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Tomeu Simonet
 

During 2002-2006 Tomeu's sculptures were exhibited at 28 collective and 8 solo exhibitions.

The series 'Testimonis de la Terra' received excellent reviews in Italy, Germany, France, Spain and in the Balearic Islands of Menorca, Ibiza and Mallorca.

Tomeu's largest sculpture to date was commissioned for a private garden overlooking the sea in Palma and stands 3.60m high.

 

Tomeu Simonet, born in 1973, is a skilled sculptor with a natural flair and liking for working purely and simply with such earthy materials as iron and stone. He achieved his first individual exhibition in 2002 in Mallorca and since then his sculptures have been exhibited in Europe in various galleries in Madrid, Paris and Barcelona. His work enjoyed not only by gallery visitors but those seeing his work exhibited in public spaces such as in hospitals, council grounds and parks.

Tomeu’s inspiration for Testimonis de la Terra started in a similar way to previous sculptures; by playing with geometric shapes and a desire to represent purity in the work. Iron and stone to him are geological elements that have “witnessed the soul (interior) of the Earth”.

When asked “What influences your work? “ His reply is “Everything around me, because at some
point what I have seen I interpret
”. To the question who has influenced him, he relates to works by Chillida and Oteiza; to Richard Serra and Donald Judd.

Currently he is working on a series in a smaller format and on a series of sculptures two to three
metres high.

 

 
 
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