Artista esteponero con gran versatilidad: Pinturas, obra digital, delicadas técnicas mixtas y dibujos, algunos de ellos ya publicados en prensa.
La obra de Javier pertenece al arte más trascendente. Realiza una profunda labor de síntesis hasta llegar al concepto puro, investiga acerca de las esencias de los pensamientos más profundos, rastrea en los planteamientos filosóficos de la existencia, desde la autenticidad de una búsqueda infinita e insondable. A la hora de la plasmación práctica, se permite jugar con diversas técnicas, aplicadas sobre tabla o lienzo, bien en trabajos de adscripción informalista muy personal, en las que predomina lo matérico (“Interior y Oro” e “Implosión”), junto a sugerentes piezas de fondo negro, a las que el autor llama “fragmentos-recuerdo” dentro del “Paisaje de la Memoria”, o bien obras racionalistas como los dos pequeños dípticos de juegos geométricos de la serie «Laberinto».
Formación/Education
Licenciado en Bellas Artes por la Universidad Satnat Isabel de Hungría de Sevilla y laComplutense de Madrid. BFA (Complutense University of Madrid and Santa Isabel de Hungria of Seville) Spain
MA in Education (Complutense University of Madrid) Spain
Snug Harbour Cultural Center, NYC
P.I. Art Center, NYC
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Certificate in Multimedia Design. Spain
Attended to the: NYFA’s Artepreneur Boot Camp program, in colaboration with Spain culture NYC and SPAINRED. 2013-14
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Experience
2014. Large scale street mural commissioned by the Town Hall of Estepona, Spain.
2012 «HarvestedFresh Art» curated by Javier Infantes, Studio 580, NYC
2010. DIGITAL ART EXHIBITION CONTEST. Juror: Javier Infantes,
A.L. Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2008, Invited to be part of the art project TELL ME by Gema Alava. Other participants of the project include artist Robert Ryman, Merril Wagner and Arne Svenson
Freelance illustrator (since 1997):
Diario ABC, Newspaper. Madrid, Spain (Illustrating daily news and articles in most of the sections of the Newspaper) 1997-1999
He also published his works in various Spanish magazines:
El Viejo Topo, Revistart, Escribir y Publicar (Barcelona)
Calviva, Claridad, Claves de Razon Practica (Madrid)
Extramuros (Granada)
In the last few years Javier Infantes has illustrated texts and articles of illustrious public figures as important as Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (former Spanish Prime Minister), Noam Chomsky ( linguist, philosopher, political activist), among others
• Art Teacher, Spain.
• Interior decorative painter, Spain and USA.
(Developing Fine Arts projects of murals and decorative and restoration assignments for Meyer Sandy Frucher at Frucher LLC)
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Selected Exhibitions:
Solo Shows:
2015
Tenri Cultural Institute, «Flavors». NYC
2014
A&C Gallery. Madrid (Spain)
Venezuelan Consulate. «Two Pleasures: Painting and Cuisine» NYC
Tenri Cultural Institute, «Recollections». NYC
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2013
Stoa Gallery «Sediments of Memory». Estepona (Spain)
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2012
Chrystoph Marten Salon (Chelsea-Manhattan) NYC
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2009
A.L. Art Gallery. Brooklyn, NYC
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2008
Spanish American Institute. Manhattan, NYC
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2006
Exhibitions and Congresses Palace of Estepona. Spain
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1993
Cultural Center of Estepona, Malaga. Spain
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1992
Uruguay Pavillion. Seville
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Group Shows:
2014
Chilean Independence Day Celebration. Mineola (Nassau County) NY
SAF 2014 «FEEL LIFE» at the Waterfall Gallery & Mansion, NYC (Participants: Takashi Murakami, Andy Warhol, Robert Indiana, NamJune Paik among others)
Artspace Anna Maria. «Round: About». Florida
Dacia Gallery. «Initium Novum». Manhattan, NYC
2013
Stoa Gallery. «Variations in Black». Estepona (Malaga). Spain
Broadway Gallery. Manhattan, NYC
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2012
Stoa Gallery. «Masculine Plural». Estepona, (Spain)
Jadite Gallery. “ArchiteXture”. Manhattan, NYC
Galerie 5th People Project. “What’s on your mind”. Berlin (Germany)
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2011
Greenpoint Gallery. Annual drawing group show. Brooklyn, NYC
Pop-Up Pianos. Sing For Hope. NYC.
MOCA (Museum of Computer Art)
The Chelsea Room at the Chelsea Hotel, NYC
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2010
New York Couture Fashion Week. Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Bang&Olufsen. New York, Frankfurt and Istanbul
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2009
Governors Island Art Fair, NYC
Stoa Gallery. Estepona, Spain
Collective Hardware (Le Cirque d’Art Gallery) . Manhattan, NYC
ARTEXPO NY. International Art Fair. Jacob Javits Center, Manhattan NYC
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2008
Port Authority Bus Terminal. Manhattan, NYC
Stoa Gallery. Estepona, Spain
Colombian Consulate. Art group show . Manhattan, NYC
Tower Theater. Iberoamerican Art Exhibition . Miami, USA
Hpgrp Gallery. Art Fair @ destination. Manhattan, NYC
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2007
Congresses Palace Marbella. International Art Fair , Marbella, Spain
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2005
Victor’s Gallery. Marbella, Spain
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1996
Complutense University. Fine Arts Exhibition Hall. Madrid
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1993
Uruguay Pavillion. Seville
«Descubrir el Arte» Revista/Magazine. «Javier Infantes y Pablo Carpio». Artículo escrito por/Article written by Manuel Alejandro Rodriguez Pardo. Enero/January 2015, #191. Páginas/Pages 94-96
SAF 2014 «FEEL LIFE» Catalog of the collective exhibition. Waterfall Gallery & Mansion, NYC (Participants: Takashi Murakami, Andy Warhol, Robert Indiana, NamJune Paik among others)
XTRart España. On-line art magazine. «Recollections», Javier Infantes Solo Show at Tenri Institute of New York
«Sediments of Memory», September- November 2013. Individual catalog of his Solo Show at Stoa Gallery. (Spain)
Book «Love Is». Two of my paintings have been included in this Art-book published in Australia featuring a collective from 6 continents of written and unique artwork.
Australia, (2013)
«Marb Art 09 Catalog». As part of the list of artists of the Stoa Gallery, during the 5th International Contemporary Art Fair, Marbella, 2009 (Spain)
«Javier Infantes», September 2009. Individual catalog of his works at Stoa Gallery
(Spain)
«…In the meeting point…», Catalog of the collective exhibition that took place at Stoa Gallery, September, 2009
«Premio Terna 02, Arte Comtemporanea». ?Work featured in the catalog. Italy, 2008.
«Marb Art 07 Catalog», International Contemporary Art Fair. Marbella 2007. (Spain)
Revistart, Art Magazine. #125. Page 52. Barcelona, 2008
Familias Siglo XXI, Magazine. #3. Page 41. May 2009 (Spanish Magazine)
He has also published his works in several Spanish magazines since the 90’s:
Diario ABC, Madrid.
Claves de la Razon Practica, Madrid: #194, July 2009; #165, September 2006; #161, April 2006; #158, April 2005; #146, October 2004; #141, April
2004
De Libros, Barcelona: #184, February 2005
Claridad, Madrid: #2, 2005
Escribir y Publicar, Barcelona: #14, 1999; #16, 2000
Extramuros, Granada: June, 1999
El Viejo Topo, Barcelona: #131, July-August 1999
CALVIVA, Madrid: #4, 1997. Pages: 9,10 and 13
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