Rodrigo Moreno (1994), is a visual artist specialising in painting and drawing, trained at the Complutense University of Madrid, where he studied a degree in Fine Arts, a Masters in Research, Art and Creation, and another in Teacher Training.
The call “Thinking the City” calls for emerging artists who, through their work, reflect and dialogue on the contemporary city, offering unique perspectives on their real experiences, research and desires, from a critical awareness. The initiative aims to give voice to visions that offer a new reading of urban landscapes and societies.
We have had an exceptional jury:
asun rodríguez montejano. Comisaria
Elba Benítez. Galería Elba Benítez
Carlos Garaicoa. Artista
Javier Aparicio. Galería El Chico
Paco de Blas. Gestor Cultural
Carlos Alvarez. Editor. Piece with Artist
Silvia Hengstenberg. ART U READY y The Sibarist
After carefully analysing each proposal received, we are pleased to announce the names of the artists selected in the first call for emerging artists,
‘Thinking the city’.
There has been a very high standard and it has not been easy to make the decision.
The shortlisted artists are (in alphabetical order):
Carme Aliaga Perera
Daniel Barrio
Sebastián Bayo
Paula Botella Andreu
Solange Contreras Pavez
Julia Grunberg
Stefanie Herr
Delfina Inés Giacomo y Wanda Acevedo
Rodrigo Moreno
Mina Nogueira
Chema Rodríguez
Dayana Trigo
He is currently working on his doctoral thesis on graphic visions and their relationship with the arts and architecture. His career has been boosted by grants and artistic residencies, such as those of San Millán and Ayllón. He has received awards such as the Canalejas Centre and Four Seasons. His work has been recognised in national and international exhibitions and focuses on the representation of the contemporary city and architecture as a reflection of human progress. The work focuses on the investigation and plastic representation of the city and contemporary architecture, considered as the sculpture of the 21st century and a reflection of human progress. Through an analysis of modern buildings in Madrid, the work explores the duality between the fascination with architectural innovation and the challenges of sustainability, social equity and cultural preservation facing urban development. Examples such as ‘Torre A’, based on the renovation of the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, show a detailed process that includes photography, digital editing and layering to reveal the aesthetic and social complexity of architecture. The work invites reflection on the relationship between the urban environment and its inhabitants, and the dynamics of power and progress in modern cities.