Bernardo Roman Palau

 

BIO

Born 1968 Mexico City, Mexico.

EDUCATION

  • 1989–1995

    Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado, “La Esmeralda” Mexico.

  • 1987

    Istituto per’l Arte e il Restauro, Florence, Italy.

ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS

  • 2005

    Tew Galleries, Atlanta, GA. US.

  • 2001

    “Invisible Reality” Galerie Timothy Tew, Atlanta, GA, US.

  • 1997

    “Aproximaciones” Instituto de Mexico en España, Madrid, Spain.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

  • 2006

    Pro Arts Gallery Oakland, CA. US.

  • 2005

    Bond Latin Gallery, San Francisco, CA, US.

  • 2003

    Roman Palau, Claude Bauret-Allard and Kevin Kinkead, Galerie Timothy Tew. Atlanta, GA, US.

  • 2002

    Galerie Timothy Tew, Atlanta, GA. US.

  • 2002

    Roman Palau, Tapp Francke and Raul Diaz, Galerie Timothy Tew, Atlanta, GA. US.

  • 1999

    Galeria Del Sol, Miami, FL. US.

  • 1998

    “Refraneros de Hoy” Out Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico.

  • 1996

    El Guardian de lo Peque̱o, Madrid, Spain.

  • 1995

    Galeria La Esmeralda, Centro Nacional de las Artes, Mexico City, Mexico.

  • 1994

    Galeria Jose Ma. Velasco, Mexico City, Mexico.

  • 1993

    Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico.

  • 1993

    “Primer Salon de Arte Joven” Museo Borda, Cuernavaca, Mexico.

  • 1993

    Galeria La Esmeralda, Mexico City, Mexico.

  • 1991

    Galeria La Esmeralda, Mexico City, Mexico.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

  • Feaster, Felicia. “Still Life (Mental Landscapes Perplex).” Creative Loafing.
    6 Nov. 2003. Visual Arts. Atlanta, GA, US.
  • Fox, Catherine. 2001. “Enigmas on View.” Atlanta Journal Constitution.
    10 Aug. 2001. Visual Arts. Atlanta, GA, US.
  • “Los mundos sugerentes.” Guia del Ocio. January 1998. Madrid, Spain.

Artist Statement

My recent work leans toward melancholy and this reflects in its intimate character. I make figurative oil paintings: Night desert landscapes populated by a single tree and animals (dogs and birds) who obediently pose against a crescent moon. Accentuating light and shadow to add a theatrical quality with a warm palette of colors, Most of the characters in my paintings show some peculiarities, like missing limbs or some longer than normal (for me this represents the attempt to exceed their condition), sometimes unfinished, but even in this state they stay in balance, like they are floating supported by the space that contains them. I include empty bowls, cups, everyday utensils in the background to accentuate the isolation from human contact or as symbolic elements. The titles are very important to me. I think they should be another poetic element and not just furnished the painting whit an anecdotal remark. My paintings are constructed around reality and perception always with an emphasis in poetry. I’m interested in exploring how we naturally tend to idealize, how we transform reality when our experiences suddenly become memories.