Xavier Corberó

XAVIER CORBERÓ OLIVELLA (Barcelona, 1935-2017).
Untitled.
Marble, granite and bronze.
Exemplary P.A.
Signed and justified.
Measurements: 148 x 100 x 70 cm; 82,5 cm (base).

In his sculptures Xavier Corberó explores the poetic relationship between nature and abstraction, expressing in a sublime way emotions, ideas or concepts through shapes, lines and textures. He uses materials such as stone, marble, bronze or iron, creating pieces that often have a monumental and architectural character.

A painter and sculptor, Xavier Corberó trained at the Massana School in Barcelona and at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London. During his student days he also worked as a painter. He took part in the Hispano-American Biennial of 1955, and in 1959 he had a solo exhibition in Lausanne (Switzerland), where he spent a key period in his training, working in the Medici foundry. He participated in several European group exhibitions and in the Salones de Mayo in Barcelona, where he was awarded the Manolo Hugué and Ramon Rogent prizes. He has also exhibited in Germany, the United States and Japan. Between 1966 and 1968 he published a series of etchings and lithographs, and in 1972 he created a workshop for artists and craftsmen in Esplugues de Llobregat. He is represented in the MoMA in New York, the Stedelijk in Amsterdam and the Victoria & Albert in London, among other important collections.