Jorge Castillo

JORGE CASTILLO CASALDERREY, (Pontevedra, 1933).
Untitled.
Bronze. Exemplary 1/6.
Certificate of authenticity attached.
Signed, located in New York and justified.
Measurements: 25 x 35 x 20 cm.
The bronze sculpture by Jorge Castillo that can be seen is inscribed within his characteristic expressionist language, where the human figure appears deformed, fragmented and charged with an intense psychological tension. The composition, in which two bodies are articulated almost organically on an irregular base, suggests an ambiguous scene between the narrative and the symbolic: there is no explicit action, but a bodily relationship that refers to conflict, dependence or transformation. Formally, the work stands out for its rough and gestural modeling, where the surface retains traces of the sculptural process, reinforcing the idea of matter in constant mutation. This treatment is especially significant in bronze, a material historically valued for its resistance, capacity for detail and evolution of patina over time.
Jorge Castillo showed an exceptional vocation for drawing: at the age of ten he was already copying Peter Paul Rubens, whose work, according to the artist himself, later helped him to understand the cubist language of Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso. Although his family moved to Buenos Aires shortly after his birth, Castillo returned to Europe in 1955 and settled in Madrid, where he came into contact with the critic José María Moreno Galván, who encouraged his integration into the artistic environment, and at the end of the fifties he began to exhibit and sell his drawings, appreciated even by Antonio Saura, and soon turned his work towards engraving, a technique that would become one of his main means of expression. His international projection took off with his participation in the São Paulo Biennial in 1960, followed by important exhibitions and appearances at key events such as the Venice Biennial.
Since then, his work has traveled to museums and galleries around the world, consolidating a career recognized with numerous awards. Today, Castillo lives and works in New York's Soho, and his production is part of prominent international collections, reflecting a solid and deeply coherent career.