Salvador Calvo,Spain
Salvador Calvo was born in the Malaga province on the Mediterranean coast of Spain where he lived for 23 years, followed by short periods in London, Paris and a decade in Madrid. In 1982, he moved to the United States where he is currently based in the Chicago area. His imagery is a combination of opposites that inspire and intrigue the imagination. He utilizes the geometric and the organic, and then integrates this with the contemporary and past. Calvo’s sculptures also explore the relationship between man and nature by utilizing both raw and cooked materials such as wood, marble, and metal. Investigating the possibilities between myth and history, he focuses on the inscriptions of the Egyptians, Sumerians, Babylonians, Greeks, and Persians to conceptualize the creative act among gods, the fertility of love, and the mystery of water and earth. His work is an anthropologic mosaic of history. With these contrasting themes and ideas, symbolic transformations are made.
Calvo has participated in 12 solo exhibitions, and his work is also featured in various prestigious and public collections including The Museum of Contemporary Art, Spain, Casa de Cultura de Villarreal, Spain, and the Instituto Cervantes, Chicago.
Salvador Calvo was born in the Malaga province on the Mediterranean coast of Spain where he lived for 23 years, followed by short periods in London, Paris and a decade in Madrid. In 1982, he moved to the United States where he is currently based in the Chicago area. His imagery is a combination of opposites that inspire and intrigue the imagination. He utilizes the geometric and the organic, and then integrates this with the contemporary and past. Calvo’s sculptures also explore the relationship between man and nature by utilizing both raw and cooked materials such as wood, marble, and metal. Investigating the possibilities between myth and history, he focuses on the inscriptions of the Egyptians, Sumerians, Babylonians, Greeks, and Persians to conceptualize the creative act among gods, the fertility of love, and the mystery of water and earth. His work is an anthropologic mosaic of history. With these contrasting themes and ideas, symbolic transformations are made.
Calvo has participated in 12 solo exhibitions, and his work is also featured in various prestigious and public collections including The Museum of Contemporary Art, Spain, Casa de Cultura de Villarreal, Spain, and the Instituto Cervantes, Chicago.
