Overview
Sixe Paredes

Sergio Hidalgo Paredes, better known as the artist Sixe Paredes, born in Barcelona, Spain, 1975.

He began his artistic career in the world of graffiti at the end of the 1980s and it has been evolving and transforming. Always investigating and looking to take his art further, he began experimenting in the mid-90s with other artistic formats such as painting, sculpture, and installation.

This is how, at the end of the 90s, he settled into his own studio developing work that came to define him as a visual artist. In this studio, he developed an abstract universe of color equipped with shapes and symbols that show a very personal aesthetic, one that is instantly recognizable visually and has helped to shape his own unique identity and artistic originality. This evolution has led him to develop an abstraction that is based on a very diverse and intense palette of colors, with complex symbolism and a meticulous mastery of geometric forms, which sometimes includes numerical cryptography, referred to by the artist as “circuits” helping the viewer “connect” with another, deeper reality.

An artist whose work has become one of the most notable Spanish references in terms of urban art, Sixe’s work has been exhibited in galleries and art spaces around the world, as well as top-level institutions such as the British National Museum of Modern Art “Tate Modern“ located in central London. Sixe Paredes was one of six artists who painted the facade of the Tate Modern in 2008 in the innovative exhibition of wall paintings “Street Art“.

Despite his constant investigative work, he has never abandoned the activity that aroused his creativity, public art. There are numerous festivals, biennials and urban art projects, which feature the artist today. No doubt, Sixe Paredes, is a visual artist and a master of urban art, who has managed to take the discussion from the street to a deeper more profound level. This Catalan artist, claimed in the five continents, continues traveling today with his work all over the world.

Works
Biography
Sixe Paredes
SOLO EXHIBITIONS | EXPOSICIONES INDIVIDUALES

2021

Naturaleza Continua, Delimbo Gallery – Sevilla, Spain.

2020

Círculo Sagrado. Rocio Santa Cruz Gallery – Barcelona, Spain.

2019

Círculo Sagrado. Centro de arte Tomas y Valiente – Madrid, Spain.

2018

Color, Forma y Materia. Le Feuvre&Roze Gallery – Paris, France.

2017

El Espíritu de la Montaña. Alice Gallery – Brussels, Belgium.

Antes, Después, Ahora. Morbo Gallery. Centro Cultural de España – Lima, Peru.

Naturaleza Abstracta. SC Gallery – Bilbao, Spain.

2016

Antes, Después, Ahora. Museo del Qorikancha. Comisariado por Morbo Gallery – Cuzco, Peru.

Un Mundo, dentro de otro Mundo. Roca Umbert Gallery – Granollers, Spain.

2015

Danza Ritual. Le Feuvre&Roze Gallery – Paris, France.

2014

Futurismo Ancestral. Approved by Pablo & Somerset House – London, UK.

2012

Cosmovisión Andina y los hijos del Inti. Casa América – Madrid, Spain.

2011

Cosmovisión Andina y los hijos del Inti. Gallery N2 – Barcelona, Spain.

Cosmovisión. Carmichael Gallery – Los Ángeles, EEUU.

2010

Nuevo Mundo, Transmutación Intercontinental. Alice Gallery – Brussels, Belgium.

2009

Sueñan las gallinas con ser humanas. Rojo Art Space – Sao Paulo, Brasil.

Guerreros. Gallery N3 – Madrid, Spain.

Batalla Perdida (Lost Battle). Alice Gallery – Brussels, Belgium.

2008

Street Art at The Tate Modern. TATE Modern – London, UK.

We Love People. Copenhagen, Denmark.

2007

Mutación animal. Alice Gallery – Brussels, Belgium.

2006

Niños Malos con Flequillo. Subacuática Gallery – Madrid, Spain.

2000

Niños Malos con Flequillo. Laboratorio 27 Gallery – Barcelona, Spain.

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS | EXPOSICIONES COLECTIVAS

2020

Arte Urbano…?. Centro de arte Tomas y Valiente – Madrid, Spain.

2019

Flash Back. Le Feuvre & Roze Gallery – Paris, France.

Technicolor. Zimmerling & Jungfleisch Gallery – Saarbrücken, Germany.

2018

RESISTANCE X. SC Gallery – Bilbao, Spain.

2017

Graff Méditerranée. Museum collection – Marseille, France.

Delimbo. Miau Festival – Madrid, Spain.

2016

Sixe Paredes, Sozyone y Honet. Gallery Golden Hands – Hamburgo, Germany.

Venturing Beyond. A(by)P Somerset House – London, UK.

Theriomorphism III. IAM Gallery – Madrid, Spain.

Itch Under the Skin. Charlotte Fogh Gallery – Copenhagen, Denmark.

Friends & Family Vol 2. Delimbo Gallery – Sevillle, Spain.

2015

Arqueología Prohibida. Villa Manuela Festival – Madrid, Spain.

Mapping the City. Somerset House – London, UK.

9000Km. Equipo Plástico. Casa Encendida – Madrid, Spain.

Bodegones & Vanitas. N2 Gallery. Barcelona, Spain.

2014

Lost In Space. Galería Alice Gallery & Aliceday – Brussels, Belgium.

