Miquel Navarro

Miquel Navarro studied at European Ceramics Work Center. The recorded working language is Spanish. The field of work recorded is ceramic art. Works named in the authority record are Ars longa vita brevis, El Camp de la Bota and Fraternitat. Work by Miquel Navarro is recorded in the collections of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and Design Museum Den Bosch.

• Name — Miquel Navarro • Born — September 29, 1945 • Birthplace — Mislata • Occupation — sculptor and painter • Education — San Carlos School of Fine Arts, Valencia • Movement — Eclectic • Notable Works — Des del terrar (1985–1986), Casco Urbano (1999)

Navarro was born in Mislata, Valencia in 1945. From 1964 to 1968 he studied painting at the San Carlos School of Fine Arts in Valencia. In 1972 he decided to abandon painting and concentrate on sculpture. However, he continued to paint. He also writes poetry. In 1973, Navarro showed his first "Ciutat", one of his main sculptural manifestations. He mainly used fireproof materials along with terracotta and sand. Between 1975 and 1980 he exhibited his main works, such as "Pirámide" or "Els altres 75 anys de pintura valenciana" many exposition in Valencia (Valencia Architects School) and Madrid (Vandres Gallery and Ponce Gallery). In 1980, Navarro's sculptures were exhibited at the 21st International Sculpture Conference in Washington, DC and the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Over the next few years, Navarro created "Estructura urbana" (1983), "Des terrar" (1985–1986) and "Minerva Paranoica" (1989), a monumental sculpture. Many of these new sculptures contained iron. In recent years, Navarro has exhibited in Bilbao (Galeria Colon XVI 2005) and Valencia (Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) in 2009). His sculptures have included "Ciudad Roja" (1994), "Casco Urbano" (1999) and "L'Almassil" (2010).

Navarro has borrowed from many styles, ranging from Baroque to Postmodernism and Minimalism. One of his main contributions is the "Ciutat (city)". Navarro says: • "La ciudad es como un cuerpo y tiene discursos de las arterias, el elemento horizontal, en el caso de los elementos verticales están los muros, las torres."(following)"El cuerpo humano no utiliza arterias, venas, fluidos, corazón, centro, casco. Cuando tú defines una ciudad estás definiendo un cuerpo" Some of Navarro's works are part of the collection of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City.

• Fuente Pública Valencia, 1986 • Torreta (Fuente Publica) Turis (Valencia), 1989 • Fanalet (Farola) Quart de Poblet (Valencia), 1989 • Minerva Paranoica (Escultura) Castellón, 1989 • Ars Longa Vita Brevis (Universidad Autonoma) Barcelona, 1990 • Torre del Sonido (Escultura Universidad Carlos III) Getafe (Madrid), 1992 • Fraternitat (Escultura) Barcelona, 1992 • Mástiles (Hotel Valencia-Palace) Valencia, 1994 • Boca de Luna (Fuente Pública) Bruselas, 1996 • Centinela (Hotel San Roque) Garachico (Tenerife), 1999 • Home Guaita (Escultura) Valencia, 1999 • Saltamontes Libando (Fuente Pública) Castellón, 1999 • Casco Industrial (Escultura) Bilbao, 1999 • Andarin (Escultura) Gijon (Asturias), 2000 • Oteando (Escultura) Torrelavega (Cantabria), 2000 • Vigía (Escultura) Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 2001 • Cabeza con Luna Menguante Mislata (Valencia), 2002 • La Mirada (Escultura) Vitoria-Gasteiz, 2002 • Palera (Escultura) Málaga, 2003 • Palas Fundición (Escultura) Ceuti (Murcia), 2003 • El Parotet Valencia, 2006 • Conexión (Museo Bellas Artes- Bilbao), 2007 • Mantis (Murcia), 2008 • Válvula con alberca (Expo Zaragoza), 2008

Miquel Navarro is recorded as painter, sculptor, ceramicist, artist and poet.