Arnau Pineda

Arnau Pineda (Igualada, 2001) began his pictorial practice rooted in plein air, characteristic of his Impressionist references. During his Fine Arts studies in Barcelona, he moved away from this initial stage and focused instead on a formal and dialectical exploration around the iconic agave plant, the central motif of the Cross Series collection, presented at the Exhibition Hall of the Ateneu Igualadí in December 2024.

The paintings caught the attention of the virtuous Asturian painter Hugo Fontela, who dedicated a tribute to the discovery of that distant reality:

"An endless number of filiations emerge before these delicate pieces, full of fury and calm at the same time, all inspired by that plant of dangerous appearance: from the most disturbing registers of Georgia O’Keeffe to the cubist trees of the Picasso-Braque duo, or the fascinating primitivism of Mario Sironi. That has to do with the certainty of being in front of good painting, always related among themselves by a kind of pictorial genetics, and that is what can be perceived in this group of oils that move elegantly from broken whites towards warm grays and greens.”

Facing the challenge of a new series, Pineda explores new possibilities with large formats. Rock Botto...

[2020-2025] Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain

[2023]: Painting teacher, Pèl i Ploma, Igualada, Barcelona

[2020] Kunstsupermarkt, representing Barcelona, Frankfurt, Germany (Art Fair)

[2022] Agave, VAL·MOR Estudi de Cuina, Igualada, Spain (Solo Exhibition)

[2023] Distortion, Pèl i Ploma, Igualada, Spain (Group Exhibition)

[2023] Pulsar, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (Group Exhibition)

[2024] Cross Series, Ateneu Igualadí Exhibition Space, Igualada, Spain (Solo Exhibition)

[2025] Rock Bottom, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (Solo Exhibition)