José Pedro Croft (1957) - Sin título

Engraving by José Pedro Croft (*)
Technique: aquatint, drypoint, and electric burr. The work was created with two plates produced with the technical collaboration of Tristán and Virgili Barbará.
Museum edition on thick, mould-made Arches cotton paper, with its characteristic watermark.
Hand-signed and numbered by the artist.
Publisher's blind stamp.
Includes Certificate of Authenticity (COA).

Specifications:

Support dimensions: 56 x 76 cm
Print/plate dimensions: 56 x 76 cm
Edition: 86/100
Year: 2003
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.

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

The shipment will also include transport insurance covering the final value of the work for a 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, written in both this genre and drawing, has from its beginnings been marked by a careful constructive process in which both his formal universe and the particular are brought into contact. In Croft's own words, “the interesting thing about my work lies in the nuances and small differences, not in trying to fit it into a predetermined line.” Ultimately, it is an artistic project outside the itinerary fixed by schools and groups.
In relation to this conception, his creations always result from research into the processes that unfold within him, where visual, plastic, and poetic dimensions of the created objects intertwine, producing a sense of precarious balance between the stable and the unstable, which, for the Portuguese artist, “reflects the transitory nature 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 bright colors, applied in a way that suggests perceiving the sculpture as a relief painting. Moreover, Croft uses mirrors and crystals to play with light, shadow, and reflections to create new volumes and a altered sense of space. A dialectical tension between fullness and emptiness eventually 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.