On Paper. Galería SC Gallery – Bilbao, Spain.

Just Before Brazil. Alice Gallery – Brussels, Belgium.

Latin Explorations. Yves Laroche Gallery – Montreal, Canada.

2013

Paper Gaineko Lana. SC Gallery – Bilbao, Spain.

AD Infinitum. IAM Gallery – Madrid, Spain.

Roadtrip. Laboratorio Creativo “Domingo” – Lima, Peru.

BC Gallery & Carmichael gallery – Berlín, Germany.

Grandes formatos. N2 Gallery – Barcelona, Spain.

Cash, Cans & Candy. Galerie Ernst Hilger – Wien, Austria.

Paper Gaineko Lana. SC Gallery – Bilbao, Spain.

AD Infinitum. IAM Gallery – Madrid, Spain.

ARTSOLIDARI. – Barcelona, Spain.

2012

Mesa redonda. L’escala de l’evasió. Fundación Miró – Barcelona, Spain.

31st edition Arco fair– International Contemporary Art Fair. El País stand – Madrid, Spain.

A2 A3 A6 M30. Vava Gallery – Madrid, España.

Esto no es graffiti. Delimbo Gallery – Seville, Spain.

Grafica. Group show itinerante, Contemporanea & Instituto Cervantes:

Instituto Cervantes – Madrid, Spain.

Instituto Cervantes – Sofia, Bulgaria.

Centro de Historias – Zaragoza.

Mikser House e Instituto Cervantes – Belgrado.

Instituto Cervantes – Argel, Argelia.

Instituto Cervantes – Toulouse, France.

Caballo Caballo Tigre Tigre, Equipo plástico, Migas & Instituto Cervantes – Pekin, China.

El mur a lárt (Del muro al arte), group show curated by Kognitif. Sala de TMB – Barcelona, Spain.

Mascaras. Nano4814 & Sixe. SC Gallery – Bilbao, Spain.

Insiders. N2 Gallery & Kognitif – Barcelona, Spain.

ART PLATFORM. Carmichael Gallery – Los Angeles, EEUU.

Disambiguation. Carmichael Gallery – Los Angeles, EEUU.

BOUH, group show curated by Alice Gallery. Nosbaum Reding & Gallery – Luxembourg.

2011

Playing Field, group show with Banksy and Mark Jenkins. Carmichael Gallery – Los Angeles, EEUU.

Gráfika, traveling collective, Contemporánea and Instituto Cervantes – Lebanon, Portugal, Egypt, Jordan, France and Spain.

Drap’Art y CCCB. China y Tokio.

2010

Drap’Art con N2 Gallery y CCCB. – Barcelona, Spain.

Entre la silla y la madre – colectivo equipo plástico – Monterrey, Mexico.

Booke. Galería Carmichael Gallery – Los Ángeles, EEUU.

Liaisons. Centre d’Arts Santa Mònica representando a Galería N2 – Barcelona, España.

2009

Bac Festival. CCCB – Barcelona, España.

La cuadrada – Equipo Plastic group, Centro Cultural de España – Lima, Peru.

Forma y color. N2 Gallery – Barcelona, Spain.

Son jóvenes y maestros. N2 Gallery – Barcelona, Spain.

2008

Nomadaz, Mediterranean Art Connection, curated by Pablo Aravena, Scion Gallery – Los Angeles, EEUU.

2007

Art Loft. Los Ángeles, EEUU.

GRAFFITI ART. Sixe y Raul de Dios, N2 Gallery – Barcelona, Spain.

Delirium Tremens. Los Ángeles, EEUU.

2006

Sin intención. Cercle 22 Gallery – Barcelona, Spain.

Arte Urbano. Pabellón de Gutiérrez - Leon, Spain.

ROJO® SMART. Invaliden1 Gallery – Berlin, Germany.

2005

All work and no play makes jack a dull boy. La Santa Gallery – Barcelona, Spain.

Tras la pared. Antta Gallery – Madrid, Spain.

Street Art. Un arte evolucionado y en evolución, Fundación Artium – Alava, Spain.

2002

Kosmopolite. Galería Taxi Gallery Bagnolet – Paris, France.

Trompellier dos mil dos. Galería S.T.Ravi – Montpellier, France.

2001

La vida. Cercle 22 Gallery – Barcelona, Spain.

Sin intención. Cercle 22 Gallery – Barcelona, Spain.

 

PROYECTOS | PROJECTS

2020

“METROPOLIS”, Programa Monográfico, RTVE – Madrid, España.

Urvanity Talks. Dualismo Climático, conference – Madrid. Spain.

2019

FA´NAN & CREATIVE DIALOGUE, Artistic residency. Riyad, Saudi Arabia.

COOP FESTIVAL, II Edition. Mural painting, “ABSTRACCIÓN NUMÉRICA”. Puilacher, France.

IAMTITATES, Public art and social inclusion. Equipo Plástico. Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.

ABSTRACCIÓN NUMÉRICA. Mural painting. Outdoor museum. Fuenlabrada, Spain.

