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Born in 1985 in Menorca, Spain, art has been a constant in his family and it was almost a given that he would follow in the lineage.
His training began on the same island, in the Escola d’Art, with the batxillerat. There he discovered, after a chat with his painting teacher Núria, that he really wanted to dedicate himself to painting, to the study of Fine Arts and to follow the path he really felt he had to follow since a child.
In the fall after his graduation from the Escola he moved to Altea to study the first three years of Fine Arts and finished in Barcelona. Afterwards he returned to Alacant after his studies where he once again moved to Menorca.
Pol settled down with the full intention of dedicating himself to art, specifically painting. Currently, he runs an art gallery and creative space on the island of Menorca called Atica, where local artists have the opportunity to create and exhibit.
The artist’s works hang on the walls of European cities, including Berlin, Milan, Barcelona and in the US, in New York, Los Angeles, and now in Miami.
He has won many competitions, and awards, such as the Gold Medal 2014 from the XL Spring Salon-Guillermo de Olives Pons Painting Prize organized by the Ateneo de Mahón, and is also twice the recipient of the international Reynolds Foundation Grant.
OMSA Gallery has the pleasure of representing him here in the United States.
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Subjectivity: Different Perspectives, Singular Vision
Isn’t subjectivity the same thing but viewed from different perspectives? When we talk about the boundaries of reality, I think it means closing our eyes, letting our imagination soar, and challenging the conventions that have been instilled in us. It’s about going a step further and surrendering to the journey. Expanding, generating, and crystallizing new realities is my mission. For an artist, the boundary between reality and fiction must be common ground, a comfortable space, a sort of headquarters from which to embark on each new adventure into unknown territories, with one foot inside and the other outside, where we can have a clear vision of what is unseen, only felt or intuited.
Delirium: Crossing Reality and Fiction
In my series Delirium, inspired by the dissonance of Napoleon Bonaparte’s reality, I explore the mental state of the portrayed subject through techniques like glitch and chromatic aberration, typically associated with video rather than painting. This approach aims to evoke a sense of discomfort in the viewer that is somehow pleasurable. The chosen chromaticism for these works balances the fidelity of the reference with the histrionics of contemporary painting, thus reinforcing the intention of unreality.
Havana: Beyond the Visible
This is not Reality. This is not what you think you see. This is not a matter of Life or Death. C’est, c’est ne pas une pipe. Magritte explained it well: this is not a pipe, but its representation. Similarly, this is not Havana either; it is its representation, completed by the viewer’s vision, each with their own experience and perception, and their own limits.
The experience of Havana differs greatly for someone who has wandered down Neptuno Street compared to someone who only knows Havana through stories and representations. From the same work, that reality can emerge or submerge, depending on the eyes observing it and how they live it.
The Artistic Journey
For me, art is about exploring these boundaries, creating spaces where reality and fiction blur and integrate. It’s about inviting viewers to question their perceptions and immerse themselves in the countless possibilities that lie just beyond the limits of the familiar. Through my work, I seek to offer a new lens to see the world, one that challenges, disorients, and ultimately enriches our understanding of reality.
