Pablo Gabino Rey Sendón (, known artistically as Pablo Rey) is a Spanish painter artist born in

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in 1968.

Early life

He grew up into a family of artists, Rey began learning the art of painting from the hand of his father, the Spanish realist painter Gabino Rey. In 1989, he received the ''Talens'' prize, in the contest of young painters at the

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), and in 1992, he won the ''Raimon Maragall i Noble'' prize in the same contest. In 1994 the

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acquired in open call one of his works for the patrimony collection. In 1994 he graduated in Fine Arts from the Barcelona University.

Career

In 1996, Rey moved to

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to live and work. In 1997, he participated in The Grammercy International Art Fair in New York, with the gallery Pierogi 2000 and was selected along with other artists from New York to participate in the exhibition "New Tide" at the Williamsburg Art & Historical Center in Brooklyn,

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. In 1998, he was selected along with

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, Francisco Leiro, Pello Irazu, Antonio Murado, Victoria Civera and other artists to participate in the documentary film ''98 IN NY'' produced by

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, about

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in New York. In 1999, Rey traveled by car from New York to

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, from this trip he made a series of works titled NY-TX, to exhibit in the Holland Tunnel Art Projects gallery in New York City in June 2000. In 2004, the exhibition "Two painters on the same canvas," was presented with painter Luis Trullenque in Benedormiens castle in Santa Cristina d’ Aro in

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. In 2005 at the presentation of the exhibition "Complementary States" at the Carmen Tatché Gallery, the philosopher and sociologist of art

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presented the catalog-text "Painting set free and freedom in the painting of Pablo Rey", introductory essay to the art and aesthetic concept of the work from the Barcelona's artist, starting from and based on the series of paintings from said exhibition. In the same act the critic and art historian Pilar Giró stated that Pablo Rey is a singular voice in the Spanish art scene and has managed to reconcile rationality and lyricism in his work. In 2009, Rey presented in

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the exhibition Conjuncions three painters on the same canvas, with painters Alex Pallí and Luis Trullenque. Exhibition that was inaugurated that summer in the old monastery of Sant Feliu de Guíxols and in 2011 it traveled to the House of Culture of Gerona. In 2013 he held an individual exhibition entitled 'Recent Work' at the Fundació Casa Josep Irla, in Sant Feliu de Guíxols,

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, Gerona and in 2014 he toke part in the exhibition ' Framed ', in the Holland Tunnel gallery from New York.

Featured exhibitions

The Catalan painter has had numerous other exhibitions, most notably those of the Williamsburg Art & Historical Center in

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, New York. 76Varick Gallery,

. Gallery of The Nederlandche Bank of

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. IX Biennial Art City of

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. Holland Tunnel Art Projects in

. Lewisham Art House,

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. And MundoArt Gallery in Laren,

Gallery

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References

Annexes

Bibliography

* Pilar Giró, Arnau Puig, Carles Lapuente - ''Pablo Rey, Pinturas / Paintings 1996-2008'' - SAP Editor, Madrid, 2008.
MNCARS library, Reina Sofía National Art Center Museum

Library Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona

Library of Galician Center for Contemporary Art

Library of University of the Basque Country

Library of the University of Fine Arts of Seville

Library Jacques Dupin, Joan Miró Foundation

Library CRAI Fine Arts, University of Barcelona

Library of Fine Arts, Complutense University, Madrid

External links

* Official website
Pablo Rey Painter Artist
2019. * Biography
Pablo Rey
2019. * Exhibitions
Pablo Rey
2019. * Essay
Painting set free and freedom in the painting of Pablo Rey
by Arnau Puig (Philosopher, critic and art sociologist). On

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* Interview
with Pilar Giró
(Curator and art critic) * Essay
Pablo Rey: The Nature of Painting (2008)
by Pilar Giró (Historian and art critic). On

* Conversation
Extracts from a conversation with Pablo Rey
by Carles Lapuente (Poet) 2008. On

* Press article
Pablo Rey: Fidelitat a la pintura.
by Eudald Camps (Art critic) 2012. * Catalogue
Pablo Rey, ''Complementary states''
Carmen Tatché Gallery (2005) - Library of the Centro Galego de Arte Contemporaneo, Santiago de Compostela. * Monograph
Pablo Rey, Pinturas / Paintings 1996-2008
SAP Editor, Madrid (2008) - MACBA library, Museo d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, BCN. * Bibliography
Pablo Rey
2019. * Arteinformado
Pablo Rey Artist
(Ibero-American art space) * Wikiart
Pablo Rey
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