biography
Moisés Yagües (Murcia, 1972) lives and works in Murcia (Spain). He is a creator of a simple but imaginative work that tries to tell stories. He currently works and exhibits in galleries in different countries (Spain, Taiwan, South Korea,…) In recent years he has shown his work in contemporary art fairs such as Art Central HK (Hong Kong), Art Taipei or Art Sholo (Taiwan), Art021 Shanghai, KIAF (South Korea), Art Kasrhrue (Germany), Estampa (Madrid), Context Miami (USA). He has received grants from the Joan Miró Foundation (Mallorca), Casa Falconieri (Sardinia), the Guanlan Art Centre (China) and the Kloster Bentlage Art Centre (Germany).
Yagües imagines the inside of the head and the human body as a place where stories take place, where ideas come to life and take on literal meaning. His cartoonish characters, full of energy and full of tenderness, are already provoking smiles in corners of the world after his exhibitions in Taiwan, South Korea, Germany, Sweden, China, the United States and Japan, to name but a few.
In Yagües’ imaginary, references and nods to the history of art stand out. This admiration for the masters of art is reflected in the series of “Artists’ assistants” where his recurring “assistants” appear, who, with their rollers, ladders, scaffolding, brushes and buckets of paint, take the spectator into a world where art merges with the act of its creation, highlighting the effervescence and emotion in the creative process of artists such as Miró, Picasso, Keith Haring, Rothko, Mondrian, Calder, among others. Each character is immersed in his or her task and brings the collective work to life. The scene unfolds on the original work of a master artist and becomes the backdrop for the real magic: the act of painting.
His figuration of surrealist situations and schematic characters finds its influences in comics, illustration, pop art and street art, among others. He continues to paint in search of the freest creation and a completely personal universe, with a fresh and casual style, a well-established iconography and a desire to tell stories.
AWARDS
2023
Finalist Premio Liquitex. Art Madrid
2012
2nd International Award for Etching and Wine Dinastía Vivanco / Design College La Rioja.
2011
Finalist IV International Award for Illustrated Albums Compostela.
2008
Corzón Award. XVI National Awards for Graphic Work. Marbella Museum
2007
1st Award of National Engraving. Contest of Graphic Art.Young Creators. Madrid.
1st Award IX Contest of Young Creation City of Almería
2006
2nd Award XXXIV International Award for Etching Carmen Arozena. Excellency Inter-Island council of La Palma
SCHOLARSHIPS
Casa Falconieri. Sardinia. Italy
2007
Pilar y Joan Miró Foundation, Mallorca. Palma de Mallorca. Spain
CIEC-Centro International Foundation Contemporary Prints Foundation . Betanzos. Spain
ARTISTIC RESIDENCES
AND BIENNIALS
2012
Selection 5th International Biennial of Graphic Art IEEB5. Bucharest. Romania
2009
Artistic residence at the Art Centre of Guanlan. Shenzhen. China.
Selection 28 LJUBLJANA GRAPHIC ART BIENNIAL. Ljubljana. Slovenia
2008
Grant in Picture Card. Casa Falconieri. Sardinia. Italy
2007
Artistic residence at the Kloster Bentlage Art Centre. Rehine. Germany.
individual EXHIBITIONS
Galería Marita Segovia. Madrid
Galleri MDA. Höganäs. Suecia
Ting Ting Art Space. Taipei. Taiwan
2023
ART SOLO. Ting Ting Art Space. Taipei. Taiwan
LA MANO QUE TENGO. Pigment Gallery. Barcelona
YO, QUE SOY TÚ. Galería Aurora Vigil-Escalera. Gijón. En colaboración con Eva Poyato
2022
ART SOLO. Ting Ting Art Space. Taipei. Taiwan
2021
CASI NUNCA SE SABE. Marita Segovia Gallery. Madrid/ Ting Ting Art Space. Taipei. Taiwan.
2020
KOPFSACHE. 100 Kubik Gallery. Cologne, Germany.
2019
THIS IS NOT CINEMA. EXE Project. Ministry of Culture of the Region of Murcia
2018
STOLEN VERSES. Gallery Alba Cabrera. Valencia
ON THE OTHER SIDE. Sala El Broncense. Cáceres Provincial Government.
