Paco Dalmau

Evolution series

Paco Dalmau’s pictorial practice explores the interplay of colour and depth perception as a method of producing abstract expressive work. The selection of a chromatic range is the starting point towards this dialogue, where the erosion of the material, the glazes and the blurring of the color, manages to incorporate into each painting a distance between layers and values, which provides a feeling of depth, mysticism and spirituality.
Introspection, motivation, self-awareness and the way of perceiving his relationship with the world are important subjects for Paco Dalmau. With these ingredients, Dalmau makes the exercise to internalize his sensations and emotions in order to carry out this experimentation on the canvases. His painting process is informed by the study of the psychology of color, each piece aims to propose/leads to a different state of mind of the viewer, through its color range and its visual texture. Paco Dalmau produces his paintings in series, each piece in the series seeks a personal and intimate interaction with each viewer, providing the beginning of a dialogue between the artist, the painting and the public. Dalmau was born and raised in Spain, where the passion and temperament of his cult...

Paco Dalmau, 1978, Vila-real (Spain)

Works at Studio Pompstraat 44C. Rotterdam (The Netherlands)
Director of White Wall Foundation. Rotterdam (The Netherlands)

Academic backgrounds

2019-current – B.A. Artes. UOC. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (Spain)
2001-2006 – Sanvicens Fine Arts School of Barcelona (Spain)
1994-1997 – EASD. School of Art and Design. Castellón (Spain)

Shows

2018 – White Wall Project. Stedelijk Museum Schiedam (NL)
2018 – White Wall Project. Kade 40. Vlaardingen (NL)
2018 – White Wall Project. Theater Koonigshof. Maassluis (NL)
2016 – Morse Code Project. Galerie De Aanschouw. Rotterdam (NL)
2016 – Return series. Galerie Hommes. Rotterdam (The Netherlands)
2013 – Fractions Collection. Galerie Hommes. Rotterdam (The Netherlands)
2011 – Polyptychs Collection. Casa de Polo Museum. Vila-real (Spain)
2010 – Polyptychs Collection. Bancaja Foundation (Abadía, Hucha) Castellón (SP)
2007 – Dance Collection. Espai Assaig Gallery. Vila-real (Spain)

Group exhibitions

2019 – Galería La Mercería. Valencia (Spain)
2019 – Mestre Biot, Casa Polo Museum. Vila-real (Spain)
2018 – Gem Creative Agency. Rotterdam (NL)
2018 – Galerie Hommes. Rotterdam (NL)
2016 – Rotterdam Contemporary Art Fair. Gale...