Manuel Franquelo
Encyclopedia
Manuel Franquelo is a Spanish
painter
and mixed media sculptor
.
Franquelo established his reputation as a hyper-realist painter. A common theme in his paintings are a collection of still life
objects arranged on a shelf against a dark background.
From the late 1990s Franquelo has worked and collaborated with Adam Lowe and engineer Sven Nebel, creating the Factum Arte studio together. Franquelo originally trained as an electronic engineer, and now produces installations and sculptures often incorporating electronics
or computer control.
In 2001, Franquelo and Nebel completed a 13-year project to construct a millimeter-accurate replica of the Altamira caves
to allow the public to experience the prehistoric paintings preserved in the original cave. And now with Lowe, he is working on a project to laser-scan and replicate the tomb of Seti I
in the Valley of the Kings
, which is due to be completed in 2005.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
and mixed media sculptor
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
.
Franquelo established his reputation as a hyper-realist painter. A common theme in his paintings are a collection of still life
Still life
A still life is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which may be either natural or man-made...
objects arranged on a shelf against a dark background.
From the late 1990s Franquelo has worked and collaborated with Adam Lowe and engineer Sven Nebel, creating the Factum Arte studio together. Franquelo originally trained as an electronic engineer, and now produces installations and sculptures often incorporating electronics
Electronics
Electronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
or computer control.
In 2001, Franquelo and Nebel completed a 13-year project to construct a millimeter-accurate replica of the Altamira caves
Altamira (cave)
Altamira is a cave in Spain famous for its Upper Paleolithic cave paintings featuring drawings and polychrome rock paintings of wild mammals and human hands....
to allow the public to experience the prehistoric paintings preserved in the original cave. And now with Lowe, he is working on a project to laser-scan and replicate the tomb of Seti I
Seti I
Menmaatre Seti I was a Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt , the son of Ramesses I and Queen Sitre, and the father of Ramesses II...
in the Valley of the Kings
Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Kings , less often called the Valley of the Gates of the Kings , is a valley in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, tombs were constructed for the Pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom .The valley stands on the west bank of...
, which is due to be completed in 2005.
External links
- Untitled (1985)
- The Cultural Chorus (1999), 3 platforms with 12 microprocessor-driven electronic circuits which pose random questions from a generated vocabulary and answer in chorus.
- Preacher and the Chorus (1999) as part of Noise.
- Prints at Marlborough Fine Art
- (in Spanish) Interview in "El Mundo" newspaper