Xavier Saus I Ortega

Xavier Saus i Ortega, born in Moixent (Valencia, Spain) in 1990, is a realistic figurative painter. He started painting during his youth in Xàtiva, in the studio of master painter Vicent Giner i Valls. At this time, and due to the influence of his teacher, he developed a naturalistic technique with a preponderance of color over form. From this stage he will retain resources and techniques such as the freshness of a loose brushstroke, the mastery and primacy of color and the verism in the representations.

Since 2022 he has been developing series of portraits or scenes of the human figure made from models, usually people from his environment. In the earliest collection we find classical compositions alongside others that are more erotic or sensual.

Later he creates a second collection of half-length portraits on a neutral and unobtrusive background with which he wants to highlight and monumentalize the person represented. His goal in the portrait is always to capture and communicate to the observer some aspect of the person's character.

Finally, he has developed a line in which he abandons the natural lighting characteristic of the first two series, moving towards contrasted, focused and artificial lighting. The result is a more t...

- Apprentice at the studio of master painter Vicent Giner i Valls (2004-2009)

- Girona Art School (La Mercè), live model drawing with artist Vicente Huedo (2019-2021)

- Figurative portrait retreat with realistic painter Javier Arizabalo (2021)

MAIN RECENT EXHIBITIONS:

2024
- Exhibition ModPortrait 2023 Prize.
European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM). Barcelona.

- Individual exhibition. Chamber of Urban Property of Girona. Organized by "Friends of the Girona Art Museum Association".

- Group exhibition Chromática. Biennial of young painting 2024. Organized by Fundación Cum Laude. Ourense.

- Individual exhibition in the Arc Gallery. San Antonio de Calonge.

2023
- Exhibition ModPortrait 2022 Prize.
European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM). Barcelona.

- Individual exhibition at the Kaleidoscopio Sociocultural Center. Organized by the Móstoles City Council.

- Collective exhibition XVI Art Route. Castelló d'Empúries.

2022
- Exhibition Naut Aran-Baqueira landscape painting award.
Parador d'Arties. Organized by Naut Aran Town Council.

- Group exhibition Chromática. Biennial of young painting 2022. Organized by Fundación Cum Laude. Ourense.

- Individual exhibition. Exhibition hall of the Municipal Auditorium. Organized by Moixent City Council.

- Collective exhibition XV Art Route. Castelló d'Empúries.