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SIXE PAREDES

BIOGRAPHY:

At the forefront of Barcelona’s street art scene is Sixe Paredes, whose self-proclaimed style of ‘primitive futurism’ uses its own language and symbols to explore the primordial: exemplified through animal life, ancestors and adolescents.

Learning and perfecting his craft on the streets, Sixe’s surreal, vivid and playful works demonstrate a warped and uninhibited aesthetic which draws inspiration directly from the natural world and the architecture of the city. Whilst his early works focussed on the darker side of modern day culture, Sixe has recently developed an interest in ancient cultures and primitive art, in particular the ways in which they can be related to graffiti and street art. In conjunction with this has been an engagement with geometric and textual elements, what Sixe calls ‘circuits’. The blending of these different styles and elements provides Sixe Paredes with a unique aesthetic which seems to provide perfect sanctuary to simplicity and complexity, harmony and tension. Sixe was one of the six artists who painted the facade of the Tate Modern in 2008 for the groundbreaking Street Art exhibition. He regularly shows at Alice Gallery in Brussels as well as other high profile galleries around the world.

BORN: Barcelona, Spain

LIVES: Barcelona, Spain

EDUCATION: Self-taught

INSTAGRAM: @Sixeparedes

WEBSITE: http://www.sixeparedes.com/

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SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2015

DANZA RITUAL, GALERIE LE FEUVRE, PARIS, FRANCE,

2014

FUTURISMO ANCESTRAL, SOMERSET HOUSE, LONDON, U.K.

2012

HORSE TIGER (CABALLO TIGRE), MIGAS & INSTITUTO CERVANTES, BEIJING, CHINA ANDEAN WORDLVIEW AND THE CHILDREN OF INTI (COSMOVISIÓN ANDINA Y LOS HIJOS DEL ANTI), N2 GALLERY, BARCELONA, SPAIN

2011

NEW WORLD (NUEVO MUNDO), ALICE GALLERY, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

2009

HENS DREAM OF BEING HUMAN (SUEÑAN LAS GALLONS), RED ART SPACE, SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL WARRIORS (GUERREROS), N3 GALERIA, MADRID, SPAIN

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2015

MAPPING THE CITY, SOMERSET HOUSE, LONDON, U.K.

2014

ARTMOSSPHERE, ARTPLAY, MOSCOW, RUSSIA, ON PAPER, GALLERY SC, BILBAO, SPAIN JUST BEFORE BRAZIL, ALICE GALLERY, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM LATIN EXPLORATION (AMÉRICA EXPLORACIONES), YVES LAROCHE, GALERIE D’ART, MONTREAL, CANADA

2012

ARC - INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR, MADRID, SPAIN M3O A3 A2 A6, GALLERY VAVA, MADRID, SPAIN

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THIS IS NOT GRAFFITI (ESTO NO ES GRAFFITI), DELIMBO GALLERY, SEVILLE, SPAIN MASKS, GALLERY SC, BILBAO, SPAIN BOUH, GALERIE NOSBAUM & REDING, LUXEMBOURG

2010

ENTRE LA SILLA Y LA MADRE, MONTERREY, MEXICO

2009

LA CUADRADA, CENTRO CULTURAL DE ESPANA, LIMA, PERU BATALLA PERDIDA, ALICE GALLERY, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

2008

NOMADAZ - MEDITERRANEAN ART CONNECTION, SCION GALLERY, LOS ANGELES, U.S.A. STREET ART, TATE MODERN, LONDON, U.K.

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SELECTED PRESS

Caretas May 2015

http://www.caretas.com.pe/Main.asp?T=3082&S=&id=12&idE=1207&idSTo=0&idA=71818#.Vk38v9_hCRs

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TimeOut Barcelona 21st July 2014

http://www.timeout.cat/barcelona/ca/art/la-barcelona-de-miro-art-public

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The Urban Contemporary Art Guide 2014

http://graffitiartshop.bigcartel.com/product/the-urban-contemporary-art-guide-2014

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Huffington Post 21st May 2014 Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jaime-rojo-steven-harrington/sixe-paredes-futurism-ancestral_b_5362200.html?utm_hp_ref=arts

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