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Galeria Fucares Almagro: RAFAEL L�PEZ-BOSCH - Los buenos tiempos me matan - 12 June 2010 to 24 Sept 2010

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12 June 2010 to 24 Sept 2010

Opening: Saturday 12th of June 2010
Fucares Almagro
San Francisco, 3
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Almagro
Spain
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RAFAEL L�PEZ-BOSCH
"THE VOID", 2009
T�cnica mixta. 100 x 100 x 40 cm. Edici�n de 3
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Artists in this exhibition: Rafael L�pez-Bosch


RAFAEL L�PEZ-BOSCH

�The good times are killing me�
(�Los buenos tiempos me matan�)


Opening: Saturday 12th of June 2010
Exivition: from the 12th of June until the 24th of September (August closed)


The Fucar�s art gallery Almagro presents Rafael L�pez-Bosch (Madrid, 1980) first one man show tittled �Los buenos tiempos me matan� (�The good times are killing me�). The artist invites us to reflect in a transgressor manner on maters that are in some cases complex �It is important to laugh at yourself, using humour allows the realise of tension and we can see things in a different perspective�.

The artist�s parting ground and indicate to establish a common reference is that which could be understood as sheared reality; the physical mater that surrounds us and escapes any philosophical interpretation as it is sheared physically by all.
It would be complicated to establish any interaction with anyone if within are own individual reality we were unable to establish links that escape any interpretation and were not physically sheared by all.

Gathering the uncommon, allowing everything to fall in to place, mixes, breaks, bonds, transforms up-to-the-minute, something unexpected, in this process the work acquires its own language and the objects that form it acquires a new life. We are not faced with a narrative that�s literal. The pieces enclose within a complex language that parts with the ordinary throw the use of imagery and materials that are accessible to any one, this creates a nexus throw which the artist identifies with his time. The use of familiar images and materials draws up lines of narrative that the viewer can identifies with. The dialog is established and is able to conclude the narrative by using the imagination as all the components are found in front of him, similar to the game �scrabble�, we have all the letters and they have to be put in place to create words.

Rafael L�pez-Bosch started his artistic carrier in England where he attended college at Central St. Martins and Camberwell College Of Arts; This British influences and it�s perspicacious humour are evident in his work. At an early stage in the artists carrier he was introduced to Joseph Voice�s work, in conceptual art Rafael has found a way to express his political restlessness. Far from taking political sides, the artist deals with the problems arising from a society were it does not mater whoever is in charge, the real interest is the essence of what it is that leads us to try to control all that is around us.

The show is organised throw a number of series that relate to each other. The first sequence, a number of drawings under the name �Who killed Mickey Mouse� (�Qui�n mat� a Mickey Mouse�), were protagonists from the Disney factory shear the limelight with world known personalities. In this works a set of geometrical figures is emphasized in relation of some kind to the process of learning, referencing the replacement in traditional moral values.

�Gods Creatures� (Criaturas de Dios) Are the names given by the artist to a set of sculptures were animals are made from different parts of other animals. These installations arise as results of the manipulation of are surroundings and the fears of are actions as a society. Human creations or natures heritage? The mad cow disease, the bird flu, swine flu� are this founded preoccupations or simple social hysteria? Huge illnesses that we supposed to change are world.

Later we come a cross �Economist in hardship� (Los economistas en apuros), Exquisite drawings that in a humorous and simple way make parody of the present economical situation, throw questions like, who took the money? How to get to work? O who will keep the house?;

After reflecting on L�pez-Bosch�s work we come to the conclusion that creating and art that includes political themes does not mean you have to be claiming in protest, repetitive messages are tiring, posters and slogans are lost in time and were ingenuity comes, one has to be up-to-date with the language with which we can identify throw the years.

Placido Newark, Sevilla 2010.



RAFAEL L�PEZ-BOSCH
�Los buenos tiempos me matan�


Inauguraci�n: S�bado 12 de junio de 2010
Exposici�n: Del 12 de junio al 24 de septiembre (agosto cerrado)


La Galer�a F�cares de Almagro presenta la primera exposici�n individual de Rafael L�pez-Bosch (Madrid, 1980) titulada "Los Buenos Tiempos Me Matan",
en la que el artista nos invita a reflexionar de manera transgresora, utilizando el humor para abordar tem�ticas complejas. �Es importante saber re�rse de uno mismo, utilizar el humor ayuda a descargar la tensi�n y nos permite ver las cosas con otra perspectiva�.

