Pep Fajardo

Barcelona, 1961.

His work began being linked to the found object. Over time he has completed a formal and conceptual sculptural purification in the search for the poetic object. Also, apart from sculpture, he has made engraving, drawing, photography and pictorial work, this also including various materials such as iron and wood, thus forming a circle fed back with his sculptural work.

He usually uses wood, iron, fabric, paper, steel cables, threads, ropes, glass, lead, aluminum, photography, optical lenses, light... thus creating material counterpoints that he unites through assembly to reach the object unity he seeks.

Since 1989 he has exhibited his work in more than 50 individual exhibitions in galleries such as Galería Maeght (2002-1998-1997) in Barcelona, ​​Galería Raquel Ponce in Madrid (2004-2000-1997), Galería Nuble (JosédelaFuente) in Santander ( 2008), Art Centre (2007-2005-2003-2001-2000-1998) in Barcelona, ​​Greca (1991) in Barcelona and MATB de Cardedeu, Barcelona (2006), Caixa Terrassa Cultural Foundation (1991) from Barcelona, ​​Pilar Riberaygua Gallery from Andorra la Vella (2015), Huis Voor Beeldende Kunst Gallery in Utrecht. Netherlands (1996). He regularly exhibits and collaborates with Vallgrassa, Center Experimental de les Arts, Garraf Natural Park, Begues, Barcelona. Galeria Kreisler (2020), from Madrid and Galería Alba Cabrera (2023) from Valencia.

He has also held more than 100 group exhibitions.

He has participated in national and international fairs such as "ARCO" with Galería Nuble (Josédelafuente) of Santander (2012) and with the Galería Novo Século from Lisbon (1998-1997-1996), "JustMad", with Galería Nuble (Josédelafuente) from Santander (2011), “Art Madrid” (2020, 2021, 2022) with Galería Kreisler, from Madrid, “Arte Santander” with Galería Nuble (Josédelafuente) from Santander (2010-2008), “FIG Bilbao” (2021) with Vallgrassa Center Experimental of Arts,  Begues,  Barcelona, ​​"Estampa" with Galería Raquel Ponce from Madrid (2000-1994), "Interarte" with Art Collection from Barcelona (1995-1994), "ArtExpo" with Galería Art Center from Barcelona (2001- 2000-1999-1996), "Hot Art" with Galería Nuble (Josédelafuente) from Santander (2009) in Switzerland, "ArteLisboa" with Galería Hartmann from Barcelona (2007) in Portugal, "Kunst Rai" (1995) in Holland, " St'Art" with Galería Art Centre from Barcelona (2006), "ArtParis" with Galería Maeght from Barcelona (2001), "ArtéNîm" with Galería Greca from Barcelona (2000) in France, "FIA" with Galería Miquel Gaspar from Barcelona in Venezuela (1998) and "Circa" with Galería Raquel Ponce, from Madrid (2008) in Puerto Rico.

He has also carried out public projects in Spain, Italy and South Korea.

His work is found in collections such as DKV, Colección Norte, Fundación Vila Casas, AIP/FIL Arte-Lisboa Contemporary Art Fair, Maeght, BBVA, Kyonggi South Korea and Fons d’Art Lina Font among others.

Awards:

1986 - First Prize «Quart Ceramics Competition». Quart. Girona.
1987 - First prize «Angelina Alós Ceramic Biennial». Esplugues de Llobregat. Barcelona.
1997 - First prize «EScultura Comú d'Encamp Award». Encamp. Andorra la Vella.
2023
First prize «City of Badajoz Sculpture Award». Badajoz.
Acquisition Fund Award «Valdepeñas International Exhibition of Plastic Arts». Valdepeñas. Real city.

Texts about their work, both in catalog and in the press, have been written by Arnau Puig, Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, Maria Lluïsa Borràs, Josep Maria Cadena, José Corredor-Matheos, Marcos Ricardo Barnatán, Javier Hontoria and Conxita Oliver.