Manuel Calderon

Artist in Madrid

About me

An artistic practice based on the drawing as thought

Space exploration, the structure and the body

Among the organic nature and geometry

International presence based in Madrid

Drawing Installation, charcoal on paper, three panels, 110 x 83 in, 2009.

650 pencil drawings on paper, 3.9 in x 5.5 in each. 2-minute looping video. 2009.

200 ink drawings on paper. Looping animation. 2010.

Reflexive Spaces / Narcissi

Pencil on paper and looping video. 2011.

Series Contents

Pencil on paper and looping video. 2012.

Series of 36 ink drawings on paper. Looping animation. 2013.

Infinite Stairs

Ink drawings on paper. 27.5 in x 15.7 in. Digital animation on a 30” screen. 5-minute loop. 2013.

Living in a Box

Series of wooden boxes, architectural models made of paper, cardboard, ink drawings, LED lighting, and digital screens. Looping video with variable duration. 2015.

False Infinities

Assembly with mirrors, ink drawing, and LED lighting. 2018.

Digital drawing. Speculative architecture project. 2018.

Wooden construction. 180 cm in diameter x 100 cm in depth. Single-channel video, 3 minutes. 2018.

Series of light boxes, parallel mirrors, and sgraffito on black-painted glass. LED lighting. 2019.

Painting Notebook

Colored pencils and marker on hand-cut paper. 2020.

Impossible Ladder or Tool for Transit

Collage with wood veneer, laser cutting and engraving on paper. 2024.

The Illusion of a Floor of One’s Own

Floor constructed with tropical woods, 250 cm in diameter, 2024

English