The title Un elefante en el Prado comes from an article written by Peio Riaño that was published in ‘El Espanol’ in December 2017. In the article a fascinating scenario that occurred during the Spanish Civil war is revealed: the shipment of almost a hundred crates from the Museum of Natural Sciences was received by the Prado Museum. Amongst other taxidermied animals, there is an elephant - the only animal too large for a crate. The government had decided that the Prado was the ideal place to protect collections from other museums who were vulnerable to damage from bombing. A week before bombing began in Madrid in 1936, the Prado emptied itself of thousands of paintings that were then transported to Geneva for safe keeping.


Un elefante en el Prado

55 x 80 inch

Graphite on paper

2019

Installation view, L’ Independent + Un elefante en el Prado. Espacio Mínimo Gallery, 2019

Installation view, l’ Independent. Espacio Mínimo Gallery, 2019

L’ Independent

24 x 20 inch

Oil on board, paper, and wood

2019

L’ Independent (detail)

24 x 20 inch

Oil on board, paper, and wood

2019

Installation view, Bengala 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Espacio Mínimo Gallery, 2019

Bengala 4

13 x 9 inch

Oil on paper with acrylic base

2019

Fragmento

6 x 4 inch

Oil on found postcard

2019

Busto

8.5 x 6 inch

Graphite on paper mounted on wood

2019

Pedestal con busto

10 x 8 inch

Oil on wood panel

2019

Pag. 117

11 x 9 inch

Oil on paper with acrylic base

2019

Unknown 10

7 x 5 inch

Oil on board

2016

Leaning head, JG, num.2

8 x 7 inch

Oil on board mounted on wood

2019

Head, JG, num. 2

20 x 16 inch

Oil on canvas

2019

San Juan Bautista nino, Michelangelo

6 x 10 inch

Graphite on paper

2019




Installation view, Un elefante en el Prado 4 + Afrodita y Eros. Espacio Mínimo Gallery, 2019

Afrodita y Eros

9.5 x 6 inch each panel, diptych

Oil on book cover

2019