Iván Gómez Aparicio

Iván Gómez Aparicio’s sculptures are portraits of inwardness. With closed eyes, serene features, and a quiet presence, his busts appear like figures absorbed in themselves, as if suspended in a… Read more

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Background Information about Iván Gómez Aparicio

Introduction

Iván Gómez Aparicio’s sculptures are portraits of inwardness. With closed eyes, serene features, and a quiet presence, his busts appear like figures absorbed in themselves, as if suspended in a mythical dream state. They refuse the outward gaze—opening instead inner realms of memory, reverie, and self-encounter.

In his practice, Gómez Aparicio draws on the lineage of classical sculpture while translating it into the language of today. Starting from the human face, he integrates geometric elements that function like architectural frames. A delicate balance emerges—between figure and structure, ideal and nature, timeless form and contemporary symbolism. His material language is equally layered: bronze, iron, and marble dust with resin lend the works weight and permanence, while refined surfaces and sensitively judged proportions open a fragile elegance. The precision of traditional sculpture is interrupted by an unexpected detail: caps as vivid accents of color, set against the dark materiality of the busts, heightening the tension between strength and tenderness, authority and play.

It is this fusion of contrasts that has earned Iván Gómez Aparicio international recognition. His works have been exhibited from Madrid to Karlsruhe to Monaco, and in 2024 he was awarded First Prize at the prestigious Jacinto Higueras Biennale.

Bio

Iván Gómez Aparicio, born in 1989, studied sculpture at the Complutense University of Madrid and now teaches at the School of Arts in Salamanca. His works are represented in institutions such as the Museum of Contemporary Art Bishop in Ayllón, the municipality of Fabero (León), and the Faculty of Fine Arts in Madrid. In addition, he has created more than a dozen monumental sculptures, mainly in the province of Ávila.

Awards

2024 – First Prize, XXXIII Jacinto Higueras International Sculpture Biennial, Jaén

2022 – Honorable Mention, XXXII Jacinto Higueras International Sculpture Biennial, Jaén

2019 – Honorable Mention, Ciudad de Badajoz Art Awards

2018 – Second Prize, XXX Jacinto Higueras International Sculpture Biennial, Jaén

2016 – Second Prize, XXIX Jacinto Higueras International Sculpture Biennial, Jaén

2015 – Fundición Codina Award, 82nd Autumn Salon, AEPE, Madrid

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

2025 – The Inner Gaze: Silences and Absences in Contemporary Sculpture, Untitled Gallery, Madrid.

2024 – Face and Matter Vol. 3, Espacio Beny Gallery, Vigo.

2023 – Face and Matter Vol. 2, Modus Operandi Gallery, Madrid.

2021 – Face and Matter, Whitelab Gallery, Madrid.

2020 – Casa de las Cuatro Torres, Cádiz.

2019 – Hotel Mesitges Terramar, Sitges.

2019 – Más de les Gralles, L’Ortigos, Tarragona.

2016 – Material Reflections, El Episcopio Exhibition Hall, Ávila.