Martín Albarrán
"I want the artist to bring ideas and to market them with a concept that holds the work sample as a whole so I can see the undertone of the process, emphasizing the importance of the work beyond the aesthetics".
DESCRIPTION
Currently works in Santurce, Puerto Rico.
Martín Albarrán López is an artist and designer based in Santurce, Puerto Rico. His preparation in the art and design worlds ranges from sculpture, restoration and architecture. Martín has been educated in art since high school at the Escuela Central de Artes Visuales in San Juan, PR in 2000 and 5 years later received a bachelor in fine arts with concentration in sculpture from the Escuela de Artes Plásticas de Puerto Rico. Between school and work, he spent four years at a restoration workshop working with crafts and antique furniture. Alongside he open a workshop with other artists at Santurce for the production of sculptures in 2006. From 2007 to 2012 he started coursework in architecture at the graduate program of the School of Architecture at the University of Puerto Rico.
It was during an academic exchange in 2011 at ELISAVA Barcelona School of Design and Engineering, where he became involved in digital design fabrication and contemporary architecture history, that his vision about spaces transformed from space for exhibition to places for creation. From this vision emerged his latest endeavor into art entrepreneurship as La Productora. It is not only a space for producing art and design, and as he describes it: “a space for producing culture; a space to revitalize and echo the constant movement in the streets of Santurce, Puerto Rico.
EDUCATION
2012
Escuela de Arquitectura, Graduate Program,
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras PR.
2011
History of Contemporary Architecture, Parametric Design & Digital Fabrication. Summer Exchange Program. ELISAVA, Escola Superior de Disseny I Enginyeria de Barcelona. Barcelona, Spain.
2010
Escuela de Arquitectura, Pre- requirements for graduate program,
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Puerto Rico.
2008
Summer Exchange Program. UNAM, Universidad Autonoma de Mexico and Taller Comunitario.
Escuela de Arquitectura, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Puerto Rico.
2007
Workshop. Encuentro Latinoamericano de estudiantes de arquitectura, ELEA.
El Salvador, San Salvador.
2005
BFA Sculpture, Cum Laude. Escuela de Artes Plásticas de Puerto Rico. San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2000
High School Diploma, Concentration in Sculpture, Grand Prize. Escuela Central de Artes Visuales. San Juan, Puerto Rico.
EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS
2017
Milan Design Week. Milan, Italy.
2015
“BOOM Design Fair” Centro de Convenciones, Ponce P.R.
2014
"BID" Bienal Iberoamericana de Diseño, Matadero Madrid, Madrid España.
2013
“Pie Forzado 001” Georgia College Museum, Georgia.
“Colectivo” Area Lugar de Proyectos, Caguas P.R.
“BOOM Design Fair” Centro de Convenciones, Ponce P.R.
“Colectiva Navidad” Galeria Espacio 304, San Juan P.R.
“m3 /ver Diseño” La Productora, Santurce P.R.
2012
“Focus: Puerto Rico” Scope Foundation, Scope Art Fair, New York.
“Miguel Trelles + Five” Centro Cultural Clemente Soto Vélez, New York.
2011
“Pocket” Cart Watch. San Juan P.R.
“De Bayamon a la 15” Cart Watch. San Juan P.R.
“Tell us A Story” Cart Watch. San Juan P.R.
“Coyuntura” Liga de Arte. San Juan P.R.
“FOTO Mac” Museo de Arte Contemporáneo. Santurce P.R.
“Segundo Piso” Ciudadela, Santurce P.R.
“Chikitolina III” Centro Curatorial LA 15, Santurce P.R.
2010
“On the limit” Cart Watch. San Juan P.R.
2008
Summer Exchange Program. UNAM, Universidad Autonoma de Mexico and Taller Comunitario , Escuela de Arquitectura, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Puerto Rico. Design of Museum Casa de Fillo, Mayagüez P.R. First Prize
ARWI International Art Fair. Centro de Convenciones de PR. San Juan P.R.
2007
Segunda y tercera planta (CIRCA International Art Fair). Casa Candela. San Juan P.R.
ARWI International Art Fair. Centro de Convenciones de PR. San Juan P.R.
VII Bienal Latinoamericana de Arquitectura del ELEA ESV_07. El Salvador, San Salvador.
2006
Art for Children. Viota Gallery. San Juan P.R.
2005
VII Sculpture Contest. Escuela de Artes Plásticas, San Juan P.R.
Medium Format Collective. Viota Galley. San Juan P.R.
Students Annual Exhibition. Escuela de Artes Plásticas. San Juan P.R.
VI National Contest of Fine Arts. Museo de Arte Contemporáneo. Santurce P.R.
Exhibition of Graduates. Museo de Las Américas. San Juan P.R.
Large Format Collective.Viota Gallery. San Juan P.R.
I Exhibition of Emerging Artists. tag ROM. San Juan P.R.
No body is perfect?. tag ROM. San Juan P.R.
2004
Students Annual Exhibition. Escuela de Artes Plásticas, San Juan P.R. Mention of Honor.
2003
Second annual exhibition of students of Escuela de Artes Plásticas. Viota Gallery, San Juan P.R. Arnaldo Roche Foundation Award
Small Format Collective. Viota Gallery, San Juan P.R.
V Sculpture Contest. Escuela de Artes Plásticas, San Juan P.R.
Students Annual exhibition . Escuela de Artes Plásticas, San Juan P.R.
Trophy Design Contest (Excel Prize). Asociación de Relacionistas Profesionales de Puerto Rico, San Juan P.R. First Prize.
Tiempo y Espacio Alterno. Viota Gallery, San Juan P.R.
VI Sculpture Contest. Escuela de Artes Plásticas, San Juan P.R. Third Mention.
Travel Contest for ARCO Madrid, Spain. Escuela de Artes Plásticas, San Juan P.R. Scholarship.
2002
Students Annual exhibition . Escuela de Artes Plásticas, San Juan P.R. Mention of Honor and Heriberto Nieves Award.