To select the finalist projects and fail the 2018 Master Awards, the EASD Antonio Faílde asked for the collaboration of some of the most outstanding and prestigious professionals in Galicia, with a multidisciplinary profile, covering several areas of applied arts and design. We appreciate the participation of Pepe Barro, Juan Rodríguez, Arturo Álvarez and Sara Coleman, a luxury jury, well representative of the country's creativity.
Pepe Barro
Pepe Barro (Pontedeume, 1955) has been practicing his profession since 1972. In 1977 he took charge of the graphic project of A Nosa Terra, in addition to other projects for publishing houses, theater groups, magazines, etc... In 1985 he co-founded Grupo Revisión Deseño , from which he elaborates numerous projects in the field of identity and visual communication, which are already part of the history of Galician and state graphic design, as recognized by Enric Satué's reference Historia del Diseño Gráfico. Some of his best-known works are the first "coupons" of the Eleven, the T-shirt of the Galician Football Team, the website of the Royal Galician Academy, the renovation of the Casa de Rosalía de Castro. In 2000 the Reina Sofía Museum chose the one in Turgalicia as one of the hundred signs of the 20th century. He has recently designed exhibition montages such as the Galician fashion design exhibition at the CGAC "Con-Fío en Galicia" or the itinerant "Saúde e Terra Irmá(n)s" about the Irmandades da Fala. He has received numerous awards such as the Galician Critic and has been part of juries such as the Premios de Seño Galicia, Signes, Laus, AEPD, etc... Pepe Barro is the author of numerous essays on Design, recently compiled in the book O cómo é o que conta.
Juan Rodríguez
Juan Rodríguez (A Coruña, 1960), an architect by training but attracted to photography since the age of 16, has been exclusively dedicated to this practice since 1984. In addition to architectural photography, in which his work as co-editor of the magazine A stands out .Mag. International Architecture Technical Magazine, performed his professional work in other disciplines such as fashion, advertising and especially documentary photography. Among his individual exhibitions, it is worth noting Beyond Black, Palacio de Exposición Quiosco Alfonso- A Coruña 2013, Arquitectures, Fundación FORUM, Tarragona 2011, All Things Must Pass _ Valid Foto Barcelona, 2010, Patagonia Instituto Cervantes Chicago, 2005, La Ciudad Minuto a Minuto – PhotoEspaña, Madrid 2011. His work is part of both public and private collections, including those of the Maison Européenne da Photographie in Paris, the Museo Nacional d´Art de Catalunya in Barcelona or the Sondra Gilman Collection, New York .
Arturo Alvarez
Arturo Álvarez (Pontevedra, 1964) is a consolidated creator recognized with important awards both inside and outside of Spain, for his conceptual contributions to the world of design lighting. His creations can be found in Great Britain, France, the United States, Australia, etc... It develops from the beginning its own and recognizable style with a strong personality. He freely handles shapes, volumes and light sources in a simple and elegant way, mixing them with mastery and bringing a new vision of creative lighting, coming to conceive surprising lighting and scenographic montages in the spaces. At present, Arturo Álvarez is developing new forms of expression, with light as the guiding thread and as the protagonist the human being and his relationships, with his lights and shadows, encounters and disagreements. In the last ten years, he has been carrying out an exhaustive work of experimentation and research, developing his own materials that allow him greater creative freedom and expressiveness. Creates and patents SIMETECH®, a translucent material that allows you to mold and achieve various textures. His commitment to the new generations of creators leads him to convene the Arturo Álvarez Prize for Young Talents.
Sara Coleman
Sara Coleman (A Coruña, 1980) Artist and designer of hybrid training, Sara Coleman is a restless creator who constantly faces new questions. She was recently awarded the 2017 ArtsFAD First Prize and is a collaborator and professor in the Master's in Fashion, Art, Culture and Society at the University of A Coruña. In 2007, she founded her own fashion brand: SARA COLEMAN_Organic Design, presenting her fashion collections on the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Madrid catwalk and at international fairs in the textile sector, an activity that was combined with teaching in different schools and institutions. Throughout her professional career she worked as a designer and pattern designer for various companies in the textile sector, at the same time she collaborated as a costume designer for the Performing Arts and as a stylist in different fashion productions and exhibition assemblies. In his continuous interest in processes, creation and artistic research, he held different workshops. In parallel to these activities, and aware of her own interest in developing a more personal work, Sara Coleman is currently in the midst of research and experimentation in the artistic field.