2016
LIFES CROSSED. Sala Vista Alegre. Department of Culture of Torrevieja. Alicante
ON THE OTHER SIDE. Casa Árabe. Córdoba / Museum El Cigarralejo. Mula
WORKS. Promo-Arte Art Gallery. Tokio. Japan
2015
THIS NOT CINEMA. Carolina Rojo Gallery. Zaragoza
ARTIST HEAD. CIEC Foundation. Betanzos. A Coruña
2014
CECI CE N´EST PAS DU CINÉMA /THIS IS NOT CINEMA. Centre Puertas de Castilla. Murcia
FILM FESTIVAL. Centro Cultural Matadero. Huesca. Gallery Alba Cabrera. Valencia
2013
SPRING NOT ARRIVING. Alfara Gallery. Oviedo
2012
DON´T HAPPY, BE WORRY. University of Alicante Museum. MUA /Gallery Alba Cabrera. Valencia
DRAWINGS. Museo de la Ciudad. Murcia
2011
INHABITED HEAD. Promo-Arte Latin Art Gallery. Tokyo. Japan
ARTIST HEAD. Gallery Arana Poveda. Madrid
2010
HINGS INSIDE THE HEAD 2.0. Gallery Alba Cabrera. Valencia
ON THE OTHER SIDE. Gallery Tula Prints. Córdoba
THINGS INSIDE THE HEAD. Molinos del Río Caballerizas Museum. Murcia
2009
GRAPHIC WORK. CIEC-Centro International Foundation Contemporary Prints. Betanzos. A Coruña
2008
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US (OBRA SOBRE PAPEL). Gallery Arthauss66. Alburquerque.USA
2007
DRUCKGRAFIK. MÜNSTERLANDFESTIVAL PART.3. MÜNSTER. Museum Burg Vischering. Lüdinghausen. Germany
Colective EXHIBITIONS
2024
KIAF. Corea del Sur. Pigment Gallery
ART TAICHUNG. Taiwan. Ting Ting Art Space
SUMMERTIME SOIRÉE Espinasses31 Gallery. Madrid
MOISÉS YAGÜES X JISBAR Duo exhibition. Ting Ting Art Space. Taiwán
ART CENTRAL HONG KONG. Ting Ting Art Space. Taiwán
ART KARLSRUE. Galleri MDA. Karlsrue. Alemania
ART TAINAN. Taipei. Ting Ting Art Space. Taiwán
AQUÍ CRUZAN NUESTROS CAMINOS. Espinasses31 Gallery. Madrid
30+9. Galería Aurora Vigil-Escalera. Gijón
2023
ART021 SHANGHAI. Ting Ting Art Space. Shanghai
ART TAIPEI. Ting Ting Art Space. Taiwán
ESTAMPA. Galería Marita Segovia. Madrid
KIAF. Corea del Sur. Pigment Gallery / Ting Ting Art Space
INSIDER: PRIVATE WORLD OF COLLECTORS. Gin Huang Gallery. Taiwán
WHATZ Art Fair. Taipei. May 2023. Ting Ting Art Space. Taiwan
FOCUS NEW YORK. Chic Evolutión in Art Gallery. New York.
USA
PINK PANTER 60º ANNIVERSARY. Lucha de Gigantes. Hotel Only You. Madrid
ART SOLO. Ting Ting Art Space. Taiwan
ART TAINAN ART FAIR. Ting Ting Art Space. Taiwan
ART MADRID. Contemporary Art Fair .Galería Marita Segovia. Madrid
ART 021. Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair. Ting Ting Art Space. Shanghai. China.
LA ART SHOW. Los Ángeles. USA. Pigment Gallery
30+8. Galería Aurora Vigil-Escalera. Gijón
2022
VIVA ARTE. El Hyundai Seoul
ALT.1. South Korea.
ESTAMPA ART FAIR. Marita Segovia Gallery. Madrid. Spain
POP ART. Ting Ting Art Space. Taiwan
ART FORMOSA. Ting Ting Art Space. Taiwan
KIAF ART SEÚL. Pigmen Gallery. Seoul. South Korea
ART KARLSRUE. Galleri MDA. Karlsrue. Germany
ART TAICHUNG. Ting Ting Art Space. Taichung. Taiwan
ANTIKMÄSSAN STOCKHOLM. Galleri MDA. Sweden
ART SOLO. Ting Ting Art Space. Taipei. Taiwan
UNIVERSOS PARALELOS. Galería Aurora Vigil-Escalera. Gijón. Spain
TAIPE DANGDAI Art Fair. Ting Ting Art Space. Shanghai. China
ONE ART TAIPEI. Ting Ting Art Space. Taipei. Taiwan
ART MADRID. Galería Marita Segovia. Madrid
ART TAINAN ART FAIR. Ting Ting Art Space. Taiwan
2021
MAPA. TERRITORIO. REGIÓN. Iglesia de San Esteban. Consejería de Cultura. R. Murcia
ART TAIPEI. Ting Ting Art Space
ESTAMPA Galería Marita Segovia. Madrid
RETROSPECTIVA. UNA DÉCADA DE REENCUENTRO CON EL MUNDO ÁRABE. Casa Árabe. Córdoba
ART FORMOSA. Ting Ting Art Space
ONE ART TAIPEI. Ting Ting Art Space. Taiwan
ART TAINAN ART FAIR. Ting Ting Art Space. Taiwan
ESTAMPA. Galería Marita Segovia. Madrid.
