Sergio Aranda

I am Sergio Aranda, a Spanish visual artist born in Switzerland and based in Barcelona. My life has moved through cities such as Geneva, Madrid, and Paris—places whose architecture, textures, and layered histories have deeply shaped the way I see and work.
My practice centers on the exploration of material surfaces and the traces that time leaves on them. I am drawn to weathered walls, oxidized metals, and architectural fragments marked by years of transformation. These surfaces contain a quiet record of time, memory, and human presence.
Through layered mixed-media processes—scraping, abrasion, and the gradual accumulation of materials—I build paintings that evolve through cycles of construction and erosion. Layers are applied, removed, and reworked repeatedly, allowing the surface to develop its own internal history. The works often feel less constructed than uncovered, as if fragments had slowly emerged from within the material itself.
Within these layers, traces of ornamental patterns sometimes appear—fluid motifs that echo the organic sensibility of Art Nouveau or the dense decorative intensity of the Baroque. These elements are never fully preserved; they emerge partially, interrupted or eroded, becoming subtle residues embedd...

SSEC in Switzerland
Art School ARTModa Barcelona, Spain
HRD in Antwerp, Belgium
Rhino Jewelry Design, Barcelona, Spain

- From August 2021 David CHA Gallery - 51, Avenue Montaigne - 75008 Paris - France
- Galerie Sonia Monti - 6 Avenue Delcassé - 75008 Paris -France
( from 1.03.2021 to 31.05.2021)
- Taxie Gallery - 19, Rue de Turenne - 75004 Paris - France
( from 24.08.2020 to 3.09.2020)
- Galería Blanca Mayoral - Calle de la Reina 6 - 40100 La Granja de San Ildefonso - Spain
(from 1.12.2019 to 30.08.2020)
- Hotel de Londres y de Inglaterra - Zubieta Kalea, 2, 20007 San Sebastian - Spain
(from 10.08.2019 to 18.08.2019)
- ArtGalerio - Calle Alcántara 44 - 28006 Madrid - Spain
(from 3.06.2016 to 31.05.2020)
- Hôtel Westin Palace - Plaza de las Cortes 7 - 28014 Madrid - Spain
(from 1.12.2018 to 20.12.2018)
- ArtGalerio - Calle Roger de Lluría 93 - 08006 Barcelona - Spain
(from 10.10.2017 to 30.01.2019)