2018

TUENTI URBAN ART ACADEMY, University of Fine Arts, Madrid. Mural paintings observations and methods. Madrid, Spain

“THE RED ALBUM”, album cover design. RAMPALIÓN. Roots rock reggae. Barcelona, Spain

2017

ABSTRACCION NUMERICA. Arteko Container. Gallery. Bilbao, Spain

“TEART”. Transtorn de l’Éspectre. Documentary film. La Garriga, Spain

OFRENDA CELESTE, installation. Castellón, Spain

COLOREANDO A LA PAR. Fundación A la A par. Madrid, Spain.

2016

AUTISMO Y MURALISMO. Project curated by Arcadi Poch. La Garriga, Spain

MURS QUE PARLEM, project. Escuela Ferrer i Guardia. Granollers, Spain

H3O, project. ART ARETÉ Gallery, Andorra

Noche de los museos. Artistic participation FUNDACIÓ JOAN MIRÓ. Barcelona, Spain

Open Walls Conference 2016. Mural, “El Espíritu de la Montaña” – Barcelona, Spain.

Truck Art Project. Project commissioned by IAM Gallery. Madrid, Spain

QÉLLQANA NASCA WASI, Residence in a the ceramic studio. Zenón Gallegos. Nasca, Peru

“IMAGINA UNA PARED”. Documentary made by Núria Nia and produced by VOTV in collaboration with the school Ferrer i Guàrdia. Granollers, Spain.

2015

Mural painting, Departamento de cultura de Madrid – Madrid, Spain.

Mural painting, Festival Muros Libres – San Isidro, Lima, Peru.

Residence. Taller de cerámica de la familia Gallegos – Nasca, Peru.

Mural painting, Festival Street Art Tárrega – Catalunya, Spain.

Participation. Documentary BCN RISE & FALL – Barcelona, Spain.

Participation. BLANC SOBRE BLANC – TV3. Televisión de Catalunya – Barcelona, Spain.

2014

Mural painting, Festival Mulafest – Madrid, Spain.

2013

Mural painting, Festival Mulafest – Madrid, Spain.

Ofrenda celeste. Installation project – Nazca, Peru.

Ofrenda celeste. Installation project – Lurin, Peu.

2012

Mural painting, private collection. Banco Sabadell – Barcelona, Spain.

Design for the cover DOMINICAL, El Periódico – Barcelona, Spain.

Rights of image for the work EL PEZ DE ORO (Arturo Peralta, Gamaliel Churata)

Cátedra, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona – Barcelona, Spain.

Collaboration with MARIO TESTINO for Vogue December edition – Spain

2010

4ª edición de 42º Latitud Arte, Tudela – Navarra, Spain.

Identitat’s (Ministerio de Trabajo e Immigración.) – Badalona, Spain

2008

Wild painting party – Barcelona, Spain.

2007

III Festival hip-hop y cultura urbana – Madrid, Spain.

III Festival Internacional de las Artes – Castilla y León, Spain.

Festival “Rió loco” – Toulouse, France.

Festival de Arte Urbano – Bilbao, Spain.

III Hipnotik festival – Barcelona, Spain.

Live digital painting for the white night, Equipo plástico & Tag Tool – Madrid, Spain

Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Huarte, Equipo plástico & Tag Tool – Pamplona, Spain.

2006

Exhibición de graffiti, Cultura Urbana – Madrid, Spain.

Mural painting, Festival “Ibiza Urban” – Ibiza, Spain.

ROJO® Nike Air a little less gravity, for Nike – Barcelona, Spain.

ROJO® ROJO®out 1ª, d’Art Urbà Publicitari, for J&B – Barcelona, Spain.

BOMBIT, Película del director y productor JHON REISS – San Francisco, EEUU.

AEROSOL, third finalist in the Goya Awards. Dir: Michael Rolano – Madrid, Spain

Documentary “ATLANTIS phase 1”, realizado por Sergio Aguilar – Madrid, Spain

“NEXTS”, director Pablo Aravena – Madrid, Spain.

2005

Camel Art, dirigido por la Fura del Baus – Barcelona, Spain.

Exhibición pintura mural, Festival internacional de graffiti, “Urban Art” – Canarias, Spain.

Primer asalto. El arte de lo público en Zaragoza, Puerta Cinería – Zaragoza, Spain.

2004

Commissioned by the city of Montpellier, Children’s Park – Narbona, France

SIXEART- LAMANO, Skate Park – Mosson-s Montpellier, Fra

Festival of new creators, “La Mostra”, Estación central – Milan, Italy

Festival of new creators, “Camelart”, 1r premio modalidad graffiti – Madrid, Spain

Wall painting, “Urban Art” festival – Seville, Spain

Festival of new creators “Fem 3”, installation mural collective painting – Madrid, Spain

Camelart 3 finalista, alternative sculpture modality – Madrid, Spain

XDYE winter catalog Pull and Bear – Barcelona, Spain.

2003

Installation painted mural, Festival de nuevos creadores – Baba festival – Barcelona, Spain

Installation for the Gaudí i Josep Font Fair – Barcelona, Spain

Installation for Cimarrón – Barcelona, Spain

2001

Mural painting. Festival ATTITUDDE – Montpellier, France.

Exhibitions