Alejandro Vega Beuvrin

1979, Venezuelian, Italian

Based in Spain

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“What I do is basically drawing in the space. In a certain way, my sculptures propose a spatial design, there’s an interaction between the constituent elements, and the sculptures take possession of a territory.’’

Sculptor Alejandro Vega Beuvrin was born in May 1979 in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Since 2015, he has been working on sculptures at his fine arts workshop in Barcelona: a discipline which allows him to experiment with and invest...

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Alejandro Vega Beuvrin

1979, Venezuelian, Italian

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Large size sculptures

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    Barricada #4 L

    200 × 238 × 97 cm

    $38,022.63

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    Barricada #3 aic2 L

    190 × 170 × 150 cm

    $32,590.82

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    Barricada #2 L

    235 × 400 × 155 cm

    $38,022.64

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    Barricada #9 b L

    200 × 110 × 70 cm

    $81,477.08

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    Barricada #8 aic2 L

    210 × 235 × 95 cm

    $48,886.23

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    Barricada #1 h L

    200 × 340 × 172 cm

    $38,022.63

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Barricada #4 L

200 × 238 × 97 cm

$38,022.63

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Barricada #3 aic2 L

190 × 170 × 150 cm

$32,590.82

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Barricada #2 L

235 × 400 × 155 cm

$38,022.64

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Barricada #9 b L

200 × 110 × 70 cm

$81,477.08

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Barricada #8 aic2 L

210 × 235 × 95 cm

$48,886.23

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Barricada #1 h L

200 × 340 × 172 cm

$38,022.63

Medium and small size sculptures

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    Barricada #9 bp S30

    30 × 22 × 14 cm

    $5,323.16

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    Barricada #2 ai M / S

    37.5 × 65 × 25 cm | 75 × 130 × 50 cm

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    Barricada #2 a M / S

    37.5 × 65 × 25 cm | 75 × 130 × 50 cm

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    Barricada #7 hc1 M

    75 × 62 × 52 cm

    $10,863.61

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    Barricada #8 ac S

    54 × 60 × 24 cm

    $5,431.79

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    Barricada #4 aip S

    40 × 72 × 20 cm

    $8,147.70

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    Barricada #1 ac S

    27 × 53 × 30 cm

    $3,802.26

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    Alfil #2

    60 × 25 × 22 cm

    $5,431.79

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    Alfil #1

    60 × 25 × 22 cm

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    Guaicaquirón #1 bp S

    60 × 42 × 27 cm

    $16,295.40

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    Barricada #9 aic2 S

    45 × 31 × 20 cm

    $8,147.70

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    Barricada #9 aic4 S

    45 × 31 × 20 cm

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    Barricada #9 aic1 S

    45 × 31 × 20 cm

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    Barricada #9 aic 3S

    45 × 31 × 20 cm

    $8,147.70

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    Barricada #9 bp M

    60 × 42 × 27 cm

    $9,777.24

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    Barricada #7 aip S

    32 × 39 × 38 cm

    $3,802.26

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    Barricada #11 b S

    45 × 45 × 30 cm

    $5,431.79

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    Barricada #9 aip M2

    60 × 42 × 27 cm

    $8,147.70

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Barricada #9 bp S30

30 × 22 × 14 cm

$5,323.16

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Barricada #2 ai M / S

37.5 × 65 × 25 cm | 75 × 130 × 50 cm

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Barricada #2 a M / S

37.5 × 65 × 25 cm | 75 × 130 × 50 cm

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Barricada #7 hc1 M

75 × 62 × 52 cm

$10,863.61

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Barricada #8 ac S

54 × 60 × 24 cm

$5,431.79

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Barricada #4 aip S

40 × 72 × 20 cm

$8,147.70

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Barricada #1 ac S

27 × 53 × 30 cm

$3,802.26

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Alfil #2

60 × 25 × 22 cm

$5,431.79

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Alfil #1

60 × 25 × 22 cm

