José 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: Color etching and aquatint with dry point
Support: High-quality Cotton Velin paper.
This print was made in the renowned printing workshop Tristán Barbará in Barcelona and formed part of the outstanding paper works produced in that period, which were subsequently presented in Croft institutional exhibitions.
Hand-signed by the artist in the lower right corner
The edition of this work was limited to just 25 copies. This print is numbered 22/25 and was acquired directly at the workshop.
Includes Certificate of Authenticity (COA).

Specifications:

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

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(*) José Pedro Croft (Oporto, 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, marked in both sculpture and drawing, has from its outset been characterized by a careful constructive process in which both his formal universe and the particular one come into contact. In Croft's own words, “the interesting thing about my work lies in the nuances and the small differences, not in fitting it into a predetermined line.” Ultimately, it is an artistic project outside the itinerary set by schools and groups.
In relation to this conception, his creations are always the fruit of research into the processes triggered inside him, in which the visual, plastic, and poetic dimensions of the objects created intertwine, producing a sense of precarious balance between the stable and the unstable, and which, for the Portuguese artist, “reflects the transitory nature of the universe.”
His sculptures create complex dialogues with the surrounding space as well as with their own form and volume through simple, almost minimalist structures that combine the object's materiality with its formal aspects. In some cases, these latter are reinforced by the use of bright industrial paint applied in a way that suggests a perception of the sculpture as relief painting. Moreover, Croft uses mirrors and crystal to play with light, shadow, and reflections to create new volumes and a distorted 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 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian in Lisbon, or the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid, and this year he is Portugal's representative at the Venice Biennale."