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Anton Alvarez

B. Sweden, 1980

Highlights

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1304211641 (2021). Anton Alvarez

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505211818 (2021). Anton Alvarez

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Detail from 0311201510 (2021). Anton Alvarez

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The Works

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Anton Alvarez

1205211514

2021

Coloured porcelain

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Anton Alvarez

505211818

2021

Coloured porcelain

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Anton Alvarez

0105211932

2021

Glazed stoneware

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Anton Alvarez

1705211932

2021

Coloured porcelain

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Anton Alvarez

1105211532

2021

Earthenware (high fired)

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Anton Alvarez

1504211739

2021

Glazed stoneware

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Anton Alvarez

0311201510

2021

Glazed stoneware

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Anton Alvarez

2811200953

2021

Glazed stoneware

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Anton Alvarez

1304211641

2021

Glazed stoneware

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Anton Alvarez

2810201310

2021

Glazed stoneware

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Anton Alvarez

050211358

2021

Glazed stoneware

Anton Alvarez

B. Sweden1980

Portrait-of-Anton-Alvarez

B. Sweden1980

Biography

Anton Alvarez’s (b.1980) sculptural forms explore the relationship between human creation and mechanical apparatus. His practice focuses on technical innovation, designing systems and tools which produce fully formed objects and architecture. While remaining at the forefront of his methods, Alvarez allows his machines to dictate the aesthetics of his work. Form and texture are determined by The Extruder, a self-constructed, 3 tonne ceramic press which discharges huge columns of warped clay. While subtly dictating the direction his works take, Alvarez prefers his sculptures to appear as if they had been made within nature. Thus, he opts to use wood, ceramic, and thread, materials we interact with daily. Affording his sculptures a level of autonomy, Alvarez establishes a direct line of communication between his works and his audience.

Alvarez graduated from the Royal College of Art, London in 2012. Recent solo exhibitions include Roman Toothpaste MXXI at Vandalorum, Sweden (2021), and The Flavour is So Strong at Larsen Warner, Sweden (2019). Alvarez’s first monograph Anton Alvarez: The Thread Wrapping Machine was published by Arvinius + Orfeus Publishing in 2015. His work is included in the public collections of the National museum, Stockholm, Denver Art Museum, USA, and the Röhsska Museum, Sweden.

He lives and works in Stockholm.

Discover

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Exhibitions

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Anton Alvarez HUXLEY-PARLOUR, London

Anton Alvarez: Tight Squeeze

15.7 - 11.92021

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