MASTER AWARDS 2018 (http://www.escolarte.com/premios-mestre-2018/)
To select the finalist projects and fail the 2018 Master Awards, the EASD Antonio Faílde asked for the collaboration of some of the most outstanding and prestigious professionals in Galicia, with a multidisciplinary profile, covering several areas of applied arts and design. We appreciate the participation of Pepe Barro, Juan Rodríguez, Arturo Álvarez and Sara Coleman, a luxury jury, well representative of the country's creativity.
Pepe Barro
Pepe Barro (Pontedeume, 1955) has been practicing his profession since 1972. In 1977 he took charge of the graphic project of A Nosa Terra, in addition to other projects for publishing houses, theater groups, magazines, etc... In 1985 he co-founded Grupo Revisión Deseño , from which he elaborates numerous projects in the field of identity and visual communication, which are already part of the history of Galician and state graphic design, as recognized by Enric Satué's reference Historia del Diseño Gráfico. Some of his best-known works are the first "coupons" of the Eleven, the T-shirt of the Galician Football Team, the website of the Royal Galician Academy, the renovation of the Casa de Rosalía de Castro. In 2000 the Reina Sofía Museum chose the one in Turgalicia as one of the hundred signs of the 20th century. He has recently designed exhibition montages such as the Galician fashion design exhibition at the CGAC "Con-Fío en Galicia" or the itinerant "Saúde e Terra Irmá(n)s" about the Irmandades da Fala. He has received numerous awards such as the Galician Critic and has been part of juries such as the Premios de Seño Galicia, Signes, Laus, AEPD, etc... Pepe Barro is the author of numerous essays on Design, recently compiled in the book O cómo é o que conta.
Juan Rodríguez
Juan Rodríguez (A Coruña, 1960), an architect by training but attracted to photography since the age of 16, has been exclusively dedicated to this practice since 1984. In addition to architectural photography, in which his work as co-editor of the magazine A stands out .Mag. International Architecture Technical Magazine, performed his professional work in other disciplines such as fashion, advertising and especially documentary photography. Among his individual exhibitions, it is worth noting Beyond Black, Palacio de Exposición Quiosco Alfonso- A Coruña 2013, Arquitectures, Fundación FORUM, Tarragona 2011, All Things Must Pass _ Valid Foto Barcelona, 2010, Patagonia Instituto Cervantes Chicago, 2005, La Ciudad Minuto a Minuto – PhotoEspaña, Madrid 2011. His work is part of both public and private collections, including those of the Maison Européenne da Photographie in Paris, the Museo Nacional d´Art de Catalunya in Barcelona or the Sondra Gilman Collection, New York .
Arturo Alvarez
Arturo Álvarez (Pontevedra, 1964) is a consolidated creator recognized with important awards both inside and outside of Spain, for his conceptual contributions to the world of design lighting. His creations can be found in Great Britain, France, the United States, Australia, etc... It develops from the beginning its own and recognizable style with a strong personality. He freely handles shapes, volumes and light sources in a simple and elegant way, mixing them with mastery and bringing a new vision of creative lighting, coming to conceive surprising lighting and scenographic montages in the spaces. At present, Arturo Álvarez is developing new forms of expression, with light as the guiding thread and as the protagonist the human being and his relationships, with his lights and shadows, encounters and disagreements. In the last ten years, he has been carrying out an exhaustive work of experimentation and research, developing his own materials that allow him greater creative freedom and expressiveness. Creates and patents SIMETECH®, a translucent material that allows you to mold and achieve various textures. His commitment to the new generations of creators leads him to convene the Arturo Álvarez Prize for Young Talents.
Sara Coleman
Sara Coleman (A Coruña, 1980) Artist and designer of hybrid training, Sara Coleman is a restless creator who constantly faces new questions. She was recently awarded the 2017 ArtsFAD First Prize and is a collaborator and professor in the Master's in Fashion, Art, Culture and Society at the University of A Coruña. In 2007, she founded her own fashion brand: SARA COLEMAN_Organic Design, presenting her fashion collections on the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Madrid catwalk and at international fairs in the textile sector, an activity that was combined with teaching in different schools and institutions. Throughout her professional career she worked as a designer and pattern designer for various companies in the textile sector, at the same time she collaborated as a costume designer for the Performing Arts and as a stylist in different fashion productions and exhibition assemblies. In his continuous interest in processes, creation and artistic research, he held different workshops. In parallel to these activities, and aware of her own interest in developing a more personal work, Sara Coleman is currently in the midst of research and experimentation in the artistic field.
MASTER AWARDS 2018 (http://www.escolarte.com/premios-mestre-2018/)