En el desarrollo de su obra el artista utiliza como punto de partida lo que entendemos como realidad compartida; aquella materia f�sica que se encuentra en cualquier momento a nuestro alrededor y que a pesar de sus interpretaciones filos�ficas compartimos f�sicamente. Seria muy complicado establecer relaciones si dentro de las realidades individuales no existieran nexos que escaparan a la interpretaci�n y estuvieran f�sicamente compartidos por todos.

Reuniendo lo inesperado, dejando que todo caiga en su sitio, se mezcle entre s�, se rompa, se pegue, se trasforme en algo nuevo, algo imprevisible, en este proceso la obra adquiere su propio lenguaje y los objetos que la componen cobran otra vida. No se trata de una narrativa literal, las obras esconden un complejo lenguaje que parte de lo cotidiano, con la utilizaci�n de im�genes y materiales que se encuentran al alcance de cualquiera, creando un nexo a trav�s del cual, el artista se identifica con su tiempo. La utilizaci�n de im�genes y materiales comunes ayuda a trazar narrativas con las que el espectador puede identificarse. El dialogo queda establecido y uno mismo concluye el proceso narrativo utilizando su imaginaci�n ya que todos los componentes se encuentran frente a el, algo parecido a jugar al �scrabble�, uno tiene las letras delante, tan solo hay que ponerlas en su sitio para crear las palabras.

Rafael L�pez-Bosch dio sus primeros pasos como artista en Inglaterra, donde asisti� a las escuelas de arte de Central St. Martins y Camberwell Collage Of Arts; esta influencia brit�nica y un humor perspicaz son evidentes en su obra. Desde que en sus principios como artista fuera presentado a Joseph Voice, Rafael encontrar�a en el arte conceptual una manera de expresar sus inquietudes pol�ticas. Lejos de tomar partido, el artista abarca los problemas de una sociedad en la que no importa quien este al mando sino la esencia misma de lo que nos lleva a controlar todo lo que nos rodea.

La muestra se organiza en diferentes series que se relacionan entre s�. La primera de ellas es �Qui�n mat� a Mickey Mouse�, en la cual encontramos una serie de dibujos donde los protagonistas de la Factor�a Disney comparten protagonismo con otras personalidades mundiales. En estos trabajos, destacan unas formas geom�tricas donde predominan los colores primarios que podemos relacionar en cierta forma con el aprendizaje, haciendo alusi�n al reemplazo de los valores morales tradicionales.

�Criaturas de Dios�, es el nombre que el artista le otorga a unas esculturas de animales que est�n formados por diferentes partes de otros animales. Estas instalaciones surgen como resultado de la manipulaci�n de nuestro entorno, el temor a las consecuencias de nuestras acciones como sociedad. �Creaciones humanas o herencias gen�ticas?. El mal de las vacas locas, la fiebre aviar, la fiebre porcina... �Preocupaci�n con fundamento o simple histeria social?. Grandes enfermedades que se supon�a iban a cambiar nuestro mundo.

Posteriormente, nos encontramos a �Los economistas en apuros�, dibujos de factura exquisita que de manera divertida y sencilla parodian la situaci�n econ�mica actual, a trav�s de cuestiones como �Qui�n se llev� el dinero?, �C�mo ir al trabajo? o �quien se quedar� con la casa?;

Tras una reflexi�n sobre el trabajo de L�pez-Bosch, llegamos a la conclusi�n de que crear un arte abarcando tem�ticas pol�ticas no significa que se tenga que ser reivindicativo, ya que los mensajes repetitivos cansan, las pancartas y esl�ganes se pierden en el tiempo y es ah� donde entra el ingenio para conseguir estar al d�a con ese lenguaje con el cual nos podamos identificar a trav�s de los a�os.

Placido Newark, Sevilla 2010.




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