$5,431.79

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Guaicaquirón #1 bp S

60 × 42 × 27 cm

$16,295.40

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Barricada #9 aic2 S

45 × 31 × 20 cm

$8,147.70

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Barricada #9 aic4 S

45 × 31 × 20 cm

$8,147.70

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Barricada #9 aic1 S

45 × 31 × 20 cm

$8,147.70

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Barricada #9 aic 3S

45 × 31 × 20 cm

$8,147.70

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Barricada #9 bp M

60 × 42 × 27 cm

$9,777.24

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Barricada #7 aip S

32 × 39 × 38 cm

$3,802.26

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Barricada #11 b S

45 × 45 × 30 cm

$5,431.79

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Barricada #9 aip M2

60 × 42 × 27 cm

$8,147.70

Biography

Sculptor Alejandro Vega Beuvrin was born in May 1979 in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Since 2015, he has been working on sculptures at his fine arts workshop in Barcelona: a discipline which allows him to experiment with and invest more time in the areas of architecture he previously taught at the University of Caracas. This architect-turned-sculptor uses modern technical processes to create pieces in a variety of formats designed to maintain a relationship with urban or more intimate spaces.

Alejandro Vega Beuvrin: an architect-turned-sculptor

Having graduated from the Central University of Venezuela in 2004, Alejandro Vega Beuvrin was initially a visiting professor in the Department of Design, Architecture and Fine Arts at Simón Bolívar University in Caracas, before becoming an architecture researcher in 2010. When Caracas, which he was studying in his initial profession, experienced a crackdown directed especially at students in 2014 following a change of Venezuelan government, Alejandro Vega Beuvrin decided to set up his fine arts studio in Barcelona to focus on contemporary sculpture. His architecture career and sculptural creations are influenced by urban spaces. His first metal sculptural creation was commissioned in 2015 by the city of Caracas: three huge sculptures made of metal sheets cut up and assembled; first titled Guarimba then Barricada as a direct reference to the situation on the streets. The artist recognises the direct influence of Venezuelan politics on his work, without considering it to be protest art. As he says: “The truth is I don’t know where I get my inspiration. I’m driven to create and this takes precedence over the despair and anxiety we all experience. It’s an outlet for my emotions.”

The technical challenges of “spatial drawing”

Having always been attracted to drawing as a manual discipline, Alejandro Vega Beuvrin firstly designs his sculptures on a computer. He calls his works “spatial drawing”: two-dimensional objects created in a one-dimensional digital space. Re-using the digital tools from his past as an architect, the artist designs his sculptures to have a new relationship with urban space. Similar to Sol Lewitt’s minimalism, his approach aims to re-establish the required relationship that sculpture maintains with its surroundings. Another aspect of the artist’s work which is close to minimalism is his work on form, through which he explores the aesthetic potential of his metal sculptures.

The shapes for his sculptures are made from metal sheets that are laser cut using digital drawings, then assembled. This assembly stage is key as it is where the sculpture is truly constructed to create a new sense of volume. Although Alejandro Vega Beuvrin initially used iron sheets, his choices of materials have led to technical and aesthetic experimentation, with iron, bronze, corten steel, wood and acrylic all used to create his characteristic designs. His favourite material remains stainless steel because it can be polished, which opens up a range of aesthetic possibilities to explore. He creates polished sculptures with reflections that encourage the viewer to think about the relativity of their outlook and create a vibratory effect reminiscent of sculpture’s kinetic tradition.

A successful start in the art world

Alejandro Vega Beuvrin has quickly attracted interest for his abstract sculptures. Since 2015, he has had three sculptures on permanent public display in Caracas. He has shown his metal sculptures in Paris several times, including in the gardens of the Palais Royal as part of the Carré Latin festival, in which he participated over three consecutive years from 2016 to 2018. In 2018, Alejandro Vega Beuvrin was also one of the contemporary sculptors selected as finalists for Barcelona’s Fundació Vila Casas sculpture biennale award. In 2019, he pursued his career by becoming a finalist in the award for the best artistic proposal at the A-FAD (Fostering Arts and Design): an association of artists and artisans from the design world.

