by the artist between 2001 and 2006.
Technique: Intaglio and aquatint in two colors
Support: High-density laid paper.
Signed by hand by the artist in the lower left corner.
The edition of this work was limited exclusively to just 15 copies. This print is a Proof of State, acquired directly from the studio, which makes it a special piece.
Includes Certificate of Authenticity (COA).

Specifications:

Support dimensions: 32 x 44 cm
Year: 2001
Condition: Excellent (this work has never been framed or exhibited, and has always been kept in a professional art folder, therefore offered in perfect condition).
Provenance: Private Collection - Taller Bárbara

The work will be carefully handled and packaged in a reinforced flat cardboard parcel. Shipping will be tracked with a tracking number.

The shipment will also include transport insurance for the final value of the work with full reimbursement in case of loss or damage, at no cost to the buyer.

(*) José Pedro Croft (Porto, 1957) is one of the leading figures of European contemporary sculpture thanks to his investigations into the relationships between space, time and matter.
His career, established in both this genre and drawing, has been marked from the outset by a careful constructive process in which both his formal universe and the particular enter into contact. In Croft’s own words, “the interesting thing about my work lies in the nuances and the small differences, not in trying to confine it within a predetermined line.” Ultimately, it is an artistic project outside the itinerary fixed by schools and groups.
In relation to this concept, his creations are always the fruit of research into the processes that are triggered inside, and in which the visual, plastic and poetic dimensions of the created objects mingle, producing a sense of precarious balance between the stable and the unstable, which for the Portuguese artist, “reflects the transience of the universe.”
His sculptures create complex dialogues with the surrounding environment as well as with their own form and volume through simple, almost minimalist structures that combine both the materiality of the object and its formal aspects. In some cases, these latter are reinforced by the use of industrial paint in vivid colors, applied in a way that suggests perceiving the sculpture as a raised painting. Moreover, Croft uses mirrors and crystals to play with the effects of light, shadow and reflections in order to create new volumes and a altered sense of space. A dialectical tension between fullness and emptiness ultimately appears, which can be translated to his works on paper.
In 2017 he represented Portugal with the installation Medida Incerta at the Venice Biennale.
The artist’s work is part of international collections such as the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon or the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid, and this year he is Portugal’s representative at the Venice Biennale."