Jesús Curiá lives and works in Madrid, Spain. He holds a PhD in Fine Art from the Complutense University of Madrid and serves as an art lecturer at the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria in Madrid. Curiá has exhibited internationally for nearly three decades and his works are held in such prestigious collections as Sungsan Art Hall (South Korea), ONCE’s Typhlological Museum, C.A.M. artistic heritage fund, and U.C.M. artistic heritage fund.
His practice is concerned with capturing the essence of the human being. Curiá’s sculptures blend figurative elements with abstracted bodies in an attempt to express tradition, modernity, and culture—themes that are foundational to his artistic approach. His characters, which are somehow both ancient and futuristic, reflect the artist’s ideas and emotions toward the contemporary world and raise questions of identity, community, and globalization.
Curiá instills his figures with an ambiguity that is fundamental to his visual language. The facial features in his works are neither western nor non-western, male nor female. Their powerful forms and gestures evoke a broad range of emotions including joy, serenity, solidarity, and, occasionally, defiance. Though he primarily works in bronze, Curiá thoughtfully integrates wood, stone, concrete, and resin when these materials directly relate to the concept he wishes a sculpture to convey.
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From the earliest work, the artist has been showing his interest in ethnic cultures, focusing on the issue of age and transition. The work of Jesus Curia Perez shows a clearly defined and one of a kind visual language. Mostly it is the working technique, which have allowed him to create and preserve an unique signature. Tradition, modernity, and ethnics remains the three basic aspects in his artworks.
Curia is always capable to catch the essence and capture it in his art piece. The body is the focal point in each of the sculptures. It is the subject of artist’s study and research, the object that allows him to show his ideas and ideals. The men and women of Jesus Curia Perez are private yet powerful characters. Through them, we can distinguish an existential research and a mysterious loneliness. Deeply viewing the sculptures, we can finally discover that these ancient characters tend easily to reflect our daily thoughts on modern world.