His sculptures have been auctioned several times to raise funds, including for the Fe y Alegría (Faith and Joy) foundation in 2019, and for the children’s oncology department at Sant Joan de Déu Hospital in Barcelona the same year thanks to an invitation from Porsche to ART 2.0 Barcelona. The artist received an honorable mention for the sculpture Guaicaquirón at the Biennal de València Ciutat Vella Oberta 2019. 

CV

Education

  • 2010 – Winner of the accreditation competition for the position of professor and researcher in the fields of architecture and visual arts at Simon Bolivar Caracas University (Venezuela)
  • 2007 – 2010: Visiting Professor in the Department of Drawing, Architecture and Plastic Arts at Simon Bolivar University in Caracas (Venezuela)
  • 2009 – Master of advance Architecture
  • 2004 – Degree in Architecture at the Central University of Venezuela
  • 2004 – Honorable Mention of the Urban Studies Sector of Venezuela’s Central Faculty
  • 1997 – Science Bachelor

Exhibitions

  • 2023 – Estampa 2023 – AGM Art Group, Contemporary art fair (Madrid, Spain)
  • 2023 – 7th edition of the Jing’an International Sculpture Project (JISP) (Shanghai, China)
  • 2023 – Pinta Parc 2023 GBG Arts, Contemporary art fair (Lima, Peru)
  • 2023 – Pinta Miami 2022 GBG Arts, Contemporary art fair (Miami, USA)
  • 2021 – Ciutat Vella Open Valencia Biennale (Valencia, Spain)
  • 2021 – Solo Show during the reopening of the Hotel Fénix Meliá (Madrid, Spain)
  • 2021 – Solo Art Exhibition, Madrid Luxury Art, four monumental sculptures in Serrano and Ortega y Gasset streets (Madrid, Spain)
  • 2020 – Finalist for the international competition Monumental Art for the Marsa Junction Project (Malta)
  • 2019 – Ciutat Vella Open Valencia Biennale, Honorable Mention (Valencia, Spain)
  • 2019 – Invitation to ART 2.0 in Barcelona by Porsche – Donation of a sculpture for a fund raising intended to the chair of oncology in Sant Joan de Deus Hospital  (Barcelona, Spain)
  • 2019 – ArtsFAD, nominated for the Best Artistic Proposal of the Year 2019 award, Promotion for the Arts, Disseny Hub (Barcelona, Spain)
  • 2019 – 2019 – Donation of a work for the EN VOZ ALTA auction (Caracas, Venezuela)
  • 2018 – Part of the selection of the Foundation Vila Casa Biennale of sculpture
  • 2017 – Group Show, “Abstraccion: Atraccion”, CBG Arts Gallery, Caracas (Venezuela)
  • 2016/2017/2019 – Carré Latin Festival, Garden of the Palais Royal, Paris (France)
  • 2015 – Public order of the city of Caracas for the creation and the permanent exhibition of three sculptures in the public area, Plaza Cipriano Castro, Caracas (Venezuela)
  • 2002 – Group Show Vilanueva-Ventrillon
  • 2002 – Group Show FAUART, Barcelona (Spain)
  • PUBLICATIONS:
  • 2018 – Architectural Prize Catalogue, Vila Casa Foundation, Palafruell Editions
  • 2017 – Artefacto Internacional Revue, Issue 23
  • 2017 – Artefacto Internacional Revue, Issue 22
  • 2014 – Architectural critique as architect of the month, Masisa Inspira Magazine
  • 2013 – Online version of the journal el Universal, October issue
  • 2011 – Cover of the journal El Nacional, Citizen’s body, June Issue
  • 2011 – Deco News Magazine, Issue 83
  • 2010 – Deco News Magazine, Issue 77
  • 2008 – The Bolivar’s paper, February Issue

Awards & Residencies

  • 2019 – Nomination for the prize of the best artistic proposition of the A-FAD (Barcelone, Spain)
  • 2019 – Honorable mention for the sculpture Guaicaquirón at the Biennal de València Ciutat Vella Oberta 2019.
  • 2018 – Finalist of the Foundation Vila Casa Biennale of sculpture
  • 2013 – First prize of the public competition for the development of urban sculpture organized by the Department of Transport and Civil Engineering of Venezuela

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