Aldo Urbano assembles his works as if it was a riddle: although its surface seems obvious, it is also impenetrable. We only see indications, keys to interpret the hidden enigma, encoded in symbols that, due to their simplicity, refer both to the smallest particle and to the unattainable universe. His work also drifts towards drawing and writing, with which he adopts narrative forms close to comics in which irony and humor are present.
Gallery Exhibitions
Aldo Urbano (b. 1991, Barcelona) lives and works in Barcelona. His practice embraces painting, comic and installation.
He has had solo exhibitions at Bombon Projects (2023, 2020, 2017); Art-o-rama, Marseille (2023); Palau Güell, Barcelona (2021); Galeria Balaguer (Barcelona 2016); El Passadís, Barcelona (2015) and La Puntual, Sant Cugat del Vallés (2015), among others. He has taken part in group exhibitions at Simon Lee Gallery, London, (2022); Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona (2021); La Casa Encendida – Inéditos, Madrid (2020); La Cera 13, Barcelona (2019); EtHall, l’Hospitalet de Llobregat (2018); Fundació Arranz-Bravo, l’Hospitalet de Llobregat (2017) or Sant Andreu Contemporani, Barcelona (2017), among others.
His work is in private and public collections such as MACBA (Museum of Contemporary Art Barcelona) or DKV Arteria (Spain). He has also been awarded with the Premi Fundació Fundació Güell (2020), Beca de Creació Guasch Coranty (2017) and Sala d’Art Jove (2016).
Selected solo exhibitions
2023
2021
2020
2018
2016
2015
Selected group exhibitions
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017