ART MADRID. Galería Marita Segovia. Madrid
ART TAICHUNG. Ting Ting Art Space Taiwan
2020
CONTEMPORARY SPANISH GRAPHICS. Sant Stephano Gallery. VIII Sofia International Graphic Art Triennial. Bulgarian
2019
THREESOME. 19 Karen Gallery. Australy
SIMBIOSIS. Alfara Gallery. Oviedo
2018
EXE PROJECT Ministry of Culture from Murcia. Víctor Villegas Conference Center. Murcia
2017
ESTAMPA FAIR. StickersArt Project. PAC.Madrid
ART KARLSRUHE FAIR .100 Kubik Gallery. Colonia. Germany
REMEMBERING THE FUTURE. 100 Kubik Gallery. Colonia Germany
2016
POETIC REALITY. 100 Kubik Gallery. Colonia. Germany
IBERO CARIBBEAN PRINTS EXHIBITION ART. Gallery Promo-Arte, Tokyo . Japan
ARTMADRID FAIR. Galería Alba Cabrera Gallery. Madrid
AAF NEW YORK. Galería Brita Prinz Gallery. Madrid.
XIV LATIN AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY ART TODAY. Promo-Arte Art Gallery. Tokio. Japan
SPANISH CONTEMPORARY ART & PERMANENT EXHIBITION”, Promo-Arte Art Gallery. Tokyo.
2015
ARTMADRID FAIR. Alba Cabrera Gallery.
2014
CHACO FAIR. Chile. Alba Cabrera Gallery. Valencia.
2013
CHACO FAIR. Chile. Alba Cabrera Gallery. Valencia
AFF HAMBURGO FAIR. Germany. 100 Kubik Gallery. Cologne. Germany
JUSTMAD FAIR. Madrid. Alba Cabrera Gallery. Valencia
GABINETE DE CURIOSIDADES. PAC / Gallery Pilar Cubillo. Madrid
TÀPIES & MOISÉS YAGÜES. Promo-Arte Latin Art Gallery. Tokio. Japan
IMAGINA SAN JAVIER ART FESTIVAL. Murcia
2012
BIENAL IEEB5. Bucarest. Romanía
WHO ART SPACE. Seoul. Korea
FIG FAIR. Bilbao
2011
FRONT TO FRONT: THE SPANISH PORTRAIT. 100 Kubik Gallery. Germany
CONTEMPORARY ART RUHR. ESSEN. 100 Kubik Gallery. Germany
AFF LONDON. Arana Poveda Gallery. Madrid
2010
AFF LONDON. Arana Poveda Gallery. Madrid
PRINTED IN BENTLAGE. Art Centre Kloster Bentlage. Rehine. Germany
2009
28 LJUBLJANA GRAPHIC ART BIENNIAL. Ljubljana. Slovenia
ARTELISBOA FAIR. Arana Poveda Gallery. Lisboa. Portugal
ART FAIR BRUSSELS. Brussels. Belgium
ESTAMPA FAIR. Madrid
2008
INGRAPHICS REVISION. Cuenca.
ESTAMPA FAIR Madrid. Tula Prints Gallery. Córdoba
POETIC CROSSING: 10 CONTEMPORARY SPANISH ARTISTS. Arthauss66 Gallery. Alburquerque. USA
XV NATIONAL ENGRAVING AWARDS. Museo del Grabado Español Contemporáneo. Marbella
VIII BIENNALE INTERNACIONALES POR L´INCISIONE. Acqui Terme. Italy
2007
YOUNG CREATORS AWARD. National Engraving. Madrid
IV PRIZE FOR DRAWING AND GRAPHIC WORK. UCM. Computense University of Madrid
XIV NATIONAL ENGRAVING. Museo del Grabado Español Contemporáneo de Marbella
work in
International Centre of Graphic Art.Ljubljana. Slovenia
Experimental Project. Bucharest. Rumanía
Art Centre Kloster Bentlage. Rheine. Germany
Museum Burg Vischering. Lüdinghausen. Germany
Graphic Work Museum of Guanlan Print. Shenzhen. China
Pilar and Joan Miró Foundation. Palma de Mallorca
National Engraving. Madrid
National Library. Madrid.
Foundation C.I.E.C (Centro Internacional de la Estampa Contemporánea) Betanzos. A Coruña
Etching Museum of Acqui Terme. Italy
Inter-Island Museum of the Excellency council of La Palma (Canary Islands)
Museo del Grabado Español Contemporáneo Foundation. Marbella
Ayuntamiento de Quart de poblet. Valencia
Ayuntamiento de Las Rozas. Madrid
Ayuntamiento de Almería.
Casa de la Moneda Foundation. Madrid
CEIM Foundation. Madrid
Ayuntamiento de Ceutí.
Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
Ayuntamiento de Murcia.
Se Tina Collection .Madrid
Fabián René Collection
