XAVIER RODÉS
cover: detail from Port Dusk II 31½” x 31½” | opposite: Maine’s House 15¾” x 15¾” | above: �e Red One 15¾” x 15¾”
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XAVIER RODÉS
2 | Camaret sur mer 23½” x 28¾” Camaret 23½” x 23½” | 3
4 | Shine 10½” x 15” Lot Sota el Moll 13” x 18” | 5
6 | Port Dusk II 31½” x 31½” Comiat 21” x 25½” | 7
8 | Après le Brouillard 10” x 15” | 9
Xavier Rodés was born in 1971 in Barcelona, Spain. He studied Art at EINA College, where he created a final project on the subject of “Industrial and Urban Landscape”. Today, he lives and works at his home and studio in El Masnou, a small town near Barcelona.
The ground-breaking treatment of light, precise drawing and thematic originality create Rodés’ distinguished and unique style. In spite of being a figurative artist, his paintings suggest non-conventional ideas, as he focuses on the composition and the chromatic harmony rather than pure description.
Following his first exhibition in 1996, he has exhibited his work at many galleries throughout Spain, most frequently at Sala Parés in Barcelona and Ansorena Gallery in Madrid. He has taken part in several international fairs such as those in Strasbourg, London and Madrid. His paintings are present in many private and public collections and in galleries worldwide, including USA, France, Switzerland, and Argentina.
XAVIER RODÉS
10 | �ree Records 35” x 45½” | 11
EDUCATION
1994-96 Final Project “Industrial and Urban Landscape”
1989-94 Art Studies at EINA College
1986-89 Design Studies at Elissava Shcool
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014 “Next”, sala Parés, Barcelona
2014 “Air”, Galerie Veronese, Nantes, France
2013 Axelle Fine Arts, Boston
2012 PACÍFIC, Sala Parés, Barcelona
2012 “Oil” Galerie Veronese, Nantes, France
2011 CALMA, ANSORENA Gallery, Madrid
2011 20 paints, Galerie L´Ecusson, Montpellier, France
2011 Little Ones, Sala Parés, Barcelona
2011 Troballes, El Quatre Gallery, Granollers, Barcelona
2010 IMPÀS, Sala Parés, Barcelona
2010 RACONS, El Masnou, Institutional Exhibition, Barcelona
2009 Island Landscapes, ARTARA Gallery, Maó, Menorca
2008 EXPO, Sala Parés, Barcelona
2008 ENCARA, El Quatre Gallery, Granollers, Barcelona
2007 MAÑANA, ANSORENA Gallery, Madrid
2006 BLAVA, Sala Parés, Barcelona
2005 AÏLLAT, Sala Parés, Barcelona
2005 OILS, Estela Docal Gallery, Santander
2004 AIGÜES MORTES, NOLDE Gallery, Navacerrada, Madrid
2004 Landscapes, Sala Parés, Barcelona
2003 Exterior, 18 Gallery/Sala Parés, Barcelona
2003 Obra dispersa, Sadurní Gallery, Vic, Barcelona
2003 Dual, Kroma Gallery, Sant Feliu de Guixols, Girona
2002 FORA, Montcada Gallery, Barcelona
2001 IDEAL, MarcArt Gallery, Girona
2001 Terra, Sadurní Gallery, Vic, Barcelona
2000 GLOBAL, Montcada Gallery, Barcelona
1 998 DUES PORTES, Montcada Gallery, Barcelona
1997 POST-INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPES, Municipal Museum of Badalona
SELECT GROUP SHOWS
2013 Winter Group Show, Axelle Fine Arts, New York
2012 Axelle Fine Arts, New York
2012 Zurbarán Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2012 La Cave, Geneva, Switzerland
2012 Veronese Gallery, Nantes, France
2011 International Fair of Strasbourg
2011 L´Ecusson Gallery, Montpellier, France
2011 La Cave, Geneva, Switzerland
2010 International Fair of Strasbourg
2010 La Cave, Geneva, Switzerland
2009 International Fair of Strasbourg
2009 La Cave, Geneva, Switzerland
2008 La Cave, Geneva, Switzerland
2008 Contemporary Art Fair in London with ANSORENA Gallery
2008 Wally Findlay Gallery, New York©
2014 XAVIER ROD
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12 | Mediterranean corner 10½” x 10½” Nantes 11¾” x 11¾” | 13
14 | Seaweed Shack 18” x 21½” Almost Twins 35” x 45¾ | 15
16 | Es Ram (Formentera) 39” x 39” Bait Shack II 31¾” x 39” | 17
18 | Sea Rail 10½” x 13¾” Barca IBZ 11¾” x 11¾” | 19
20 | Menorca 25 ½” x 39” Typical Andalusian Scene 18” x 21½” | 21
22 | Peanuts 13½” x 13½” Road Movie 13” x 19½” | 23
24 | Studebaker 10” x 12”Volvo 15¾” x 19½”
Two Friends 13” x 18” | 25
26 | Barqueres IBZ 6” x 21”
Gas Station 8¾” x 25½”
Barqueres 2014 23½” x 23½” | 27
28 | Moll en Bòira 13” x 13” Port a Contrallum 19½” x 24” | 29
Lobster Dock 35” x 45¾”