Collection: Francesc Calvet ┃ Surrealist Work

Painter, sculptor, and illustrator Francesc Calvet, who exhibited at the Basel Art Fair for five consecutive years and held over forty exhibitions in Spain, Germany, France, and the United States, was a Balearic artist whose minimalist style emulated that of Magritte. His works are distinguished by an apparent simplicity that conceals thoughtful and ingenious messages framed by vast blue skies and empty spaces. Acquire a work by Francesc Calvet!

Biography

Barcelona, 1947, Villacarlos - Balearic Islands, 2004. Francesc Calvet studied at the Industrial School of Barcelona, which he left to immerse himself in the chromatic bohemia. From its inception in 1975, Calvet was part of the Els Mussols group. In 1976, he founded the Taller d'Art Xoc in Maó, where he taught drawing and painting until 1984. That year, and until his death in 2004, he taught and collaborated as coordinator of the painting workshop at the Villacarlos Municipal Athenaeum. Emulating Magritte, known for his ingenious and provocative
Through his images, Calvet aimed to change the preconditioned perception of reality and force the observer to become hypersensitive to their surroundings. In 2000, Calvet promoted and organized a poetry recital that now bears his name. He illustrated the books Abissínia by Ponç Pons and Las dudas del viento by José Luís Clemente. In 2002, Porta d'Eos, a sculpture by Calvet located on the Calasfonts dock in Villacarlos, was inaugurated, replacing an earlier sculpture of his entitled Mirall Solar. In 2014, a retrospective of Francesc Calvet's work was organized in Menorca.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1972. Cova del Drac. Barcelona, Spain
1973. Gaudí Room - Gaudifond Art. Barcelona, Spain
Atendas. Zaragoza, Spain
Luis Gallery. Madrid, Spain
1974. Unesco. Barcelona, Spain
1975. Gaudí Room - Gaudifond Art. Barcelona, Spain
1976. Gaudí Room - Gaudifond Art. Barcelona, Spain
1977. Picasso Room. Ferreries (Menorca), Spain
1978. Gaudí Room - Gaudifond Art. Barcelona, Spain
1980. Dalt i Baix. Maó (Menorca), Spain
1981. Exhibition Hall (Sa Nostra). Es Castell (Menorca), Spain
1983. Exhibition Hall (La Caixa). Ciutadella (Menorca), Spain
1984. Up&Down. Barcelona, Spain
District 9. Bilbao, Spain
1985. Exhibition Hall (Sa Nostra). Es Castell (Menorca), Spain
Exhibition Hall (La Caixa). Ciutadella (Menorca), Spain
David de Moragas. Barcelona, Spain
1986. Galería T. Maó (Menorca), Spain
1987. Inauguration of the Culture Room of the Town Hall of Es Castell (Menorca), Spain
1989. Gaudí Room - Gaudifond Art. Barcelona, Spain
Exhibition Hall (Sa Nostra). Es Castell (Menorca), Spain
1991. Sant Josep Hall. Ciutadella (Menorca), Spain
Ateneu de Maó. (Menorca), Spain
1994. Artara Gallery. Maó (Menorca), Spain
1996. Montserrat Gallery. New York, USA
2014. 'Ends here' Retrospective. Museum of Menorca.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1969. Cercle Artístic de Sant Lluc. Barcelona, Spain
1970. Cercle Artístic de Sant Lluc. Barcelona, Spain
Calvet – Briega. Cinc d'Oros Bookstore. Barcelona, Spain
1971. First Meeting of Contemporary Art. Barcelona, Spain
Majestic Hall. Barcelona, Spain
Picasso Studio. Barcelona, Spain
1972. Latest Plastic Trends. Galería Latina. Ciutat de Mallorca, Spain
1975. Exhibition 75. Gaudí Hall - Gaudifond Arte. Barcelona, Spain
25 Catalan and Menorcan artists. Ateneu de Maó (Menorca), Spain
4 Catalan artists. Leonardo Hall. Zaragoza, Spain
1976. Art – Expo. Barcelona, Spain
Basel International Art Fair, Switzerland
1977. Drawing Fair. Barcelona, Spain
Basel International Art Fair, Switzerland
1978. Basel International Art Fair, Switzerland
1979. Druid. Ciutadella and Maó (Menorca), Spain
Galería Cinc. Es Castell (Menorca), Spain
Basel International Art Fair, Switzerland
1980. Three Menorcan painters. Byblos, Ciutat de Mallorca, Spain
Hores i veus. Xoc, Maó (Menorca), Spain
Basel International Art Fair, Switzerland
1981. Tribute to Francisco Romero. Ferreries (Menorca), Spain
1982. Contemporary Menorcan painting. Ciutadella (Menorca), Spain
1983. Culturart. Es Castell (Menorca), Spain
Xoc Art Workshop. Es Castell (Menorca), Spain
1985. Objects. Galería T. Maó (Menorca), Spain
1986. Fernando Sánchez. Madrid, Spain
1989. Gaudí Room - Gaudifond Art. Barcelona, Spain
Internation Art. Auch, France
1990. Artistes de Levante. Cloister of Carme de Maó (Menorca), Spain
Artists of Levante. Church of Roser. Ciutadella (Menorca), Spain
1992. I Fair of Oci and Culture. Maó (Menorca), Spain
Menorca Contemporary Art Exhibition. Alaior (Menorca), Spain
Antimilitarist. Cartoon Gallery. Barcelona, Spain
1993. The sea and Menorca. El Roser. Ciutadella (Menorca), Spain
Permanent Exhibition of Contemporary Art of Menorca. Alaior (Menorca), Spain
1994. Fets de Desfet. Menorca, Spain
Frankfurt International Book Fair. Germany
Batik. Barcelona, Spain