When reviewing the work of Carlos Puente de Ambrosio, it becomes clear that he seeks to revitalize an art system that often takes itself too seriously. In contrast to conceptual, gray, and dramatic poetics, his compositions celebrate the Life of Art from a positive and playful perspective, proposing a game between drawing and color that can be seen as an essential part of contemporary art.
His pictorial and pictosculptural installations convey a vital optimism—a personal dialogue with the joie de vivre. Never excessive, his work combines formal balance with a rich variety of iconography, the result of an inexhaustible creativity.
Esteemed critics place him within an important current of Spanish art, inheriting the legacy of Cubism and Surrealism. From Picasso, he takes the deconstruction of forms; from Miró, the use of color; and from Surrealism, his imaginary worlds. He is also associated with figures such as Ernst, Brauner, Niki de Saint Phalle, and Dubuffet.
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Galleria San Carlo (MILANO)
Château Prieure Marquet (BORDEAUX)
Art Bermondsey Project Space - Olympus (LONDON)
Ligue des Droits de l’Homme (Metz)
La Galerie Simoncini (LUXEMBOURG)
Bierger-Center – Ville de Luxembourg (LUXEMBOURG)
Ligue des Droits de l’Homme (LUXEMBOURG)
Maison des Consuls (Saint Céré, FRANCE)
Del Sol St. (Santander, ESPAÑA)
Kutxa (San Sebastián, ESPAÑA)
Martínez Glera (Logroño, ESPAÑA)
Rectoverso (Luxembourg)
Art Foire (Genève, SUISSE)
Operarti (Matera, ITALIA)
Pabellón de los Mixtos (Pamplona, ESPAÑA)
Palacio Jáuregui (Tolosa, ESPAÑA)
Biennale Int. di Grafica (Francavilla, ITALIA)
Ulisse Bogliasco (Genova, ITALIA)
Alexandra Maartin (Nice, FRANCE)
Sergio et Thao Mandelli (Milano, ITALIA)
Exconvento delle Scuole Pie (Brindisi, ITALIA)
Kilangui (Mougins, FRANCE)
Sergio et Thao Mandelli (Milano, ITALIA)
20020202 Mosaico Ravenati (Luxembourg)
Palazzo Comunale (Celle Ligure, ITALIA)
Sergio et Thao Mandelli (Milano, ITALIA)
33 Canal (New York)
Accademia Tadini (Lovere, ITALIA)
Anna Osemont (Albissola, ITALIA)
ARCO (Madrid, ESPAÑA)
ArteFiera (Bologna, ITALIA)
Filisetti (Crema, ITALIA)
Miart (Milano, ITALIA)
Museo d'Arte Carlo Levi (Aliano, ITALIA)
Punto Arte (Modena, ITALIA)
ARCO (Madrid, ESPAÑA)
ArteFiera (Bologna, ITALIA)
Brezia (Cosenza, ITALIA)
Colon XVI (Bilbao, ESPAÑA)
Miart (Milano, ITALIA)
San Carlo (Milano, ITALIA)
ArteFiera (Bologna, ITALIA)
L'Ariete (Bologna, ITALIA)Lineart (Gent, BELGIQUE)
Miart (Milano, ITALIA)
Art Jonction (Cannes, FRANCE)
ArteFiera (Bologna, ITALIA)
Miart (Milano, ITALIA)
Orti Sauli (Genova, ITALIA)
Palazzo Vecchio (Firenze, ITALIA)
Punto Arte (Modena, ITALIA)
ArteFiera (Bologna, ITALIA)
ArtePadova (Padova, ITALIA)
Bat (Madrid, ESPAÑA)
Brezia (Cosenza, ITALIA)
Chateau Les Bouysses (Cahors, FRANCE)
Lineart (Gent, BELGIQUE)
Miart (Milano, ITALIA)
Ristori (Albenga, ITALIA)
SAGA (Paris, FRANCE)
San Carlo (Milano, ITALIA)
ArteFiera (Bologna, ITALIA)
Artissima (Torino, ITALIA)
La Maison de la Qualité (Bordeaux, FRANCE)
Studio Beniamino (San Remo, ITALIA)
Orti Sauli (Genova, ITALIA)
Point Rouge (Paris, FRANCE)
Varga Darlet (Bordeaux, FRANCE)
Art Jonction (Cannes, FRANCE)
ArteFiera (Bologna, ITALIA)
Decouvertes (Paris, FRANCE)
ExpoArte (Bari, ITALIA)
Rino Costa (Cásale Monferrato, ITALIA)
Varga Darlet (Bordeaux, FRANCE)
Art Jonction (Cannes, FRANCE)
ArteFiera (Bologna, ITALIA)
Decouvertes (Paris, FRANCIA)
ExpoArte (Bari, ITALIA)Le Tamerici (Milano, ITALIA)
Lineart (Gent, BELGIQUE)
Lola Gassin (Nice, FRANCE)
Orti Sauli (Genova, ITALIA)
Varga Darlet (Bordeaux, FRANCE)
ArteFiera (Bologna, ITALIA)
Fundación Marcelino Botín (Santander, ESPAÑA)
Ricci e Bottero (Torino, ITALIA)
San Román (San Román de Escalante, ESPAÑA)
Amazuela (Santander, ESPAÑA)
Menhir (La Spezia, ITALIA)
Punto A (Ibiza, ESPAÑA)
San Giorgio (Mestre, ITALIA)
Amazuela (Santander, ESPAÑA)Barbasán (Zaragoza, ESPAÑA)
Caja Laboral Popular (Pamplona, ESPAÑA)
Cromantica (Ceriale, ITALIA)
Il Melograno (Genova, ITALIA)
Inter Arte (Valencia, ESPAÑA)
Museo de la Rioja (Logroño, ESPAÑA)
B.V. Cultura (Huelva, ESPAÑA)
C.L.P. (Pamplona, ESPAÑA)
C.R. Sala de Cultura (Burgos, ESPAÑA)
Cloître (Bayonne, FRANCE)
Ttopara (Fuenterrabía, ESPAÑA)
Altamira (Gijón, ESPAÑA)
Garca (Santander, ESPAÑA)
Gaspar (Rentería, ESPAÑA)
C.A.P. (Beasain, ESPAÑA)
Arte (San Sebastián, ESPAÑA)
C.A.P. (Beasain, ESPAÑA)
C.A.P. (San Sebastián, ESPAÑA)
Caja de Ahorros de (Santander, ESPAÑA)
Ttopara (Fuenterrabía, ESPAÑA)
Nació en Santander, España
Inició su propio taller y se dedica totalmente a las disciplinas plásticas (pintura, escultura y cerámica)